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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19December 13, 20182019

Registration No. 333-     



Registration No. 333-________

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

      Washington, D.C. 20549    
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

THERMOGENESIS HOLDINGS, INC.
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


CESCA THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

94-3018487

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2711 Citrus Road

Rancho Cordova, California 95742

(949) 753-0624
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
_____________________________________

Jeffery Cauble

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

2711 Citrus Road

Rancho Cordova, California 95742

(916) 858-5100

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

with a copy to:

Curt P. Creely, Esquire
Foley & Lardner
LLP
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2700
Tampa, Florida 33602
Phone: (813) 229-2300
Fax: (813) 221-4210

2711 Citrus Road

Rancho Cordova, California 95742

(949) 753-0624
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)


Vivian Liu

Chief Operating Officer

2711 Citrus Road

Rancho Cordova, California 95742

(916) 858-5100

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

with a copy to:

Curt P. Creely, Esquire
Foley & Lardner
LLP
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2700
Tampa, Florida 33602
Phone: (813) 229-2300
Fax: (813) 221-4210


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: ☐

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: ☒

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 


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If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company ☒

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of
securities to be registered

 

Amount to be
Registered (1)
(2)

  

Proposed
maximum
offering
price
per share

  

Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price

  

Amount of
registration fee

 

Amount to be Registered /

Proposed Maximum

Offering Price / Proposed

Maximum Aggregate

Offering Price

Amount of

registration fee

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

  3,965,000  $0.44  $1,744,600 (3) $217.20 

Debt Securities

 

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(1)(2)(3)(4) 

Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value

  

Warrants

  

Subscription Rights

  

Units

  

Purchase Contracts

  

Total

$30,000,000

$3,894

 

(1)

ConsistsThere is being registered hereunder an indeterminate amount of (a) debt securities, (b) common stock, (c) preferred stock, (d) warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, (e) subscription rights, (f) units and (g)  purchase contracts, as may be sold from time to time by the Registrant. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. There are also being registered hereunder an aggregateindeterminate number of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, preferred stock and 2,965,000 shares of common stockdebt securities as shall be issuable upon theconversion, exchange or exercise of pre-funded warrants at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(2)

any securities that provide for such issuance. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of common stockas may be issuable with respect to the securities being registered hereby is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution resulting fromhereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.


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(2)

The shares of common stock are being registered for resaleproposed maximum offering price per security will be determined from time to time by the selling stockholder namedregistrant in connection with the issuance of the securities registered by this registration statement.

(3)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)457(o) under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the common stock reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on September 13, 2018.1933, as amended.


(4)

Pursuant to General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3. An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each class of securities to be registered hereunder is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices.

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 Securities and Exchange Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

        This Registration Statement contains two prospectuses:

A base prospectus which covers the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to $30,000,000 in the aggregate of the securities identified above from time to time in one or more offerings; and

A sales agreement prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $4,400,000 of our common stock that may be issued and sold under a sales agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC.

        The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The sales agreement prospectus immediately follows the base prospectus. The $4,400,000 of common stock that may be offered, issued and sold under the sales agreement prospectus is included in the $30,000,000 of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by us under the base prospectus, and if no shares are sold under the sales agreement, the full $30,000,000 of securities may be sold in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement.


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholderWe may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not solicitingnor a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any statejurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.


PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER DECEMBER1913, 20182019

 

Prospectus$30,000,000

Debt Securities

Common Stock

Preferred Stock
Warrants

Subscription Rights

Units

Purchase Contracts
______________

 

3,965,000 SharesWe may offer and sell from time to time up to $30,000,000 of Common Stock
any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, in one or more classes or series and in amounts, at prices and on terms that we will determine at the times of the offerings.


 

This prospectus relatesdescribes the general manner in which our securities may be offered using this prospectus. We will provide specific terms of the securities, including the offering prices, in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The supplements may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to the offer and sale from time to time by the selling stockholder named in this prospectusspecific issue of up to 3,965,000 shares of our common stock, which includes 2,965,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants. The shares and warrants were issued to the selling stockholder in a private placement transaction that closed on August 28, 2018.securities carefully before you invest.

 

We are not sellingmay offer the securities independently or together in any common stock undercombination for sale directly to purchasers or through underwriters, dealers or agents to be designated at a future date. The supplements to this prospectus and will not receive anyprovide the specific terms of the proceeds from the sale or other dispositionplan of shares by the selling stockholder. We will, however, receive proceeds from any warrants that are exercised through the payment of the exercise price in cash.

The selling stockholder or her transferees, pledgees, assignees, or successors-in-interest may offer and sell or otherwise dispose of the shares of common stock described in this prospectus from time to time through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The selling stockholder will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sales of shares. We will bear all other costs, expenses, and fees in connection with the registration of the shares. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 4 for more information about how the selling stockholder may sell or dispose of the shares of common stock.distribution.

 

Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “KOOL.“THMO.” On September 13, 2018,December 10, 2019, the closing price of one share of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $.45$2.99 per share.

 

InvestingThe aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 was approximately $13,234,000, which was calculated based on 2,843,601 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 10, 2019, of which 684,676 shares were held by affiliates, and a price of $6.13 per share, which was the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 14, 2019. 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.

Investment in our securities involves risk. Seerisks. Please read carefully the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginningin our most recent Annual Report on page 2Form 10-K and in any applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material for a discussion of this prospectus.certain factors which should be considered in an investment of the securities which may be offered hereby.


 

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          September   , 2018.2019.

 

 

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about this prospectusABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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Prospectus SummaryTHERMOGENESIS HOLDINGS, INC.

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Risk FactorsDESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

2

Use of ProceedsUSE OF PROCEEDS

2

3

SELLING STOCKHOLDERRISK FACTORS

3

4

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

5

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

19

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

25

DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

27

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

27

DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS

28

LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

29

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

4

33

Legal MattersLEGAL MATTERS

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ExpertsEXPERTS

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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about this prospectusABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (the “SEC”). The selling stockholder named inor SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this prospectusshelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell the securities or combinations of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement and/or other offering material that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement(s) and/or other offering material(s) may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and any other offering material together with the more detailed information regarding our company, our common stock, and our financial statements and notes to those statements that appear elsewhere in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional information that we incorporate in this prospectus by reference, which we describedescribed herein under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any accompanying prospectus supplement.supplement or other offering material. We have not authorized anyoneany other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, fromyou should not rely on it. We are not making offers to sell or solicitations to buy the securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making that contained in,offer or incorporated by reference in, this prospectus.solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any other offering material, or the information we previously filed with the SEC that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, is accurate as of any date other than the date on the frontits respective date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those documents or that any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than its filing date. You should not consider this prospectus to be an offer or solicitation relating to the securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation relating to the securities is not authorized. Furthermore, you should not consider this prospectus to be an offer or solicitation relating to the securities if the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or if it is unlawful for you to receive such an offer or solicitation.dates.

 

In this prospectus, we frequently use the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “our company,” and the “Company” to refer to ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. f/k/a Cesca Therapeutics Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange"Exchange Act”). We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “continue,” “plan,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “ongoing,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, whether in the negative or the affirmative. These statements reflect our current beliefs and are based on information currently available to us. Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements. These risks, uncertainties, factors and contingencies include, without limitation, the sufficiency and source of capital required to fund our operations and in furtherance of our business plan; our ability to obtain capitalremain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and remain in compliance with its listing standards; the global perception of the clinical utility of banked cord blood and the amount of investment in research and development supporting clinical data for additional applications; delays in commencing or completing clinical testing of products; the success of any collaborative arrangements to commercialize our products; our reliance on significant distributors or end users; the availability and sufficiency of commercial scale manufacturing facilities and reliance on third party contract manufacturers; and our ability to protect our patents and trademarks in the U.S. and other financing in the amounts and at the times needed to complete clinical trials and launch new products, market acceptance of new products, the nature and timing of regulatory approvals for both new products and existing products for which the Company proposes new claims, realization of forecasted revenues, expenses and income, initiatives by competitors, price pressures, failure to meet FDA regulated requirements governing the Company’s products and operations (including the potential for product recalls associated with such regulations), risks associated with initiating manufacturing for new products, failure to meet Foreign Corrupt Practice Act regulations, legal proceedings, and related items discussed herein and in the documents incorporated by reference herein.countries.

 

Forward-looking statements reflect our management’s expectations or predictions of future conditions, events or results based on various assumptions and management’s estimates of trends and economic factors in the markets in which we are active, as well as our business plans. They are not guarantees of future performance. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors that could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

See an additional discussion under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2 of thisin an applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and other factors detailed from time to time in our other filings with the SEC.most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements are representative only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Prospectus SummaryTHERMOGENESIS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

The information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus summarizes certain information about our company. It may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand this offering fully, you should read carefully the entire prospectus including “Risk Factors,” and the other information incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Our Business

 

We develop commercialize and marketcommercialize a range of automated technologies for CAR-Tcell-banking, cell-processing, and other cell-based therapies. Our device division,therapeutics. Since the 1990’s we have been a pioneer in, and a leading provider of automated systems that isolate, purify and cryogenically store units of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for the cord blood banking industry. In July 2017, our subsidiary, ThermoGenesis providesCorp., completed a full suitestrategic acquisition of solutionsthe business and substantially all of the assets of SynGen Inc. (SynGen), a research and development company for automated clinical biobanking, point-of-care applications, and automation for immuno-oncology. We are developing an automated, functionally-closedcellular processing.

Following the acquisition of SynGen, we utilized the SynGen assets, together with our own proprietary technology, to develop a novel proprietary CAR-TXpress™ platform that addresses the critical unmet need for better cellular manufacturingefficiency and controls (CMC)cost-effectiveness for the emerging CAR-T immunotherapyimmune-oncology field, in particular, the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell market. We are an affiliated companySince the first quarter of China-based Boyalife Group,2018, we have developed and launched various X-Series® products, including: X-Lab®, X-Wash®, X-Mini® and X-BACS™.

On October 21, 2019, we entered into a China-based industry research alliance encompassing top research institutions forJoint Venture Agreement with Healthbanks Biotech (USA) Inc., a stem cell bank network (Healthbanks), under which we and regenerative medicine.Healthbanks agreed to form a new company named ImmuneCyte Life Sciences Inc. (ImmuneCyte), which will develop, own and operate an immune cell banking business. ImmuneCyte will initially be owned 80% by HealthBanks and 20% by us. In addition to contributing to ImmuneCyte exclusive rights to use ThermoGenesis’ proprietary cell processing technology for the immune cell banking business and non-exclusive rights for other cell-based contract development and manufacturing services, we have contributed our clinical development assets to ImmuneCyte, divesting these programs in order to focus exclusively on the device business. ImmuneCyte, which is expected to be operational by the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, will be among the first immune cell banks in the U.S. and offer customers the ability to preserve younger, healthier and uncontaminated immune cells for future potential use in dendritic and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapies, in a GMP compliant processing environment.

 

Corporate Information

 

We are a Delaware corporation and our corporate headquarters is located at 2711 Citrus Road, Rancho Cordova, California 95742. Our telephone number is (916) 858-5100. Our Internet website address is www.cescatherapeutics.com.www.thermogenesis.com. We do not incorporate the information on our website into this prospectus, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus.

 

Private Placement Transaction

On August 28, 2018, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which we issued and sold to the selling stockholder, in a private placement transaction, 1,000,000 shares of our common stock for a purchase price of $0.18 per share and 2,965,000 pre-funded warrants for a purchase price of $0.17 per pre-funded warrant. Each pre-funded warrant was immediately exercisable for one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share and remains exercisable until exercised in full. The selling stockholder does not have the right to exercise any portion of the pre-funded warrant if the selling stockholder, together with her affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”); provided, however, that the selling stockholder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, although any increase will not be effective until the 61st day after a notice of increase is delivered to us and the selling stockholder may not increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in excess of 9.99%.

In addition, subject to certain exceptions, in the event we sell or issue any shares of common stock or common stock equivalents during the period beginning on August 28, 2018 and ending on February 26, 2019, the Company is required to issue the selling stockholder a number of shares of common stock (or additional pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of common stock) equal to the number of shares the selling stockholder would have received had the purchase price for such shares been at such lower purchase price.

Under the Purchase Agreement, we agreed to register the resale of the shares of common stock sold under the Purchase Agreement and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants. This prospectus has been filed by us in furtherance of such agreement.

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The Offering

The selling stockholder may offer and sell up to 3,965,000 shares of our common stock. These shares consist of the 1,000,000 shares sold to the selling stockholder under the Purchase Agreement and an additional 2,965,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of the pre-funded warrants sold to the selling stockholder under the Purchase Agreement.

 

Risk Factors

An investment in our common stock involves significant risks. You should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the risk factors incorporated herein by reference from “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Transition Report on Form 10-K for the transition period ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on March 22, 2018 and “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, which were filed with the SEC on May 14, 2018 and August 14, 2018, respectively, and as further updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act. Any of these risks could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the price of our common stock and the value of your investment in our common stock.

Use of ProceedsDESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

 

We will not receivemay offer under this prospectus up to $30,000,000 of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, subscription rights, units and purchase contracts in one or more offerings and in any proceedscombination from the sale by the selling stockholdertime to time as described below.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the sharessecurities we may offer. A prospectus supplement, which we will provide each time we offer securities, will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of common stock offered by this prospectus. Wethese securities. Each time we offer a type or series of securities, we will however, receive proceeds onprovide a prospectus supplement that will describe the exercise by the selling stockholderspecific amounts, prices and other important terms of the pre-funded warrants if the warrants are exercised for cash. If all of the pre-funded warrants issued under the Purchase Agreement are fully exercised, we will receive gross cash proceeds of approximately $29,650. We expect to use the proceeds from the exercise of such warrants, if any, for general corporate purposes.securities.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERUSE OF PROCEEDS

 

Unless otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for working capital and for general corporate purposes. Pending any use, as described above, we intend to invest the net proceeds in high-quality, short-term, interest-bearing securities.

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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 relatesand 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 in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 The following description of the terms of the debt securities sets forth general terms that may apply to the debt securities and provisions of the indenture that will govern the debt securities, and is not complete. We will describe the particular terms of any debt securities in the prospectus supplement relating to those debt securities.

The debt securities will be our senior debt securities and will be issued under an indenture between us and a trustee, a form of which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus and attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information.” We refer to this indenture as the “indenture.”

The following is a summary of some provisions of the indenture. The following summary does not purport to be complete, and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture, including the definitions of specified terms used in the indenture, and the debt securities. We encourage you to read the indenture and the debt securities because they, and not this description, set forth your rights as a holder of our debt securities. We will describe the particular terms of any debt securities in the prospectus supplement relating to those debt securities. Parenthetical section references under this heading are references to sections in the indenture unless we indicate otherwise.

General Terms

The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue. (Section 301). The indenture provides that debt securities may be issued up to the principal amount authorized by us from time to time. The debt securities will be unsecured and will have the same rank as all of our other unsecured debt. None of our subsidiaries, if any, will have any obligations with respect to the debt securities. Therefore, our rights and the rights of our creditors, including holders of senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities, to participate in the assets of any subsidiary will be subject to the prior claims of the creditors of any such subsidiaries.

We may issue the debt securities in one or more separate series of senior debt securities. (Section 301). The prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of debt securities being offered will specify the particular amounts, prices and terms of those debt securities. These terms may include:

the title of the debt securities and the series in which the debt securities will be included;

the authorized denominations and aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;

the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, are payable;

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the rate or rates per annum at which the debt securities will bear interest, if there is any interest, or the method or methods of calculating interest and the date from which interest will accrue;

the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities will be payable;

the dates on which the interest will be payable and the corresponding record dates;

the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the debt securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option;

whether the debt securities of the series will be issued in whole or in part;

whether the debt securities of the series will be issued in the form of a global security and, if so, the name of the applicable depositary and global exchange agent;

any obligation to redeem, repay or purchase debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder;

the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities;

the person to whom any interest on any debt security will be payable if other than the person in whose name the debt security is registered on the applicable record date;

any events of default, covenants or warranties applicable to the debt securities;

the currency, currencies or composite currency of denomination of the debt securities;

the currency, currencies or composite currencies in which payments on the debt securities will be payable and whether the holder may elect payment to be made in a different currency;

whether and under what conditions we will pay additional amounts to holders of the debt securities;

the terms and conditions of any conversion or exchange provisions in respect of the debt securities;

the terms pursuant to which our obligation under the indenture may be terminated through the deposit of money or government obligations;

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whether the debt securities of the series will be subordinated in right of payment to senior indebtedness; and

any other specific terms of the debt securities not inconsistent with the indenture. (Section 301).

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement specifies otherwise, we will issue the debt securities in fully registered form without coupons. If we issue debt securities of any series in bearer form, the applicable prospectus supplement will describe the special restrictions and considerations, including special offering restrictions and special federal income tax considerations, applicable to those debt securities and to payment on and transfer and exchange of those debt securities.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

We may issue the debt securities as original issue discount securities, bearing no interest or bearing interest at a rate, which, at the time of issuance, is below market rates, to be sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount. We will describe some special U.S. federal income tax and other considerations applicable to any debt securities that are issued as original issue discount securities in the applicable prospectus supplement. We encourage you to consult with your own tax and financial advisors on these important matters.

Payment, Registration, Transfer and Exchange

Subject to any applicable laws or regulations, we will make payments on the debt securities at a designated office or agency, unless the applicable prospectus supplement otherwise sets forth. At our option, however, we may also make interest payments on the debt securities in registered form:

by checks mailed to the persons entitled to interest payments at their registered addresses; or

by wire transfer to an account maintained by the person entitled to interest payments as specified in the security register.

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement otherwise indicates, we will pay any installment of interest on debt securities in registered form to the person in whose name the debt security is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for that installment of interest. (Section 307). If a holder wishes to receive payment by wire transfer, the holder should provide the paying agent with written wire transfer instructions at least 15 days prior to the payment date.

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement otherwise sets forth, debt securities issued in registered form will be transferable or exchangeable at the agency we may designate from time to time. Debt securities may be transferred or exchanged without service charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange. (Section 305).

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Book-Entry Procedures

The applicable prospectus supplement for each series of debt securities will state whether those debt securities will be subject to the following provisions.

Unless debt securities in physical form are issued, we will issue the debt securities in whole or in part in the form of one or more global certificates, which we refer to as global securities, in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000. We will deposit the global securities with or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company, which we refer to as DTC, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. Beneficial interests in the global securities may be held through the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and Clearstream Banking, S.A. (“Clearstream”) (as indirect participants in DTC).

We have provided the following descriptions of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream and are subject to change by them from time to time. Neither we, any underwriter nor the trustee take any responsibility for these operations or procedures, and you are urged to contact DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream directly to discuss these matters.

DTC has advised us that:

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

DTC holds securities that its direct participants deposit with DTC and facilitates the settlement among direct participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in direct participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates;

direct participants include securities brokers and dealers, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations;

DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, which is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries;

access to the DTC system is also available to indirect participants such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly; and

the rules applicable to DTC and its direct and indirect participants are on file with the SEC.

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We expect that under procedures established by DTC:

upon deposit of the global securities with DTC or its custodian, DTC will credit on its internal system the accounts of direct participants designated by the underwriters with portions of the principal amounts of the global securities; and

ownership of the debt securities will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of the debt securities will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee, with respect to interests of direct participants, and the records of direct and indirect participants, with respect to interests of persons other than participants.

Investors in the global securities who are participants in DTC’s system may hold their interests therein directly through DTC. Investors in the global notes who are not participants may hold their interests therein indirectly through organizations (including Euroclear and Clearstream) which are participants in such system. Euroclear and Clearstream may hold interests in the global securities on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in their respective names on the books of their respective depositories, which are Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of Euroclear, and Citibank, N.A., as depository of Clearstream. All interests in securities, including those held through Euroclear or Clearstream, may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. Those interests held through Euroclear or Clearstream may also be subject to the procedures and requirements of such systems.

The laws of some jurisdictions require that purchasers of securities take physical delivery of those securities in the form of a certificate. For that reason, it may not be possible to transfer interests in a global security to those persons. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold interests through participants, the ability of a person having an interest in a global security to pledge or transfer that interest to persons or entities that do not participate in DTC’s system, or otherwise to take actions in respect of that interest, may be affected by the lack of a physical definitive security in respect of that interest.

So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a global security, DTC or that nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by that global security for all purposes under the indenture and under the debt securities. Except as described below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have debt securities represented by that global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive the debt securities in the form of a physical certificate and will not be considered the owners or holders of the debt securities under the indenture or under the debt securities, and may not be entitled to give the trustee directions, instructions or approvals. For that reason, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a global security must rely on DTC’s procedures and, if that holder is not a direct or indirect participant in DTC, on the procedures of the DTC participant through which that holder owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of debt securities under the indenture or the global security.

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Neither we nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of DTC’s records relating to the debt securities or relating to payments made by DTC on account of the debt securities, or any responsibility to maintain, supervise or review any of DTC’s records relating to the debt securities.

We will make payments on the debt securities represented by the global securities to DTC or its nominee, as the registered owner of the debt securities. We expect that when DTC or its nominee receives any payment on the debt securities represented by a global security, DTC will credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their beneficial interests in the global security as shown in DTC’s records. We also expect that payments by DTC’s participants to owners of beneficial interests in the global security held through those participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practice as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in the names of nominees for such customers. DTC’s participants will be responsible for those payments.

Payments on the debt securities represented by the global securities will be made in immediately available funds. Transfers between participants in DTC will be made in accordance with DTC’s rules and will be settled in immediately available funds.

Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with DTC’s procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds, and transfers between participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will be effected in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.

Cross-market transfers between the participants in DTC, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by its depository; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (European time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depository to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant global security in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositories for Euroclear or Clearstream.

DTC has advised us that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of notes only at the direction of one or more participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the global securities and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the notes as to which such participant or participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an event of default under the notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the global securities for certificated notes, and to distribute such notes to its participants.

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Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the global securities among participants in DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform such procedures, and may discontinue such procedures at any time. None of the trustee, us or any of their or our respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective direct or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

Physical certificates will be issued to holders of a global security, or their nominees, if:

DTC advises the trustee in writing that DTC is no longer willing, able or eligible to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository and we are unable to locate a qualified successor; or

we decide in our sole discretion to terminate the book-entry system through DTC. (Section 305).

In such event, the trustee will notify all holders of debt securities through DTC participants of the availability of such physical debt securities. Upon surrender by DTC of a definitive global note representing the debt securities and receipt of instructions for reregistration, the trustee will reissue the debt securities in physical form to holders or their nominees. (Section 305).

Debt securities in physical form will be freely transferable and exchangeable at the office of the trustee upon compliance with the requirements set forth in the indenture.

No service charge will be imposed for any registration of transfer or exchange, but payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge may be required. (Section 305).

Same Day Settlement and Payment

We will make payments in respect of the notes represented by the global securities (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the global securities holder. We will make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to certificated notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holders of the certificated notes or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each such holder’s registered address. The notes represented by the global securities are expected to be eligible to trade in DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. We expect that secondary trading in any certificated notes will also be settled in immediately available funds.

Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant purchasing an interest in a global security from a participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Clearstream) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. DTC has advised us that cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in a global securities by or through a Euroclear or Clearstream participant to a participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC’s settlement date.

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Consolidation, Merger or Sale by the Company

The indenture generally permits a consolidation or merger between us and another U.S. legal entity. It also permits the sale or transfer by us of all or substantially all of our property and assets to another legal entity. These transactions are permitted if:

(A) we are the continuing or surviving legal entity, or (B) the resulting or acquiring legal entity, if other than us, assumes all of our responsibilities and liabilities under the indenture, including the payment of all amounts due on the debt securities and performance of the covenants in the indenture;

immediately after the transaction, no event of default exists (Section 801); and

the trustee shall have received an officer’s certificate and an opinion stating such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if applicable, the corresponding supplemental indenture, are in compliance with the base indenture.

Even though the indenture contains the provisions described above, we are not required by the indenture to comply with those provisions if we sell all of our property and assets to another U.S. legal entity if, immediately after the sale, that legal entity is one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. (Section 801).

If we consolidate or merge with or into any other legal entity or sell all or substantially all of our assets according to the terms and conditions of the indenture, the resulting or acquiring legal entity will be substituted for us in the indenture with the same effect as if it had been an original party to the indenture. As a result, the successor legal entity may exercise our rights and powers under the indenture, in our name or in its own name and we will be released from all our liabilities and obligations under the indenture and under the debt securities. (Section 801).

Events of Default, Notice and Certain Rights on Default

Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, an “event of default,” when used with respect to any series of debt securities, means any of the following:

failure to pay interest on any debt security of that series for 30 days after the payment is due;

failure to pay the principal of or any premium on any debt security of that series when due;

failure to deposit any sinking fund payment on debt securities of that series when due;

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failure to perform any other covenant in the indenture that applies to debt securities of that series for 90 days after we have received written notice of the failure to perform in the manner specified in the indenture;

an event of default under any debt by the company or any significant subsidiary of the company (including a default with respect to any series of debt securities) that results in debt of an outstanding principal amount greater than $50,000,000 becoming or being declared due and payable;

certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; or

any other event of default that may be specified for the debt securities of that series when that series is created. (Section 502).

If an event of default for any series of debt securities occurs and continues, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series may declare the entire principal of all the debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately. If a declaration occurs, the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series can, subject to certain conditions, rescind the declaration. (Section 502).

The prospectus supplement relating to each series of debt securities which are original issue discount securities will describe the particular provisions that relate to the acceleration of maturity of a portion of the principal amount of that series when an event of default occurs and continues.

An event of default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an event of default for any other series of debt securities issued under the indenture.

The indenture requires us to furnish an officer’s certificate to the trustee each year as to the knowledge of our principal executive, financial or accounting officer of our compliance with all conditions and covenants under the indenture. (Section 1008). The trustee will transmit by mail to the holders of debt securities of a series notice of any default.

Other than its duties in the case of a default, the trustee will not be obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers under an indenture at the request, order or direction of any holders, unless the holders offer the trustee indemnification satisfactory to the trustee. (Section 603). If indemnification satisfactory to the trustee is provided, then, subject to certain other rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, with respect to the debt securities of that series, direct the time, method and saleplace of:

conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee; or

exercising any trust or power conferred upon the trustee. (Section 512).

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The holder of a debt security of any series will have the right to begin any proceeding with respect to the indenture or for any remedy only if:

the holder has previously given the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;

the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made a written request of, and offered reasonable indemnification to, the trustee to begin the proceeding;

the trustee has not started the proceeding within 60 days after receiving the request; and

the trustee has not received directions inconsistent with the request from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series during those 60 days. (Section 507).

The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of any series of debt securities, by notice to the trustee for that series, may waive, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series, any past default or event of default with respect to that series and its consequences. (Section 513). A default or event of default in the payment of the principal of, or premium or interest on, any debt security and certain other defaults may not, however, be waived. (Sections 508 and 513).

Modification of the Indenture

We, as well as the trustee for a series of debt securities, may enter into one or more supplemental indentures, without the consent of, or notice to, the holders of any of the debt securities, in order to:

evidence the succession of another corporation to us and the assumption of our covenants by a successor;

add to our covenants or surrender any of our rights or powers;

add additional events of default for any series;

change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal of (or premium, if any, on) debt securities, provided such action will not adversely affect the interest of holders of any series of debt securities in any material respect;

permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities in uncertificated form, provided such action will not adversely affect the interests of holders of any series of debt securities in any material respect;

secure the debt securities;

establish the form or terms of debt securities not yet issued;

evidence and provide for successor trustees;

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add, change or eliminate any provision affecting registration as to principal of debt securities;

change or eliminate provisions or add any other provisions that are required or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, which we refer to in this prospectus as the Trust Indenture Act, on the condition that this action does not adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series issued under the indenture in any material respect;

comply with requirements of the SEC in order to maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities;

make any change that would provide additional rights or benefits to holders of debt securities or any series, or that does not adversely affect the legal rights of such holders under the indenture;

supplement any provisions of the indenture to facilitate defeasance and discharge of any series of debt securities, provided such action will not adversely affect the interest of the holders of debt securities of such series or any other series;

conform text of the indenture or any debt securities to the description thereof in any prospectus supplement;

cure any ambiguity or correct any mistake; or

make any other provision with respect to the indenture, provided that such actions will not adversely affect the interests of the holders, as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the company (Section 901).

In addition, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series affected by the supplemental indenture, we and the trustee may execute supplemental indentures adding any provisions to or changing or eliminating any of the provisions of the indenture or any supplemental indenture or modifying the rights of the holders of debt securities of that series. No such supplemental indenture may, however, without the consent of the holder of each debt security that is affected:

change the time for payment of principal or interest on any debt security;

reduce the principal of, or any installment of principal of, or interest on, any debt security;

reduce the amount of premium, if any, payable upon the redemption of any debt security;

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change any obligation of the company to pay additional amounts;

reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of an original issue discount debt security;

impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or for any debt security;

reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series the consent of whose holders is required for modification or amendment of the indenture or for waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or for waiver of certain defaults;

modify the provisions relating to waiver of some defaults or any of the foregoing provisions;

change the currency of payment;

adversely affect the right to repayment of debt securities of any series at the option of the holders of those debt securities; or

change the place of payment. (Section 902).

Any supplemental indenture will be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to:

a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

an annual report on Form 10-K;

a quarterly report on Form 10-Q; or

a current report on Form 8-K.

Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

When we use the term defeasance, we mean discharge from some or all of our obligations under the indenture. If we deposit with the trustee sufficient cash or government obligations to pay the principal, interest, any premium and any mandatory sinking fund or analogous payments due to the stated maturity or a redemption date of the debt securities of a particular series, then at our option:

we will be discharged from our obligations for the debt securities of that series, the holders of the debt securities of the affected series will no longer be entitled to the benefits of the indenture, except for registration of transfer and exchange of debt securities and replacement of lost, stolen or mutilated debt securities, and those holders may look only to the deposited funds or obligations for payment, which is referred to as “defeasance”; or

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we will no longer be under any obligation to comply with certain covenants under the indenture as it relates to that series, and some events of default will no longer apply to us, which is referred to as “covenant defeasance.” (Sections 403 and 1501).

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement specifies otherwise and except as described below, the conditions to both defeasance and covenant defeasance are as follows:

it must not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default or event of default under, the indenture, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other of our material agreements or instruments;

certain bankruptcy-related defaults or events of default with respect to us must not have occurred and must not be occurring during the period commencing on the date of the deposit of the trust funds to defease the debt securities and ending on the 91st day after that date;

we must deliver to the trustee an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel addressing compliance with the conditions of the defeasance or covenant defeasance; and

we must comply with any additional conditions to the defeasance or covenant defeasance that the indenture may impose on us. (Sections 403 and 1501).

In the event that government obligations deposited with the trustee for the defeasance of such debt securities decrease in value or default subsequent to their being deposited, we will have no further obligation, and the holders of the debt securities will have no additional recourse against us, for any decrease in value or default. If indicated in the prospectus supplement, in addition to obligations of the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States, government obligations may include obligations of the government or an agency or instrumentality of the government issuing the currency in which debt securities of such series are payable.

We may exercise our defeasance option for the debt securities even if we have already exercised our covenant defeasance option. If we exercise our defeasance option, payment of the debt securities may not be accelerated because of default or an event of default. If we exercise our covenant defeasance option, payment of the debt securities may not be accelerated because of default or an event of default with respect to the covenants to which the covenant defeasance is applicable. If, however, acceleration occurs, the realizable value at the acceleration date of the money and government obligations in the defeasance trust could be less than the principal and interest then due on the debt securities because the required deposit in the defeasance trust is based on scheduled cash flow rather than market value, which will vary depending on interest rates and other factors.

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Conversion and Exchange Rights

The debt securities of any series may be convertible into or exchangeable for other securities of our company or another issuer or property or cash on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. (Section 301).

Governing Law

The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

Regarding the Trustee

We may from time to time bymaintain lines of credit, and have other customary banking relationships, with the selling stockholder of up to 3,965,000 shares of our common stock. These shares consisttrustee under the indenture.

The indenture and provisions of the 1,000,000 shares sold toTrust Indenture Act that are incorporated by reference therein contain limitations on the selling stockholder under the Purchase Agreement and an additional 2,965,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of the pre-funded warrants sold to the selling stockholder under the Purchase Agreement. See “Prospectus Summary—Private Placement Transaction” for additional information. We are registering the offer and sale by the selling stockholder of the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus to satisfy the contractual registration rights of the selling stockholder under the Purchase Agreement.

We will pay certain expenses of the registration of the shares offered hereby, including the SEC filing fees. Brokerage commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of sharestrustee, should it become one of our common stock will be bornecreditors, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received by the selling stockholder.

it in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The selling stockholder does not have nor within the past three years has had any material relationshiptrustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with us or any of our affiliates other than as a resultaffiliates; provided, however, that if it acquires any conflicting interest (as defined under the Trust Indenture Act), it must eliminate such conflict or resign.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following descriptions are summaries of the private placement transactionmaterial terms of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”) and amended and restated bylaws (“Bylaws”). Reference is made to the more detailed provisions of, and the selling stockholder’s beneficial ownershipdescriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to, the Certificate of our common stock.Incorporation and Bylaws, forms of which are filed with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and applicable law.

 

We do not know when or in what amountsGeneral

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the selling stockholder may offer and sell the sharesissuance of our common stock listed in the table below. The selling stockholder might not sell any or all of the shares covered by this prospectus or may sell or dispose of some or all of the shares other than pursuantup to this prospectus. Because the selling stockholder may not sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of the shares covered by this prospectus and because there are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale or other disposition of any of the shares, we cannot estimate the number of the shares that will be held by the selling stockholder after completion of the offering. For purposes of presenting information in the table below, however, we have assumed that the selling stockholder will offer and sell all of the350,000,000 shares of common stock, covered by this prospectus.

The table below presents information regarding the selling stockholderpar value $0.001 per share, and the2,000,000 shares of our commonpreferred stock, thatpar value $0.001 per share. The rights and preferences of the selling stockholderpreferred stock may sell or otherwise dispose ofbe established from time to time under this prospectus. The percentageby our board of beneficial ownership is based upon 21,649,147directors. As of December 10, 2019, there were 2,843,601 shares of common stock issued and outstanding asand no shares of September 13, 2018. Beneficial ownershippreferred stock issued and outstanding.

Common Stock

Each holder of common stock is determined under Section 13(d)entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a vote of the Exchange Actstockholders, except matters that relate only to one or more of the series of preferred stock, and generally includeseach holder does not have cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors can elect all of the directors standing for election, if they so choose. According to our Bylaws, all matters are decided by the vote of a majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or investment powerby proxy and voting at any meeting of the stockholders during which a quorum is present, except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, in the Bylaws or by law.

Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors out of legally available funds. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities and the satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the holders of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Holders of common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are, and the shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, when issued and paid for, will be fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of the 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 which we may designate in the future.

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Preferred Stock

Under the terms of our Certificate of Incorporation, the board of directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without stockholder approval, to issue such shares of preferred stock in one or more series. Each such series of preferred stock shall have such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be determined by the board of directors.

The purpose of authorizing the board of directors to issue preferred stock and determine its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with respect to securitiesa stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and includes any securities that grantother corporate purposes, could have the selling stockholder the righteffect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, commonor of discouraging a third party from acquiring, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

The effects of issuing preferred stock within 60 days of September 19, 2018, except that, for purposescould include one or more of the table below, we have not given effect to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Information in the table below is based on information provided to us by the selling stockholder and is accurate to the best of our knowledge asfollowing:

decreasing the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of common stock;

restricting dividends on the common stock;

diluting the voting power of the common stock;

impairing the liquidation rights of the common stock; or

delaying, deferring or preventing changes in our control or management.

As of the date of this prospectus.prospectus, there are no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

 

 

  

Shares Beneficially Owned Before the Offering and After the Offering

 

Name beneficial owner

 

Shares
Beneficially
Owned Before
the Offering(1)

 

Percentage
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned

 

Number of
Shares That
May be
Sold in the
Offering

 

Shares
Beneficially
Owned
After
the Offering

 

Percentage
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
After the
Offering

 

Yuan Lan Fang

  

1,084,207

 

4.99%

 

3,965,000

 

0

 

0.00%

 

Effect of Certain Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

Some provisions of Delaware law and our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions that could make the following transactions more difficult:

 

(1)

Includes 1,000,000 sharesacquisition of us by means of a tender offer;

acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or

removal of our incumbent officers and 84,207 shares issuable upondirectors.

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These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to promote stability in our management. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors.

Undesignated Preferred Stock. The ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue one or more series of preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the exercisesuccess of any attempt to change control of us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of our company.

Stockholder Meetings. Our Bylaws provide that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by the board of directors.

Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals. Our Bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of our board of directors or a committee of the pre-funded warrants soldboard of directors.

Board of Directors Vacancies. Under our Bylaws, any vacancy on the board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of the board of directors, may be filled by vote of a majority of the remaining directors. The stockholders may elect a director or directors at any time to fill any vacancy or vacancies not filled by the directors.

Board of Directors Size. Under our Bylaws, the board of directors has the power to set the size of the board. The ability to increase or decrease the size of the board in conjunction with the other provisions above could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of the Company.

Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). This law prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

prior to the sellingdate of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder underbecoming an interested stockholder;

upon consummation of the Purchase Agreement. Does not includetransaction which resulted in the additional 2,880,793stockholder 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 number of shares issuable under the pre-funded warrants because the selling stockholder doesoutstanding those shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to exercise the pre-funded warrantsdetermine confidentially whether shares held subject to the extent the selling stockholder, together with the selling stockholder’s affiliates, would beneficially ownplan will be tendered in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock (including securities convertible intoa tender or exercisable for common stock). The selling stockholder’s business address is 357 Zhong Hua Yuan, 2388 Hong Qiao Road, Shanghai, China.exchange offer; or

 

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on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, 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 “business combination” to include:

any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of our assets involving the interested stockholder;

in general, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by us of any of our stock to the interested stockholder; or

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 of the DGCL defines an “interested stockholder” as an 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.

Limitation of Liability

The DGCL permits Delaware corporations to eliminate or limit the monetary liability of directors for breach of their fiduciary duty of care, subject to limitations. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that our directors shall not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.

The DGCL provides for indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents, subject to limitations. Both our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Our directors and officers also are insured against certain liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

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Section 145(a) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware 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, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such 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 or enterprise, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if such person had no cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.

Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware 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 by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted under similar standards to those set forth above, except that no indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which the 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 in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsection (a) and (b) or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and that the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against such officer or director and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section 145.

As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our Certificate of Incorporation provides that none of our directors shall be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. However, this provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for acts or omissions not in good faith or for breaching such person’s duty of loyalty, engaging in intentional misconduct or knowingly violating the law, paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase which was illegal, or obtaining an improper personal benefit. A provision of this type has no effect on the availability of equitable remedies, such as injunction or rescission, for breach of fiduciary duty.

We have a policy of directors’ liability insurance that insures the directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.

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We believe that the foregoing policies and provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws are necessary to attract and retain qualified officers and directors. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted with respect to our directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Listing

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “THMO.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Investor Services, LLC, 350 Indiana Street, Suite 750, Golden, CO 80401.

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

We may issue warrants in the future for the purchase of debt securities, common stock or other securities. Warrants may be issued independently or together with debt securities or common stock offered by any prospectus supplement and/or other offering material and may be attached to or separate from any such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and the warrant holder, with the option to also utilize a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as will be set forth in the prospectus supplement and/or other offering material relating to the particular issue of warrants. The warrant agent, if any, will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of warrants or beneficial owners of warrants.

The following summary of certain provisions of the warrants we may issue in the future does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all provisions of the warrant agreements.

Reference is made to the prospectus supplement and/or other offering material relating to the particular issue of warrants offered pursuant to such prospectus supplement and/or other offering material for the terms of and information relating to such warrants, including, where applicable:

the designation, aggregate principal amount, currencies, denominations and terms of the series of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of warrants to purchase debt securities and the price at which such debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise;

the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock and the price at which such number of shares of common stock may be purchased upon such exercise;

the designation and number of units of other securities purchasable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase other securities and the price at which such number of units of such other securities may be purchased upon such exercise;

the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;

U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to such warrants;

the amount of warrants outstanding as of the most recent practicable date; and

any other terms of such warrants.

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The exercise price for warrants will be subject to adjustment in accordance with the applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material.

Each warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase such principal amount of debt securities or such number of shares of common stock or other securities at such exercise price as shall in each case be set forth in, or calculable from, the prospectus supplement and/or other offering material relating to the warrants, which exercise price may be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in such prospectus supplement and/or other offering material. After the close of business on the expiration date, or such later date to which such expiration date may be extended by us, unexercised warrants will become void. The place or places where, and the manner in which, warrants may be exercised shall be specified in the prospectus supplement and/or other offering material relating to such warrants.

Prior to the exercise of any warrants to purchase debt securities, common stock or other securities, holders of such warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of debt securities, common stock or other securities, as the case may be, purchasable upon such exercise of the warrants, including the right to receive payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the debt securities purchasable upon such exercise or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture, or to receive payments of dividends, if any, on the common stock purchasable upon such exercise, or to exercise any applicable right to vote.

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DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

We may issue subscription rights to purchase debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, other securities described in this prospectus or any combination thereof. These subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered by us and may or may not be transferable by the securityholder 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 investors pursuant to which the underwriters or other investors may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.

To the extent appropriate, the applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of the subscription rights to purchase shares of our securities offered thereby, including the following:

the date of determining the securityholders entitled to the subscription rights distribution;

the price, if any, for the subscription rights;

the exercise price payable for the debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or other securities upon the exercise of the subscription rights;

the number of subscription rights issued to each securityholder;

the amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or other securities that may be purchased per each subscription right;

any provisions for adjustment of the amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the subscription rights or of the exercise price of the subscription rights;

the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable;

the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire;

the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities;

the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement entered into by us in connection with the offering of subscription rights;

any applicable federal income tax considerations; and

any other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange and exercise of the subscription rights.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

We may issue units consisting of one or more purchase contracts, warrants, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, debt securities or any combination of such securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded separately. You should read the particular terms of the documents pursuant to which the units will be issued, which will be described in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS

We may issue purchase contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and us to sell to the holders, debt securities, common stock or preferred stock. The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of purchase contracts. These payments may be unsecured or prefunded on a basis to be specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the purchase contracts.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any purchase contract. The purchase contracts will be issued pursuant to documents to be issued by us. You should read the particular terms of such documents, which will be described in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

We can issue securities in registered form or in the form of one or more global securities. We describe global securities in greater detail below. We refer to those persons who have securities registered in their own names on the books that we or any applicable trustee or depositary or warrant agent maintain for this purpose as the “holders” of those securities. These persons are the legal holders of the securities. We refer to those persons who, indirectly through others, own beneficial interests in securities that are not registered in their own names, as “indirect holders” of those securities. As we discuss below, indirect holders are not legal holders, and investors in securities issued in book-entry form or in street name will be indirect holders.

Book-Entry Holders

We may issue securities in book-entry form only, as we will specify in the applicable prospectus supplement. This means securities may be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a financial institution that holds them as depositary on behalf of other financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system. These participating institutions, which are referred to as participants, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the securities on behalf of themselves or their customers.

Only the person in whose name a security is registered is recognized as the holder of that security. Global securities will be registered in the name of the depositary or its participants. Consequently, for global securities, we will recognize only the depositary as the holder of the securities, and we will make all payments on the securities to the depositary. The depositary passes along the payments it receives to its participants, which in turn pass the payments along to their customers who are the beneficial owners. The depositary and its participants do so under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers; they are not obligated to do so under the terms of the securities.

As a result, investors in a global security will not own securities directly. Instead, they will own beneficial interests in a global security, through a bank, broker or other financial institution that participates in the depositary’s book-entry system or holds an interest through a participant. As long as the securities are issued in global form, investors will be indirect holders, and not legal holders, of the securities.

Street Name Holders

We may terminate a global security or issue securities that are not issued in global form. In these cases, investors may choose to hold their securities in their own names or in “street name.” Securities held by an investor in street name would be registered in the name of a bank, broker or other financial institution that the investor chooses, and the investor would hold only a beneficial interest in those securities through an account he or she maintains at that institution.

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For securities held in street name, we or any applicable trustee or depositary will recognize only the intermediary banks, brokers and other financial institutions in whose names the securities are registered as the holders of those securities, and we or any such trustee or depositary will make all payments on those securities to them. These institutions pass along the payments they receive to their customers who are the beneficial owners, but only because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so. Investors who hold securities in street name will be indirect holders, not legal holders, of those securities.

Legal Holders

Our obligations, as well as the obligations of any applicable trustee or third party employed by us or a trustee, run only to the legal holders of the securities. We do not have obligations to investors who hold beneficial interests in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means. This will be the case whether an investor chooses to be an indirect holder of a security or has no choice because we are issuing the securities only in global form.

 For example, once we make a payment or give a notice to the holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment or notice even if that holder is required, under agreements with its participants or customers or by law, to pass it along to the indirect holders but does not do so.

Special Considerations for Indirect Holders

If you hold securities through a bank, broker or other financial institution, either in book-entry form because the securities are represented by one or more global securities or in street name, you should check with your own institution to find out:

how it handles securities payments and notices;

whether it imposes fees or charges;

how it would handle a request for the holders’ consent, if ever required;

whether and how you can instruct it to send you securities registered in your own name so you can be a legal holder, if that is permitted in the future;

how it would exercise rights under the securities if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests; and

if the securities are in book-entry form, how the depositary’s rules and procedures will affect these matters.

Global Securities

A global security is a security that represents one or any other number of individual securities held by a depositary. Generally, all securities represented by the same global securities will have the same terms.

Each security issued in book-entry form will be represented by a global security that we issue to, deposit with and register in the name of a financial institution or its nominee that we select. The financial institution that we select for this purpose is called the depositary. Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, known as DTC, will be the depositary for all securities issued in book-entry form.

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A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the name of anyone other than the depositary, its nominee or a successor depositary, unless special termination situations arise. We describe those situations below under “— Special Situations When A Global Security Will Be Terminated.” As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and legal holder of all securities represented by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own only beneficial interests in a global security. Beneficial interests must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary or with another institution that does. Thus, an investor whose security is represented by a global security will not be a legal holder of the security, but only an indirect holder of a beneficial interest in the global security.

If the prospectus supplement for a particular security indicates that the security will be issued as a global security, then the security will be represented by a global security at all times unless and until the global security is terminated. If termination occurs, we may issue the securities through another book-entry clearing system or decide that the securities may no longer be held through any book-entry clearing system.

Special Considerations For Global Securities

As an indirect holder, an investor’s rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the investor’s financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to securities transfers. We do not recognize an indirect holder as a holder of securities and instead deal only with the depositary that holds the global security.

If securities are issued only as global securities, an investor should be aware of the following:

an investor cannot cause the securities to be registered in his or her name, and cannot obtain non-global certificates for his or her interest in the securities, except in the special situations we describe below;

an investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or her own bank or broker for payments on the securities and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the securities, as we describe above;

an investor may not be able to sell interests in the securities to some insurance companies and to other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in non-book-entry form;

an investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in the global security in circumstances where certificates representing the securities must be delivered to the lender or other beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be effective;

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the depositary’s policies, which may change from time to time, will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to an investor’s interest in the global security. We and any applicable trustee have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in the global security. We and the trustee also do not supervise the depositary in any way;

the depositary may, and we understand that DTC will, require that those who purchase and sell interests in the global security within its book-entry system use immediately available funds, and your broker or bank may require you to do so as well; and

financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system, and through which an investor holds its interest in the global security, may also have their own policies affecting payments, notices and other matters relating to the securities. There may be more than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an investor. We do not monitor and are not responsible for the actions of any of those intermediaries.

Special Situations When A Global Security Will Be Terminated

In a few special situations described below, a global security will terminate and interests in it will be exchanged for physical certificates representing those interests. After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their interests in securities transferred to their own names, so that they will be direct holders. We have described the rights of holders and street name investors above.

A global security will terminate when the following special situations occur:

if the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualified to continue as depositary for that global security and we do not appoint another institution to act as depositary within 90 days;

if we notify any applicable trustee that we wish to terminate that global security; or

if an event of default has occurred with regard to securities represented by that global security and has not been cured or waived.

The applicable prospectus supplement may also list additional situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of securities covered by the prospectus supplement. When a global security terminates, the depositary, and neither we nor any applicable trustee, is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions that will be the initial direct holders.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The selling stockholderWe may sell allsecurities in any one or a portionmore of the sharesfollowing ways from time to time directlytime: (i) through agents; (ii) to or through oneunderwriters; (iii) through brokers or moredealers; (iv) directly by us to purchasers, including through a specific bidding, auction or other process; (v) through the distribution of subscription rights; or (vi) through a combination of any of these methods of sale. The applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material will contain the terms of the transaction, name or names of any underwriters, broker-dealersdealers, agents and the respective amounts of securities underwritten or agents. Ifpurchased by them, the shares are sold through underwritersinitial public offering price of the securities, and the applicable agent’s commission, dealer’s purchase price or broker-dealers,underwriter’s discount. Any dealers and agents participating in the selling stockholder will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The sharesdistribution of the securities may be solddeemed to be underwriters, and compensation received by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts.

Any initial offering price, dealer purchase price, discount or commission may be changed from time to time.

The securities may be distributed from time to time in one or more transactions, at negotiated prices, at a fixed price or fixed prices (that may be subject to change), at prevailing market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, at varyingvarious prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiatedprices related to prevailing market prices. These sales

Offers to purchase securities may be effectedsolicited directly by us or by agents designated by us from time to time. Any such agent may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in transactions,the Securities Act of the securities so offered and sold.

If underwriters are utilized in the sale of any securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, such securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuantbe resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at fixed public offering prices or at varying prices determined by the underwriters at the time of sale. Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by one or more underwriters. If any underwriter or underwriters are utilized in the sale of securities, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material, the obligations of the following methods:underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent, and that the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all such securities if any are purchased.

 

on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the shares may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

in the over-the-counter market;

in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

through the writing or settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

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 made after the date the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, is declared effective by the SEC;

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.

If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered, we will sell such securities to the dealer, as principal. The selling stockholderdealer may alsothen resell such securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at the time of resale. Transactions through brokers or dealers may include block trades in which brokers or dealers will attempt to sell shares as agent but may position and resell as principal to facilitate the shares under Rule 144 promulgated undertransaction or in crosses, in which the same broker or dealer acts as agent on both sides of the trade. Any such dealer may be deemed to be an underwriter, as such term is defined in the Securities Act if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, the selling stockholder may transfer the shares by other means not described in this prospectus. If the selling stockholder effects such transactions by selling shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholder or commissions from purchasers of the shares for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). The selling stockholder may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.securities so offered and sold.

 

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The selling stockholderOffers to purchase securities may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or shares of common stock owned and, if the selling stockholder defaults in the performance of the secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as a selling stockholder under this prospectus. The selling stockholder also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

To the extent requiredsolicited directly by the Securities Actus and the rules and regulations thereunder, the selling stockholder and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stocksale thereof may be made by us directly to institutional investors or others, who may be deemed to be “underwriters”underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowedwith respect to any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts underresale thereof.

If so indicated in the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, aapplicable prospectus supplement if required, will be distributed, which willand/or other offering material, we may authorize agents and underwriters to solicit offers from certain institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholder and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to broker-dealers. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered applicable prospectus supplement and/or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that the selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registeredother offering material pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the registration statement, of which thisdate or dates stated in the applicable prospectus forms a part.

The selling stockholder and anysupplement and/or other person participating in such distributionoffering material. Such delayed delivery contracts will be subject only to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholder and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engagedthose conditions set forth in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person applicable prospectus supplement and/or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.other offering material.

 

We are requiredAgents, underwriters and broker-dealers may be entitled under relevant agreements with us to pay certain fees and expenses incurred incident to the registration of the shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholderindemnification by us against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Act, or to contribution with respect to payments which such agents, underwriters and dealers may be required to make in respect thereof. The terms and conditions of any indemnification or contribution will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material.

We have agreed to keep the registration statement effective until August 28, 2019. Themay also sell shares of our common stock once sold underthrough various arrangements involving mandatorily or optionally exchangeable securities, and this prospectus may be delivered in connection with those sales.

We may enter into derivative, sale or forward sale transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the registration statement,applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material indicates, in connection with those transactions, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material, including in short sale transactions and by issuing securities not covered by this prospectus but convertible into, or exchangeable for or representing beneficial interests in such securities covered by this prospectus, or the return of which this prospectus forms ais derived in whole or in part from the value of such securities. The third parties may use securities received under derivative, sale or forward sale transactions, or securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those transactions to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be freely tradablean underwriter and will be identified in the handsapplicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment) and/or other offering material.

Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of personscommissions, discounts or concessions from us. Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may also receive compensation from the purchasers of shares for whom they act as agents or to whom they sell as principals, or both. Compensation as to a particular underwriter, broker-dealer or agent might be in excess of customary commissions and will be in amounts to be negotiated in connection with transactions involving shares. In effecting sales, broker-dealers engaged by us may arrange for other than our affiliates.broker-dealers to participate in the resales.

 

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Each series of securities will be a new issue and, other than the common stock which is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, will have no established trading market. We may elect to list any series of securities on an exchange, and in the case of the common stock, on any additional exchange, but, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering material, we shall not be obligated to do so. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the securities.

Agents, underwriters and broker-dealers may engage in transactions with, or perform services for us and our respective subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

Any underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Overallotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time. An underwriter may carry out these transactions on the Nasdaq Capital Market, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

The place and time of delivery for securities will be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement and/or other offering material for such securities.

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Legal MattersLEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the shares of our common stocksecurities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, Tampa, Florida.LLP. The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for any underwriters or agents by counsel named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

ExpertsEXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2018, the transitional six months ended December 31, 2017 and as of and for the yearsyear ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 appearing in our TransitionAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the period from July 1, 2017 tofiscal year ended December 31, 2017,2018, have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating toexpressing substantial doubt about the Company’s ability of Cesca Therapeutics Inc. to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements)concern), included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The consolidated financial statements of SynGen Inc. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, appearing in our Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated September 22, 2017, have been audited by Moss Adams LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We also filed a registration statement on Form S-3, including exhibits, under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stocksecurities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement, but does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement or the exhibits. The SEC maintains a web site, www.sec.gov,that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. You may read and copyreview the registration statement and any other document that we file aton the SEC’s web site. Our SEC filings are also available to the public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. You can call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for furtheron our website, www.thermogenesis.com.The information on the operationour website, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of the public reference room. You can also find our public filings with the SEC on the internet at a web site maintained by the SEC located at http://www.sec.gov.this prospectus.

 

We are “incorporating by reference” specified documents that we file with the SEC, which means:

 

 

incorporated documents are considered part of this prospectus;

 

 

we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to those documents; and

 

 

information we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus.

 

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We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date we filed the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and before the endeffective date of the offeringregistration statement and any future filings we will make with the SEC under those sections, except to the extent that any information in such filing is deemed “furnished” in accordance with rules of our common stock pursuant to this prospectus:the SEC:

 

 

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017,December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on September 22, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on October 20, 2017;March 26, 2019;

 

 

Our Transition Report on Form 10-K for the transition period ended December 31, 2017Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on March 22, 2018;April 30, 2019;

 

 

Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2017, March 31, 2018 and June 30, 20182019, filed with the SECCommission on November 14, 2017, May 14, 20182019, August 13, 2019 and August 14, 2018,November 19, 2019, respectively;

 

 

Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2017January 2, 2019, January 4, 2019, January 31, 2019, April 10, 2019, April 25, 2019 (as amended by the Form 8-K/A filed on September 22, 2017)amended), August 4, 2017, August 25, 2017, September 19, 2017 (as amended by the Form 8-K/A filed on September 22, 2017), November 15, 2017, November 29, 2017, December 1, 2017, January 5, 2018, March 16, 2018, March 28, 2018, April 18, 2018, May 7, 2018, May 18, 2018, May 22, 2018, June 4, 2018,2019, June 4, 2018, June 12, 2018, June 13, 2018, June 28, 2018,26, 2019, July 29, 2019, September 6, 2019, October 22, 2019, October 31, 2019 and August 29, 2018;November 27, 2019;

 

Any other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since June 30, 2017;December 31, 2018; and

 

 

The description of the our common stock in Item 1 of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A for registration of our common stock pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, as updated by the description included in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2017, including any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, documents or portions thereof containing information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits under Item 9.01, are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

You may request a copy of any of these filings, at no cost, by request directed to us at the following address or telephone number:

 

Cesca TherapeuticsThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc.

2711 Citrus Road

Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

(916) 858-5100
Attention: Corporate Secretary

You can also find these filings on our website at www.cescatherapeutics.com. The information on our website, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus.

 

You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, as well as the information we file or previously filed with the SEC that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, is accurate as of any date other than the respective date of such documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

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$30,000,000

Debt Securities

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Warrants

Subscription Rights

Units

Purchase Contracts 

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PROSPECTUS 

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, 2019

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.


The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed.  We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.  This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities nor a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER13, 2019

$4,400,000

Common Stock

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We have entered into an at-the-market offering agreement, or the Offering Agreement, dated December 13, 2019, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or the Sales Agent or Wainwright, as sales agent relating to the shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, offered by this prospectus supplement. In accordance with the terms of the Offering Agreement, we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $4,400,000 from time to time through Wainwright acting as our sales agent.

Sales of common stock, if any, under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, including sales made directly on or through the Nasdaq Capital Market, the existing trading market for our common stock, or any other existing trading market in the Unites States for our common stock, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or otherwise, directly to the sales agent as principal, in negotiated transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, and/or in any other method permitted by law. If we and Wainwright agree on any method of distribution other than sales of shares of our common stock into the Nasdaq Capital Market or another existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. Wainwright will act as sales agent on a commercially reasonable efforts basis consistent with its normal trading and sales practices. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

We will pay Wainwright a commission equal to 3% of the gross sales price per share of common stock issued by us and sold through it as our sales agent under the Offering Agreement. In connection with the sale of the common stock on our behalf, Wainwright will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Wainwright will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts.


Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “THMO.” On December 10, 2019, the closing price of one share of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $2.99 per share.

The aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 was approximately $13,234,000, which was calculated based on 2,843,601 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 10, 2019, of which 684,676 shares were held by affiliates, and a price of $6.13 per share, which was the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 14, 2019. 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 hereof.

Investment in our common stock involves risks. See “Risk Factors” on page S-6of this prospectus supplement and the risk factors contained in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of certain factors which should be considered before investing in our common stock.

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.

H.C. Wainwright & Co.

The date of this prospectus supplement is                , 2019.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prospectus Supplement

About This Prospectus Supplement

S-1

Cautionary NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

S-2

Prospectus Supplement Summary

S-3

Risk Factors

S-6

Use of Proceeds

S-9

Dilution

S-10

Description of Securities

S-12

Plan of Distribution

S-13

Legal Matters

S-14

Experts

S-14

Where You Can Find More Information

S-15

Prospectus

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

i

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

ii

THERMOGENESIS HOLDINGS, INC.

1

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

2

USE OF PROCEEDS

3

RISK FACTORS

4

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

5

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

19

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

25

DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

27

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

27

DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS

28

LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

29

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

33

LEGAL MATTERS

36

EXPERTS

36

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this documentation are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. The information contained in this document speaks only as of the date of this document, unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.


About This Prospectus Supplement

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and that was declared effective (the “Registration Statement”). Under this “shelf” registration process, we may sell any combination of securities described in the accompanying prospectus in one or more offerings, up to the total dollar amounts appearing on the cover of the Registration Statement. This prospectus supplement describes the specific details regarding this offering, including the price, the amount of our common stock being offered, the risks of investing in our common stock, and other items.

This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which contains specific information about the terms of the offering, including the types, amounts and prices of the securities being offered and the plan of distribution. This prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. This prospectus supplement may be updated or supplemented. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which gives more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer to this “prospectus,” we are referring to both documents combined. To the extent the information contained in this prospectus supplement differs or varies from the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or any document filed prior to the date of this prospectus supplement and incorporated by reference, the information in this prospectus supplement will control. You should read carefully both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus together with the additional information about us to which we refer you in the section of this prospectus supplement entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

This prospectus supplement contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms, as well as references to the “Company,” refer to ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. f/k/a Cesca Therapeutics Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

S-1

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act”). We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “continue,” “plan,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “ongoing,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, whether in the negative or the affirmative. These statements reflect our current beliefs and are based on information currently available to us. Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements. These risks, uncertainties, factors and contingencies include, without limitation, the sufficiency and source of capital required to fund our operations and in furtherance of our business plan; our ability to remain listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and remain in compliance with its listing standards; the global perception of the clinical utility of banked cord blood and the amount of investment in research and development supporting clinical data for additional applications; delays in commencing or completing clinical testing of products; the success of any collaborative arrangements to commercialize our products; our reliance on significant distributors or end users; the availability and sufficiency of commercial scale manufacturing facilities and reliance on third party contract manufacturers; and our ability to protect our patents and trademarks in the U.S. and other countries.

Forward-looking statements reflect our management’s expectations or predictions of future conditions, events or results based on various assumptions and management’s estimates of trends and economic factors in the markets in which we are active, as well as our business plans. They are not guarantees of future performance. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors that could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.

See an additional discussion under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements are representative only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Prospectus Supplement Summary

This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in the securities offered by this prospectus. You should read this summary together with the entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including our financial statements, the notes to those financial statements and the additional information described in this prospectus supplement under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” on page S-15, before making an investment decision. See the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus supplement beginning on page S-6 and similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement for a discussion of the risks involved in investing in our securities.

Our Business

We develop and commercialize a range of automated technologies for cell-banking, cell-processing, and cell-based therapeutics. Since the 1990’s we have been a pioneer in, and a leading provider of automated systems that isolate, purify and cryogenically store units of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for the cord blood banking industry. In July 2017, our subsidiary, ThermoGenesis Corp., completed a strategic acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of SynGen Inc. (SynGen), a research and development company for automated cellular processing.

Following the acquisition of SynGen, we utilized the SynGen assets, together with our own proprietary technology, to develop a novel proprietary CAR-TXpress™ platform that addresses the critical unmet need for better efficiency and cost-effectiveness for the emerging immune-oncology field, in particular, the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell market. Since the first quarter of 2018, we have developed and launched various X-Series® products, including: X-Lab®, X-Wash®, X-Mini® and X-BACS™.

On October 21, 2019, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Healthbanks Biotech (USA) Inc., a stem cell bank network (Healthbanks), under which we and Healthbanks agreed to form a new company named ImmuneCyte Life Sciences Inc. (ImmuneCyte), which will develop, own and operate an immune cell banking business. ImmuneCyte will initially be owned 80% by HealthBanks and 20% by us. In addition to contributing to ImmuneCyte exclusive rights to use ThermoGenesis’ proprietary cell processing technology for the immune cell banking business and non-exclusive rights for other cell-based contract development and manufacturing services, we have contributed our clinical development assets to ImmuneCyte, divesting these programs in order to focus exclusively on the device business. ImmuneCyte, which is expected to be operational by the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, will be among the first immune cell banks in the U.S. and offer customers the ability to preserve younger, healthier and uncontaminated immune cells for future potential use in dendritic and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapies, in a GMP compliant processing environment.

Corporate Information

We are a Delaware corporation and our corporate headquarters is located at 2711 Citrus Road, Rancho Cordova, California 95742. Our telephone number is (916) 858-5100. Our Internet website address is www.thermogenesis.com. We do not incorporate the information on our website into this prospectus supplement, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus supplement.

S-3

The Offering

The following summary contains basic information about this offering. The summary is not intended to be complete. You should read the full text and more specific details contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement.

Issuer

ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. f/k/a Cesca Therapeutics Inc.

Common stock offered by us

Shares of our common stock with aggregate gross sale proceeds of up to $4,400,000.

Common stock to be outstanding after this offering(1)

Up to 4,315,173 shares, after giving effect to the assumed sale of 1,471,572 shares of our common stock at a price of $2.99 per share, which was the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 10, 2019. The actual number of shares issued will vary depending on the price at which shares may be sold from time to time during this offering. 

Form of offering 

The Sales Agent may, according to the terms of the Offering Agreement, sell the shares of our common stock offered under this prospectus supplement in an “at-the-market” offering.

The Nasdaq Capital Market 

THMO

Use of proceeds

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Risk factors

See “Risk Factors” and the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of certain factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.

S-4

(1)

The number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering, as reflected above, is based on the actual number of shares outstanding as of December 10, 2019, which was 2,843,601, and does not include, as of that date:

296,029 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options having a weighted average exercise price of $13.80 per share;

5,830,296 shares of our common stock (assuming the current conversion price of $1.80) issuable upon the conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under our Credit Agreement with Boyalife Asset Holding II, Inc.;

798,600 shares of our common stock (assuming a conversion price of $1.80) issuable upon the conversion of outstanding convertible promissory notes and accrued interest having a conversion price equal to the lower of (a) $1.80 per share or (2) 90% of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on the date of conversion (subject to a floor conversion price of $0.10), provided that the issuance of 583,333 of such shares is subject to stockholder approval; and

1,597,217 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, having a weighted average exercise price of $27.10 per share.

S-5

Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment decision. The risks described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks we are not presently aware of or that we currently believe are immaterial may also impair our business operations. Our business could be harmed by any of these risks. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. In assessing these risks, you should also refer to the risk factors and other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, specifically including the risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the SEC on March 26, 2019 and the financial statements and related notes filed therewith.

Risks Related to this Offering

Management will have broad discretion as to the use of the net proceeds from this offering, and we may not use the proceeds effectively.

Our management will have broad discretion as to the application of the net proceeds and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of this offering. Our stockholders may not agree with the manner in which our management chooses to allocate and spend the net proceeds. Moreover, our management may use the net proceeds for corporate purposes that may not increase our results of operations or the market value of our common stock. Our failure to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, delay the development of our products and cause the price of our common stock to decline.

You may incur substantial dilution as a result of this offering and future equity issuance.

The offering price per share in this offering may exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering. Assuming that an aggregate of 1,471,572 shares of our common stock are sold at a price of $2.99 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 10, 2019, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4,400,000, after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, you will experience immediate dilution of $1.60 per share as of September 30, 2019, after giving effect to this offering and the assumed offering price. The exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants may result in further dilution of your investment. See the section entitled “Dilution” below for a more detailed illustration of the dilution you would incur if you participate in this offering.

S-6

If we raise additional capital in the future, your ownership in us could be diluted.

In order to raise additional capital, we may at any time, including during this offering, offer additional shares of common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock at prices that may not be the same as the price per share in this offering. We may sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that is less than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders, including investors who purchase common stock in this offering. The price per share at which we sell additional shares of common stock or securities convertible into common stock in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share in this offering.

Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial revenue from our operations, we anticipate financing our cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings and license agreements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the further sale of equity securities or convertible debt securities, your ownership interest will be diluted.

Sales of a substantial number of our shares of common stock in the public market could cause our stock price to fall.

We may issue and sell additional shares of commons stock in the public markets, including during this offering. As a result, a substantial number of our shares of common stock may be sold in the public market. Sales of a substantial number of our shares of common stock in the public markets, including during this offering, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities.

Because we do not currently intend to declare cash dividends on our shares of common stock in the foreseeable future, stockholders must rely on appreciation of the value of our common stock for any return on their investment.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance the operation, development and growth of our business. Furthermore, any future debt agreements may also preclude us from paying or place restrictions on our ability to pay dividends. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be your sole source of gain with respect to your investment for the foreseeable future.

The exercise of our outstanding options and warrants will dilute stockholders and could decrease our stock price.

The exercise of our outstanding options and warrants may adversely affect our stock price due to sales of a large number of shares or the perception that such sales could occur. These factors also could make it more difficult to raise funds through future offerings of our securities, and could adversely impact the terms under which we could obtain additional equity capital. Exercise of outstanding options and warrants or any future issuance of additional shares of common stock or other equity securities, including but not limited to options, warrants, restricted stock units or other derivative securities convertible into our common stock, may result in significant dilution to our stockholders and may decrease our stock price.

S-7

The common stock offered hereby will be sold in “at-the-market” offerings, and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their shares as a result of share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.

The actual number of shares we will issue under the Offering Agreement, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.

Subject to certain limitations in the Offering Agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a sales notice to the Sales Agent at any time throughout the term of the Offering Agreement. The number of shares that are sold by the Sales Agent after delivering a sales notice will fluctuate based on the market price of the common stock during the sales period and limits we set with Wainwright. Because the price per share of each share sold will fluctuate based on the market price of our common stock during the sales period, it is not possible at this stage to predict the number of shares that will be ultimately issued.

If we sell shares of common stock for a per share price under $1.80, such sales may trigger anti-dilution provisions with respect to certain of our outstanding securities.

If we sell shares of common stock for a per share price under $1.80, such sales will (i) cause the conversion price of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under our Credit Agreement with Boyalife Asset Holding II, Inc. to be reduced to the lowest sales price and (ii), if such sales are made prior to April 25, 2020, require us to issue a number of shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock) equal to the number of shares the investor in our April 2019 private placement would have received had the purchase price for such shares been at such lower sales price. Although we do not intend to sell shares of common stock for a per share price under $1.80, to the extent sales under $1.80 per share are made, you may experience further dilution. Further, the potential application of such anti-dilution rights may prevent us from seeking additional financing, which would adversely affect our ability to finance our operations and continue to support our growth initiatives.

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Use of Proceeds

We may issue and sell shares of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $4,400,000 from time to time. The amount of proceeds from this offering will depend upon the number of shares of common stock sold and the market price at which they are sold. There can be no assurance that we will be able to sell any shares under or fully utilize the Offering Agreement with the Sales Agent.

We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered under this prospectus for working capital and for general corporate purposes.

Although we have identified some potential uses of the net proceeds to be received upon completion of this offering, we cannot specify these uses with certainty. Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of this offering. Our stockholders may not agree with the manner in which our management chooses to allocate and spend the net proceeds. Moreover, our management may use the net proceeds for corporate purposes that may not result in our being profitable or increase our market value.

Pending any use, as described above, we intend to invest the net proceeds in high-quality, short-term, interest-bearing securities.

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Dilution

If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you will experience dilution to the extent of the difference between the offering price per share and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering.

Our historical net tangible book value on September 30, 2019 was approximately $1,665,000, or $0.62 per share. “Net tangible book value” is total assets minus the sum of liabilities and intangible assets. “Net tangible book value per share” is net tangible book value divided by the total number of shares outstanding.

After giving effect to the sale of shares of our common stock in the aggregate amount of $4,400,000 in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $2.99 per share (which was the last reported sale price of shares of our common stock on December 10, 2019), and after deducting estimated offering expenses and after deducting estimated sales agent discounts payable by us, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2019 would have been approximately $5,808,000 or approximately $1.39 per share of common stock. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of approximately $0.77 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of approximately $1.60 per share to new investors. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

Assumed public offering price per share of common stock offered

 $2.99 
     

Historical net tangible book value per share of common stock as of September 30, 2019

 $0.62 
     

Increase in historical net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors

 $0.77 
     

As adjusted net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2019

 $1.39 
     

Dilution per share to new investors

 $1.60 

The table above assumes for illustrative purposes that an aggregate of 1,471,572 shares of our common stock are sold at a price of $2.99 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 10, 2019, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4,400,000. The shares sold in this offering, if any, will be sold from time to time at various prices. An increase of $0.10 per share in the price at which the shares are sold from the assumed offering price of $2.99 per share shown in the table above, assuming all of our common stock in the aggregate amount of $4,400,000 is sold at that price, would increase our adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering to $1.42 per share and would increase the dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors in this offering to $1.67 per share, after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us. A decrease of $0.10 per share in the price at which the shares are sold from the assumed offering price of $2.99 per share shown in the table above, assuming all of our common stock in the aggregate amount of $4,400,000 is sold at that price, would decrease our adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering to $1.36 per share and would decrease the dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors in this offering to $1.53 per share, after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us.

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The number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering as reflected in the table above is based on the actual number of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2019 which was 2,704,837, and does not include, as of that date:

296,029 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options having a weighted average exercise price of $13.80 per share;

5,616,990 shares of our common stock (assuming the current conversion price of $1.80) issuable upon the conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under our Credit Agreement with Boyalife Asset Holding II, Inc.;

977,652 shares of our common stock (assuming a conversion price of $1.80) issuable upon the conversion of outstanding convertible promissory notes and accrued interest having a conversion price equal to the lower of (a) $1.80 per share or (2) 90% of the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on the date of conversion (subject to a floor conversion price of $0.10), provided that the issuance of 581,111 of such shares is subject to stockholder approval; and

1,734,831 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, having a weighted average exercise price of $25.02 per share.

To the extent that any of our outstanding options or warrants are exercised or preferred stock converted, we grant additional options under our stock option plans or issue additional warrants or preferred stock, or we issue additional shares of common stock in the future, there may be further dilution to the new investors.

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Description of COMMON STOCK

In this offering, we are offering a maximum of $4,400,000 of shares of our common stock. The material terms and provisions of our common stock are described under the caption “Description of Capital Stock-Common Stock” starting on page 19 of the accompanying prospectus.

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Plan of Distribution

We have entered into the Offering Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, with Wainwright as sales agent under which we may issue and sell up to $4,400,000 of shares of our common stock from time to time through Wainwright as our agent. The Offering Agreement provides that sales of our common stock, if any, under this prospectus supplement may be made in sales deemed to be “at-the-market” equity offerings as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act or in privately negotiated transactions, including but not limited to block trades. If we and Wainwright agree on any method of distribution other than sales of shares of our common stock into the Nasdaq Capital Market or another existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act.

From time to time during the term of the Offering Agreement, we may deliver a sales notice to the Sales Agent specifying the length of the selling period, the amount of common stock to be sold and the minimum price below which sales may not be made. Upon receipt of a sales notice from us, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Offering Agreement, the Sales Agent agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations to sell such shares of our common stock on such terms. We or the Sales Agent may suspend the offering of our common stock at any time upon proper notice to the other, at which time the sales notice will immediately terminate. Settlement for sales of our common stock will occur at 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), or at some other time that is agreed upon by us and Wainwright in connection with a particular transaction, on the second trading day following the date any sales were made, unless we otherwise agree with the Sales Agent. The obligation of the Sales Agent under the Offering Agreement to sell shares of our common stock pursuant to any sales notice is subject to a number of conditions, which the Sales Agent may waive in its sole discretion. Sales of our common stock as contemplated in this prospectus will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and Wainwright may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

We will pay the Sales Agent a placement fee of 3% of the gross sales price of the shares of our common stock that the Sales Agent sells pursuant to the Offering Agreement. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. We have also agreed to reimburse Wainwright for certain specified expenses, including the fees and disbursements of its legal counsel in an amount not to exceed $50,000. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the Offering Agreement, we agreed to reimburse Wainwright for the documented fees and costs of its legal counsel reasonably incurred in connection with Wainwright’s ongoing diligence, drafting and other filing requirements arising from the transactions contemplated by the sales agreement in an amount not to exceed $2,500 in the aggregate per calendar quarter.

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In connection with the sale of the common stock on our behalf, Wainwright will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Wainwright will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Wainwright against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

We will report at least quarterly the number of shares of our common stock sold through the Sales Agent, as our agent, in this offering and, to the extent applicable, the number of shares of our common stock issued upon settlement of any terms agreements, and the net proceeds to us in connection with such sales of our common stock.

The offering of our common stock pursuant to the Offering Agreement will terminate upon the earliest of: (1) the sale of all of our common stock subject to the Offering Agreement; (2) termination of the Offering Agreement by either us or the Sales Agent at any time; or (3) the three year anniversary of the date of the Offering Agreement.

To the extent required by Regulation M, Wainwright will not engage in any market making activities involving our shares of common stock while the offering is ongoing under this prospectus supplement.

Wainwright and its affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees.

We estimate that the total expenses for the offering, excluding compensation and reimbursements payable to Wainwright under the terms of the Offering Agreement, will be approximately $125,000.

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “THMO.”

Legal Matters

The validity of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus supplement will be passed upon for us by Foley & Lardner LLP, Tampa, Florida. Certain legal matters with respect to this offering will be passed upon for the Sales Agent by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, New York.

Experts

The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2018, the transitional six months ended December 31, 2017 and the year ended June 30, 2017 appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern), included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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Where You Can Find More Information

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We also filed a registration statement on Form S-3, including exhibits, under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus a part of the registration statement, but does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement or the exhibits.  The SEC maintains a web site, www.sec.gov,that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. You may review the registration statement and any other document we file on the SEC’s web site.  Our SEC filings are also available to the public on our website, www.thermogenesis.com. The information on our website, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus supplement.

We are “incorporating by reference” specified documents that we file with the SEC, which means:

● incorporated documents are considered part of this prospectus;

● we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to those documents; and

● information we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus supplement.

This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c) 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (i) after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement, and (ii) 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:

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2019;

Our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 30, 2019;

Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, filed with the Commission on May 14, 2019, August 13, 2019 and November 19, 2019, respectively;

Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 2, 2019, January 4, 2019, January 31, 2019, April 10, 2019, April 25, 2019 (as amended), June 4, 2019, June 26, 2019, July 29, 2019, September 6, 2019, October 22, 2019, October 31, 2019 and November 27, 2019;

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Any other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 2018; and

The description of the our common stock in Item 1 of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A for registration of our common stock pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, as updated by the description included in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2017, including any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, documents or portions thereof containing information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits under Item 9.01, are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.

You may request a copy of any of these filings, at no cost, by request directed to us at the following address or telephone number:

ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. 

2711 Citrus Road

Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

(916) 858-5100
Attention: Corporate Secretary

You should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement, as well as the information we file or previously filed with the SEC that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement, is accurate as of any date other than the respective date of such documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

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_________________________

$4,400,000

Common Stock

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

_________________________

, 2019


 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.Item 14.     OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by the Company in connection with this offering. All expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the common stock will be borne by the Company. All amounts are estimates, except the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee

 $217.20 

Printing expenses*

 $-- 

Accounting fees and expenses*

 $15,000.00 

Legal fees and expenses*

 $5,000.00 

Total

 $20,217.20 

SEC registration fee

 $3,894 

FINRA filing fee

 $5,000 

Printing expenses

 $* 

Accounting fees and expenses

 $* 

Legal fees and expenses

 $* 

Total

 $* 

*   Estimated solely for the purposes of this Item. Actual expenses may vary.Amount is presently not known.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.Item 15.     INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Delaware Law”) enables a corporation, in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto, to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director for monetary damages for breach of the director’s fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director’s 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) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware Law (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (“Certificate of Incorporation”), contains such a provision.

 

In addition, Section 145 of the Delaware Law provides that a corporation may indemnify any persons, including officers and directors, who are, or are threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers or directors in an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that he or she actually and reasonably incurred.

 

The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Law.

 

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Exhibits.

Item 16.     EXHIBITS

The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index below are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement.  

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number


Exhibit Description

1.1

Form of Underwriting Agreement*

1.2

At the Market Offering Agreement, dated December 13, 2019, between the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC

3.1

Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ThermoGenesis Corp., as amended.(1)

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws(2)

4.1

Form of Debt Securities*

4.2

Form of Warrant Agreement*

4.3

Form of Unit*

4.4

Form of Purchase Contract*

4.5

Form of Indenture

5.1

Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP

5.2

Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP relating to the sales agreement prospectus

23.1

Consent of Marcum LLP

23.2

Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP(3)

23.3

Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP relating to the sales agreement prospectus (3)

24.1

Powers of Attorney(4)

25.1

Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939*

(1)

Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 19, 2019.

(2)

Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 30, 2019.

(3)

Included in Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2.

(4)

Included on the signature page to this Registration Statement.

* If necessary, to be filed by amendment or under subsequent Current Report on Form 8-K.

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Undertakings.Item 17.     UNDERTAKINGS

(a)

The undersigned registrant

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

 

(1)1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i)

(i)     To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii)

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 Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%

(ii)     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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 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)

(iii)     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,provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrantRegistrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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.

 

 

(2)2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.

 

 

(3)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.

 

 

(4)4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

(i)     If the undersigned registrantRegistrant is relying on Rule 430B:

 

(A)     Each prospectus filed by the registrantRegistrant 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

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(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 of 1933 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 the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, howeverhowever, 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.

 

(ii)     If the undersigned 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 part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, howeverhowever, 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.

 

(b)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the 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.

(c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes 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:

(i)     Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii)     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;

(iii)     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

(iv)     Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of its annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the 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.

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 issue 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned Registrant 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 Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

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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-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rancho Cordova, State of California, on September 19, 2018.December 13, 2019.

 

 

Cesca Therapeutics Inc.

THERMOGENESIS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Xiaochun (Chris) Xu, Ph.D.

Xiaochun (Chris) Xu, Ph.D.

 

 

 

Xiaochun (Chris) Xu, Ph.D. 

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Xiaochun Xu and Vivian LiuJeffery Cauble and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, 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 this registration statement and any or all amendments to this registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and registration statements filed pursuant to 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys or attorneys-in-fact or any of them or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons on September 19, 2018December 13, 2019 in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title


/s/ Xiaochun Xu

 


Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Xiaochun Xu (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ JeffJeffery Cauble

 

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Jeff Cauble (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
  Accounting Officer)


/s/ Russell Medford

 


Director

Russell Medford  


/s/ Joseph Thomis

 


Director

Joseph Thomis  


/s/ Mark Westgate

 


Director

Mark Westgate  


/s/ James Xu

 


Director

James Xu  

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Description

3.1

Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.(1)

3.2

Restated Bylaws of Cesca Therapeutics Inc.(2)

4.1

Form of Pre-Funded Warrant.(3)

5.1

Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP.

10.1

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2018, between Cesca Therapeutics Inc. and the Purchasers identified on the signature pages thereto.(4)

23.1

Consent of Marcum LLP.

23.2

Consent of Moss Adams LLP.

23.3

Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP.(5)

24.1

Powers of Attorney.(6)

(1)

Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on May 18, 2017.

(2)

Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 30, 2014.

(3)

Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2018.

(4)

Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2018.

(5)

Included in Exhibit 5.1.

(6)

Included on the signature page to this Registration Statement.