As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2015

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

The Securities Act of 1933

 

 

OMEROS CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Washington		91-1663741
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

201 Elliott Avenue West

Seattle, Washington 98119

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

2008 Equity Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.

President, Chief Executive Officer and

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Omeros Corporation

201 Elliott Avenue West

Seattle, Washington 98119

(Name and address of agent for service)

(206) 676-5000

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

 

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer		¨		Accelerated filer		x
Non-accelerated filer		¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company		¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Securities to be Registered		Amount to be Registered		Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share		Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price		Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		1,709,273(1)		$24.78(2)		$42,355,785(2)		$4,921.75

(1)

Represents additional shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan as a result of provisions in that plan that allow for automatic annual increases of the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock that become issuable under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(2)

Offering prices of awards that have not yet been granted as of the date of this Registration Statement are computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based upon the price of $24.78 per share, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant as reported on The NASDAQ Global Market on March 13, 2015.

 

 

 

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OMEROS CORPORATION

REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E

This Registration Statement registers additional shares of our Common Stock to be issued pursuant to our 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. Accordingly, unless noted herein, the contents of the previous registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 29, 2009 (File No. 333-162732), April 1, 2010 (File No. 333-165861), March 17, 2011 (File No. 333-172905), March 19, 2012 (File No. 333-180216), March 18, 2013 (File No. 333-187344) and March 19, 2014 (File No. 333-194693) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8.

 

Item 3.

Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents previously filed with the SEC (File No. 001-34473) are hereby incorporated by reference:

 

(a)

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2015 (the “2014 Annual Report”);

 

(b)

Our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on April 24, 2014;

 

(c)

All other reports filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), since the end of the fiscal year covered by our 2014 Annual Report; and

 

(d)

The description of our Common Stock contained in Exhibit 99.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2015, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All reports and other documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Under no circumstances will any information furnished under current items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which 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 Registration Statement.

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EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Omeros Corporation appearing in our 2014 Annual Report and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the respective dates given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

Item 5.

Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

The validity of the shares of common stock being registered under this Registration Statement has been passed upon by Mr. Mark A. Metcalf, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Registrant. As of March 16, 2015, Mr. Metcalf held options under our equity incentive plans to purchase up to 42,700 shares of common stock of the Registrant and was eligible to receive additional equity awards under such plan.

 

Item 8.

Exhibits.

Reference is made to the Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.

Undertakings.

A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this 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 a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses 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 into this Registration Statement; (2) 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; and (3) 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.

B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement 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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C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 of the Form S-8 filed on March 17, 2011 (File No. 333-172905) 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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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Seattle, State of Washington on March 16, 2015.

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D., Michael A. Jacobsen and Marcia S. Kelbon, and each of them severally, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Gregory A. Demopulos Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.		President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)		March 16, 2015
/s/ Michael A. Jacobsen Michael A. Jacobsen		Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		March 16, 2015
/s/ Ray Aspiri Ray Aspiri		Director		March 16, 2015
/s/ Thomas J. Cable Thomas J. Cable		Director		March 16, 2015
/s/ Peter A. Demopulos Peter A. Demopulos, M.D.		Director		March 16, 2015
/s/ Arnold C. Hanish Arnold C. Hanish		Director		March 16, 2015
/s/ Leroy E. Hood Leroy E. Hood, M.D., Ph.D.		Director		March 16, 2015

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title
4.1		Amended and restated articles of incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed on March 31, 2010).
4.2		Amended and restated bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed on March 31, 2010).
4.3		2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-148572), filed on April 1, 2008).
4.4		Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (to be used for awards granted on or after October 7, 2009) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-148572), filed on April 1, 2008).
4.5		Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 (File No. 001-34475), filed on November 11, 2013).
5.1		Opinion of Mark A. Metcalf, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary.
23.1		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2		Consent of Mark A. Metcalf (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1		Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement).

 

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