As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2017September 9, 2022

Registration No. 333-__________

 

Registration No. 333-______

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FormFORM S-3

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

ITUS CORPORATIONAnixa Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact Namename of Registrantregistrant as Specifiedspecified in its Charter)charter)

 

Delaware

6794

11-2622630

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Primary Standard Industrial(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)

Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Number)

 

12100 Wilshire Boulevard,3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 1275250

Los Angeles,San Jose, CA 9002595118

Telephone: (310) 484-5200(408) 708-9808

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Mr. Robert A. BermanDr. Amit Kumar

PresidentChairman and Chief Executive Officer

ITUS CorporationAnixa Biosciences, Inc.

12100 Wilshire Boulevard,3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 1275250

Los Angeles,San Jose, CA 9002595118

Telephone: (310) 484-5200(408) 708-9808

(Address,Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

1including including area code, of agent for service)

 

CopiesPlease send a copy of all communications to:

Barry I. Grossman, Esq.

Matthew Bernstein, Esq.

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas 11th Floor

New York, New York 1010510105-0302

Telephone: (212) 370-1300

Fax Number: (212) 370-7889

 

Approximate date of commencement proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable on orFrom time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.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. x

 

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. ¨

 

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 462(d)413(b) 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. ¨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,” and “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer      [ ]

Accelerated filer                    [  ]

Non-accelerated filer        [ ]

Smaller reporting company   [x]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

per Share

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of

Registration

Fee

Title of Each Class of 

Securities to Be Registered

 

Amount to Be

Registered (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares of common stock (2)

 

947,606

 

 

$

5.04

 

$

4,775,934.24

 

$

553.53

Shares of common stock (3)

 

40,000

 

 

$

3.05

 

$

122,000.00

 

$

14.14

Shares of common stock underlying warrants (4)

 

500,000

 

 

$

5.03

 

$

2,515,000.00

 

$

291.49

Total

 

1,487,606

 

 

 

N/A

 

$

7,412,934.24

 

$

859.16

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

(1)

Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the shares of common stock offered hereby also include such presently indeterminate number of shares of the registrant’s common stock as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☐

 

(2)

The maximum offering price is being computed in accordanceIf an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with Rule 457(a)any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. The shares of common stock are being issued by the registrant in accordance with a right held by the registration pursuant to the terms of a patent acquisition agreement at a price per share of $5.04. The filing fee was previously paid.

 

(3)

Represents shares issued pursuant to the terms of a patent acquisition agreement. The proposed maximum offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low sales price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 29, 2017.

(4)

Represents shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants (the “Warrants”) issued in connection with our redemption of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The proposed maximum offering price per share is based on the exercise price of the warrant in accordance with Rule 457(g).

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This registration statement contains two prospectuses:

a base prospectus which covers the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to $200,000,000 of our common stock, preferred stock, purchase contracts, warrants, subscriptions rights, depositary shares, debt securities and/or units; and
a sales agreement prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale by the Registrant of up to $100,000,000 of our common stock that may be issued and sold under a sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

The registrant hereby amendsbase prospectus immediately follows this Registration Statement on such date or dates asexplanatory note. The sales agreement prospectus immediately follows the base prospectus. The $100,000,000 of common stock that may be necessary to delay its effective date untiloffered, issued and sold by us under the registrant shall filesales agreement prospectus is included in the $200,000,000 of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by us under the base prospectus. The sales agreement prospectus includes the base prospectus, except that the sales agreement prospectus contains a further amendment which specifically states thatdifferent front and back cover page, and sets forth additional information in the sections titled “About this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effectiveProspectus,” “The Offering,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Dilution,” “Plan of Distribution” and “Legal Matters.” The cover pages and such additional information contained in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date assales agreement prospectus are set forth in the Securities and Exchange Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) may determine.pages following the base prospectus included herein.

 


The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell thesethe securities until the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, declares our registration statementof which this prospectus is a part, is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, dated March 31, 2017SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 

 

Prospectus

 

ITUS CORPORATIONANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 

$200,000,000

 

1,487,606 SharesCOMMON STOCK

PREFERRED STOCK

PURCHASE CONTRACTS

WARRANTS

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

DEPOSITARY SHARES

DEBT SECURITIES

UNITS

We may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more series, any one of Common Stockthe following securities of our company, for total gross proceeds of up to $200,000,000:

common stock;
preferred stock;
purchase contracts;
warrants to purchase our securities;
subscription rights to purchase any of the foregoing securities;
depositary shares;
secured or unsecured debt securities consisting of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness which may be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities, each of which may be convertible into equity securities; or
units comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing securities.

We may offer and sell these securities separately or together, in one or more series or classes and in amounts, at prices and on terms described in one or more offerings. We may offer securities through underwriting syndicates managed or co-managed by one or more underwriters or dealers, through agents or directly to purchasers. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

Each time our securities are offered, we will provide a prospectus supplement containing more specific information about the particular offering and attach it to this prospectus. The prospectus supplements may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus.

 

This prospectus relatesmay not be used to offer or sell securities without a prospectus supplement which includes a description of the resale by certain selling stockholdersmethod and terms of up to 1,487,606 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ITUS Corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” or “ITUS”) as follows:this offering.

 

·        the resale of 947,606 shares of common stock by Meetrix Communications, Inc. (“Meetrix”) which have been issued in satisfaction of an obligation owed by the Company to Meetrix in the amount of $4,775,934 pursuant to the terms of that certain Patent Acquisition Agreement, dated November 11, 2013, by and between the Company and Meetrix (the “Patent Acquisition Agreement”); and

·        the resale of 40,000 shares of common stock by Meetrix which were issued pursuant to the terms of the Patent Acquisition Agreement; and

·        the resale of 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants (the “Warrants”) which were issued to Adaptive Capital, LLC (“Adaptive Capital”) on December 9, 2016 in connection with our redemption of 140 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred”), representing all of the Series A Preferred then outstanding, held by Adaptive Capital.

We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of any of the shares of common stock being registered hereby sold by the selling stockholders.  However, we may receive proceeds from the exercise of the warrants held by Adaptive Capital exercised other than pursuant to any applicable cashless exercise provisions of the Warrants.

Our common stock is listedquoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ITUS.“ANIX.On March 29, 2017, theThe last reported sale price of our common stock on the NasdaqNASDAQ Capital Market on September 8, 2022 was $3.08$4.16 per share. The aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates was $132,626,749 based on 30,661,692 shares of outstanding common stock, of which 29,148,736 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $4.55 which was the closing sale price of our common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market on August 15, 2022.

 

The selling stockholders may offer allIf we decide to seek a listing of any preferred stock, purchase contracts, warrants, subscriptions rights, depositary shares, debt securities or part ofunits offered by this prospectus, the sharesrelated prospectus supplement will disclose the exchange or market on which the securities will be listed, if any, or where we have made an application for resale from time to time through public or private transactions, at either prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. With regard only to the shares it sells for its own behalf, Meetrix and Adaptive Capital may each be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company has paid all of the registration expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the shares. We will not pay any of the selling commissions, brokerage fees and related expenses. listing, if any.

 

Investing in our common stocksecurities involves a high degree of risk.certain risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 75 and the risk factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference herein, as well as in any other recently filed quarterly or current reports and, if any, in the relevant prospectus supplement. We urge you to carefully read about factors you should considerthis prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, describing the terms of these securities before investing in shares of our common stock.investing.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectusProspectus is _________, 2017.

_____________, 2022.

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
About This Prospectus1
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements2
Prospectus Summary3
Risk Factors5
Use of Proceeds6
Plan of Distribution7
Description of Securities We May Offer9
Forms of Securities19
Legal Matters20
Experts20
Where You Can Find Additional Information20
Incorporation of Documents By Reference20

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may offer and sell, either individually or in combination, in one or more offerings, any of the securities described in this prospectus, for total gross proceeds of up to $200,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that will contain more specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

We urge you to read carefully this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering, together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading “Incorporation of Documents by Reference,” before investing in any of the securities being offered. You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus.prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, along with the information contained in any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering. We have not authorized any other personanyone to provide you with information different from or in addition to that contained in this prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not makingadditional information. This prospectus is an offer to sell theseonly the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in any jurisdictionjurisdictions where an offer or saleit is not permitted. You should assume that thelawful to do so.

The information appearing in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front coverof the document and any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, resultsprospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, or any sale of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.a security.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

1

Prospectus Summary

2

The Offering

6

Risk Factors

7

Use of Proceeds

17

Determination of Offering Price

17

Selling Stockholders

18

Plan of Distribution

19

Description of Securities to be Registered

21

Experts

22

Legal Matters

22

Where You Can Find Additional Information

22

Incorporation of Documents by Reference

22

Disclosure of Commission Position of Indemnification For Securities Law Violations

23

InThis prospectus 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 we rely onis a part, and refer to information and statistics regarding our industry. We obtained this statistical, market and other industry data and forecasts from publicly available information. While we believe thatyou may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the statistical data, market data and other industry data and forecasts are reliable, we have not independently verified the data.section entitled “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

This prospectus contains, or incorporates by reference, trademarks, tradenames, service marks and service names of Anixa Biosciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries. 


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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus containsand the documents incorporated by reference herein contain or may contain forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make forward looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a highly regulated, very competitive, and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long term business operations, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward lookingforward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this prospectus, and in particular, the risks discussed below and under the heading “Risk Factors” and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 20162021 and 20152020 and notes incorporated by reference therein.herein. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statement.

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this prospectus. You should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations.

 

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TableAny forward-looking statement you read in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any document incorporated by reference reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, operating results, growth strategy and liquidity. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as to the date when made. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future, except as otherwise required by applicable law. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K filed with the SEC. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of Contents

PROSPECTUS SUMMARYall potential risks or uncertainties.

 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in the common stock.our Company. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference herein. In particular, attention should be directed to our “Risk Factors”Factors,” “Information With Respect to the Company,” “Management’s Discussion and our public filingsAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and related notes thereto contained herein or otherwise incorporated by reference hereto, before making an investment decision.

 

As used herein, and any amendment or supplement hereto, unless otherwise indicated, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” or “Anixa” means Anixa Biosciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this prospectus to “dollars” or “$” refer to US dollars.

 

Business Overview

 

ITUS Corporation, through its wholly ownedOur primary operations involve developing vaccines and therapies that are focused on critical unmet needs in oncology and infectious disease. Our vaccine programs include (i) the development of a preventative vaccine against triple negative breast cancer (“TNBC”), the most lethal form of breast cancer, as well other forms of breast cancer and (ii) a preventative vaccine against ovarian cancer. Our therapeutics programs include (i) the development of a chimeric endocrine receptor T-cell therapy, a novel form of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (“CAR-T”) technology, initially focused on treating ovarian cancer, which is being developed at our subsidiary, Anixa Diagnostics Corporation, is usingCertainty Therapeutics, Inc. (“Certainty”), and (ii) the powerdiscovery and ultimately development of anti-viral drug candidates for the treatment of COVID-19 focused on inhibiting certain protein functions of the virus.

We hold an exclusive worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use certain intellectual property owned or controlled by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (“Cleveland Clinic”) relating to certain breast cancer vaccine technology developed at Cleveland Clinic. Utilizing this technology, we are working in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic to develop a method to vaccinate women against contracting breast cancer, focused specifically on TNBC. The focus of this vaccine is a specific protein, α-lactalbumin, that is only expressed during lactation in a healthy mother’s mammary tissue. This protein disappears when the mother is no longer lactating, but reappears in many forms of breast cancer, especially TNBC. Studies have shown that vaccinating against this protein prevents breast cancer in mice.

Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) authorization to proceed with clinical trials in December 2020, in October 2021, we commenced dosing patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial of our breast cancer vaccine. This study, which is being funded by a U.S. Department of Defense grant, is a multiple-ascending dose Phase 1 trial to determine the maximum tolerated dose of the vaccine in patients with early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer as well as monitor immune systemresponse. The study is being conducted at Cleveland Clinic and will consist of 18 to diagnose cancer. CchekÔ, our early24 patients who have completed treatment for early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer detection blood test, monitors subtle changeswithin the past three years and are currently tumor-free but at high risk for recurrence. During the course of the study, participants will receive three vaccinations, each two weeks apart, and will be closely monitored for side effects and immune response. The study is roughly one-fourth of the way complete and is estimated to be completed by the end of calendar year 2022. Initial indications suggest that occuran immune response is being observed.

In November 2020, we executed a license agreement with Cleveland Clinic pursuant to which the Company was granted an exclusive worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use certain intellectual property owned or controlled by Cleveland Clinic relating to certain ovarian cancer vaccine technology. This technology pertains to among other things, the use of vaccines for the treatment or prevention of ovarian cancers which express the anti-Mullerian hormone receptor 2 protein containing an extracellular domain (“AMHR2-ED”). In healthy tissue, this protein regulates growth and development of egg-containing follicles in the immune system throughout early tumor formationovary. While expression of AMHR2-ED naturally and tumor growth.markedly declines after menopause, this protein is expressed at high levels in the ovaries of postmenopausal women with ovarian cancer. Researchers at Cleveland Clinic believe that a vaccine targeting AMHR2-ED could prevent the occurrence of ovarian cancer. We hope that Cchek will one day becomeentered into a joint development agreement with Cleveland Clinic to advance this vaccine toward human clinical testing.

In May 2021, Cleveland Clinic was granted an award for our ovarian cancer vaccine technology by the National Cancer Institute’s (“NCI”) PREVENT program. The NCI is a part of the standard bloodNational Institutes of Health. The PREVENT program is a peer-reviewed agent development program designed to support preclinical development of innovative interventions and biomarkers for cancer prevention and interception towards clinical trials. The scientific and financial resources of the PREVENT program will be used for our ovarian cancer vaccine technology to perform virtually all pre-clinical research and development, manufacturing and IND-enabling studies. This work ordered for patients during routine doctor visits.will be performed at NCI facilities, by NCI scientific staff and with NCI financial resources and will require no material financial expenditures by the Company, nor the transfer of any rights to the Company’s assets.

 

Cancer survival data from the past 50 years indicates that the earlier cancerOur subsidiary, Certainty, is diagnosed, the higher the likelihood of survival. For many cancers, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer, early diagnoses (e.g., at stage 1developing immuno-therapy drugs against cancer. Certainty holds an exclusive worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use certain intellectual property owned or stage 2) often result in cancer survival rates of between 90% and 100%, while later diagnoses (e.g., at stage 3 or stage 4) often result in survival rates of less than 30%. While much of the focus and research dollars have been spent trying to cure advanced cancers, the cancer survival data indicates that technologies which can find cancer early have the potential to have an enormous impact on increasing cancer survival rates and reducing cancer mortalities. For those cancers for which we currently have cancer detection technologies, we believe existing diagnostics are outdated, yielding results that are often inaccurate and unreliable for the doctor and invasive and expensive for the patient. For many other cancers, there are no effective means of early cancer detection.

Although early in its development, the efficacy of Cchek has already been demonstrated with 15 cancer types, including lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, thyroid cancer and seven other cancers. When tested using blood samples from biopsy verified cancer patients and blood samples from healthy patients, Cchek has demonstrated a high degree of accuracy in detecting early and late stage cancers, and a high degree of reliability in distinguishing the blood of cancer patients from healthy patients. While many of the newest immunotherapy drugs are attempting to modify or enhance the power of the immune system to treat advanced cancers, we are relying on certain types of immune cells to diagnose cancer. Through the use of proprietary methodologies and protocols for identifying and monitoring these cells, including the use of artificial intelligence to interpret results, we believe that it will be possible to diagnose the presence of many types of cancer early with a relatively simple, inexpensive blood test.

Over the next nine to 12 months, we intend to undertake several important steps that are necessary to continue the development of Cchek and prepare the technology for the regulatory approval process. We plan to accumulate and process a greater number of cancer blood samples and normal blood samples, to be tested under consistent conditions and with the same protocols. We also intend to test benign conditions to determine whether we can successfully distinguish benign conditions from cancer. We expect to continue the development of our neural network and our use of artificial intelligence to determine whether it is capable of distinguishing one type of cancer from another. Finally, we aim to standardize our processes and procedures for Cchek and test and simulate a variety of varying conditions that may occur with the widespread distribution of a diagnostic test to determine the effects that such conditions may have on test results following commercialization. 

Company History

We were incorporated in November 1982 under the laws of the State of Delaware. From inception through October 2012, our primary operations involved the development of patented technologies in the areas of thin-film displays and encryption. Beginning in October 2012, under the leadership of a new management team, we recapitalized our company, changed our corporate name and trading symbol, relocated our headquarters and modernized our computer systems. In July 2015, our shares of common stock began trading on NASDAQ.

In June 2015, we announced the formation of a new subsidiary, Anixa Diagnostics Corporation (“Anixa”) to develop a platform for non-invasive blood tests for the early detection of cancer. That platform is called Cchek™. In July 2015, we announced a collaborative research agreement withcontrolled by The Wistar Institute (“Wistar”), the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute and a leading National Cancer Institute designated cancer research center, relating to Wistar’s chimeric endocrine receptor targeted therapy technology. We have initially focused on the development of a treatment for ovarian cancer, but we also may pursue applications of the technology for the purposedevelopment of validating our cancer detection methodologiestreatments for additional solid tumors. The license agreement requires Certainty to make certain cash and establishing protocols for identifying certain biomarkers inequity payments to Wistar upon achievement of specific development milestones. With respect to Certainty’s equity obligations to Wistar, Certainty issued to Wistar shares of its common stock equal to five percent (5%) of the blood which we identified and which are known to be associated with malignancies. In August 2016, we announced the renewal and expansioncommon stock of our relationship with Wistar.Certainty.

 

2Certainty, in collaboration with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (“Moffitt”), is advancing toward human clinical testing of the CAR-T technology licensed by Certainty from Wistar aimed initially at treating ovarian cancer. We received authorization from the FDA in August 2021, to commence enrollment and treatment of patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial. We began patient recruitment for the trial in March 2022, and in August 2022, we treated the first patient in the trial. The treatment appears to have been well-tolerated by the patient, and we continue to monitor her condition. The process of recruiting additional patients is ongoing. This study is a dose-escalation trial with two arms based on injection method—intraperitoneal or intravenous—to determine the maximum tolerated dose in patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer and to assess persistence, expansion and efficacy of the modified T-cells. The study is being conducted at Moffitt and will consist of 24 to 48 patients who have received at least two prior lines of chemotherapy. The study is estimated to be completed in two to four years depending on multiple factors including when maximum tolerated dose is reached and the rate of patient recruitment.


 

TableIn April 2020, we entered into a collaboration with OntoChem GmbH (“OntoChem”) to discover and ultimately develop anti-viral drug candidates against COVID-19. Through this collaboration, we utilized advanced computational methods, machine learning, and molecular modeling techniques to perform in silico screening of Contentsover 1.2 billion compounds in chemical libraries (including publicly available compounds and OntoChem’s proprietary libraries) to evaluate if any of these compounds could disrupt one of two key enzymes of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19.

 

Company OperationsThe screening process resulted in the identification of multiple compounds that could potentially disrupt critical enzymes of the virus, including the virus’ main protease, Mpro. Several of these compounds were synthesized and tested in in vitro biological assays. Upon completion of these biological assays, we identified two of the most promising compounds and tested them in animal models. In these animal studies, the two compounds were compared to Remdesivir, which at the time the assays were performed was the only anti-viral drug authorized by the FDA for COVID-19. The data showed that administration of the drugs to infected hamsters did not cause any noticeable adverse effects, and monitoring of weight and general animal behavior demonstrated comparable efficacy between each of our compounds and Remdesivir. Based on this promising data in the animal study, we directed our team to proceed to the next stage of drug development and we selected one of the compounds around which our team is performing combinatorial synthetic medicinal chemistry to evaluate whether potency can be increased and pharmacokinetics optimized.

 

In October 2015, we and Wistar announced favorable results from initial testing of a small group of breast cancer patients and healthy controls. One hundred percentMay 2021, after completion of the blood samples testedaforementioned animal studies, OntoChem assigned its rights and obligations related to this collaboration to MolGenie GmbH (“MolGenie”), a company spun-out from patients with varying stages of breast cancer showed the presenceOntoChem focused on drug discovery and development. As a result of the biomarkers we identified,MolGenie spin-out, there was no change in the personnel working on our project, and nonethe assignment caused no interruptions to the program’s development.

While use of preventative vaccines is widespread throughout much of the healthy patient blood samples containeddeveloped world, we believe that there is and will continue to be a need for effective treatments for COVID-19. We believe that there are a number of factors that have limited the biomarkers. Breast cancer is the second most common cancereffectiveness, both in the United Statesnear and throughoutlong term, of the world.vaccines currently in use, including, but not limited to, vaccine persistence, viral escape and perceptions of long-term safety resulting in vaccine resistance. Furthermore, there are currently two new anti-viral treatments, Pfizer’s Paxlovid, which is a combination therapy consisting of the protease-inhibitor nirmatrelvir and the antiretroviral ritonavir and Merck’s polymerase-inhibitor molnupiravir, that have recently been authorized for emergency use in the U.S. These treatments use oral formulations, while all other currently authorized or approved treatments require intravenous administration. As the main component of Pfizer’s treatment is a protease-inhibitor targeting Mpro, it is most similar to our compounds, and we therefore conducted a head-to-head analysis via a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) assay that tested the ability of the compounds to inhibit the function of Mpro. The results of this head-to-head in vitro analysis suggest that our compounds may be five times more effective at inhibiting Mpro than Pfizer’s nirmatrelvir.

 

In April 2016,Over the next several quarters, we announced that we had demonstrated the efficacy of our Cchek early cancer detection platform with lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death among cancers in the United States and throughout the world, accounting for approximately 27% of all cancer related deaths in the United States and 19% worldwide. In September 2016, we announced that we had demonstrated the efficacy of our Cchek early cancer detection platform with colon cancer. Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer in women worldwide, with approximately 1.4 million new cases diagnosed each year, and approximately 700,000 deaths. At the end of September 2016 through the end of October 2016, we made similar announcements with respect to the efficacy of our Cchek early cancer detection platform for melanoma, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, thyroid cancer and pancreatic cancer. In November 2016, we announced that we had demonstrated the efficacy of our Cchek early cancer detection platform with six additional cancer types including appendiceal cancer (cancer of the appendix), uterine cancer, osteosarcoma (cancer of the bone), leiomyosarcoma (cancer of the soft tissue), liposarcoma (cancer of the connective tissue), and vulvar cancer (cancer of the vulva). In January 2017, we announced that we had demonstrated the efficacy of our Cchek early cancer detection platform with prostate cancer, bringing the number of cancer types for which the efficacy of Cchek has been validated to 15 through that date.

On December 7, 2016, MD Anderson Cancer Center enrolled to join our early cancer detection biomarker study. Patient blood samples produced by MD Anderson will assist us in achieving the critical mass necessary to begin discussions with regulators.

Our Cchek cancer detection platform measures a patient's immune response to a malignancy by detecting the presence, absence and quantity of certain immune cells that exist in and around a tumor and that enter the blood stream. These types of cells and the tumor microenvironment have been the focus of recent groundbreaking published and reported research in immune-oncology, enablingexpect the development of novel immunotherapies used for treating certainour breast and ovarian cancer types. Instead of seeking to alter or boost the body’s immune systemvaccines, our COVID-19 therapeutic discovery program and its ability to destroy cancer cells, as is the case with immunotherapy drugs, we have developed proprietary techniques and protocols for measuring the subtle immunological changes that occur in the blood stream during tumor development. Specifically, we seek to identify a subset of myeloid cells that we believe are diagnostic. These cells, often referred to as Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSCs), are identified by specific surface proteins enabling characterization. We generally refer to MDSCs and other cells of the immune system that we believe can be diagnostic in nature as biomarkers. Through our proprietary protocols, we have had early success and have demonstrated accuracy in detecting these biomarkers in the peripheral blood of biopsy verified cancer patients, and in distinguishing the blood of healthy patients from the blood of cancer patients. Our goal is to establish Cchek as a non-invasive, inexpensive, cancer diagnostic blood test that can reduce or eliminate the need for traditionally expensive, invasive, painful and often inaccurate cancer diagnostic procedures which are currently in use.

In each instance where we have demonstrated the efficacy of our cancer detection platform, fresh (utilized within 48 hours) blood samples from biopsy verified cancer patients have been tested at Wistar using a variety of experimental methodologies and protocols. Such unblinded, non-uniform testing is common during the initial development stage of new technologies and diagnostic tests. Blood samples from patients with differing severities of cancers (with some cancers such as breast cancer stage 0 to stage 4) have been tested, including samples from both pre-treatment and post-treatment patients. In addition, Wistar has also tested blood from healthy donors. A critical aspect of any cancer diagnostic is the ability to accurately distinguish patients with cancer from healthy patients. Based upon our early results, our scientists are working with Wistar to finalize protocols and methodologies for identifying and classifying the immunologic biomarkers that are the foundation for our Cchek early cancer detection platform. Although our scientists, working in collaboration with Wistar, will continue to improve our processes and methodologies to achieve maximum performance, we expect our testing to become more uniform over time and to eventually test patient samples in a double-blinded manner. While studies comparing biopsy verified cancer patients have been compared to healthy donors, we have not yet evaluated benign conditions such as non-malignant neoplasias, systemic inflammatory conditions, infections and other potential conditions that impact or may impact the immune system. Such testing will be necessary for regulatory approval.

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Based upon and following the results of a more extensive clinical study, we intend to determine what further studies are necessary and whether and when to begin the process of seeking regulatory approval for a cancer screening test or confirmatory diagnostic test based upon our Cchek technology. One manner of seeking regulatory approval is to have a lab certified to run our cancer tests pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1967 and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (together, “CLIA”). Among other requirements, CLIA requires clinical laboratories that perform diagnostic testing to be certified by the state in which the lab is located, as well as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. If we seek regulatory approval pursuant to CLIA, only those laboratories that are certified under CLIA to run our diagnostic test would be able to process test samples. CLIA certification may or may not require additional studies. We may seek to establish our own CLIA certified laboratory to run the diagnostic tests, or we may potentially contract with an existing CLIA certified lab, and seek to have that laboratory certified to run our diagnostic test.

Another manner of obtaining regulatory approval would be to seek to have Cchek approved by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), pursuant to what are commonly referred to as either the 510(K) process or the Premarket Application (“PMA”) process. The appropriate pathway for FDA approval would depend upon a variety of factors including the intended use of the test and the risks associated with such use. FDA approval can take several years and would entail additional clinical studies.

Our decision as to whether and when to seek CLIA certification or FDA approval of a diagnostic test or tests utilizing our CchekCertainty’s CAR-T technology will be dependent on a variety of factors including the results from more extensive clinical studies, the capital requirements of each approval process, the landscape for competitive diagnostic testing and the time and resources required by each approval process. It is possible that we may seek to have one or more diagnostic tests approved via CLIA certification, and other diagnostic test or tests approved by the FDA, or that we may seek simultaneous FDA approval and CLIA certification of a particular diagnostic test or tests.

During the balance of 2017, we expect Cchek to be the primary focus of our company.the Company. As part of our legacy operations, we remainthe Company remains engaged in limited patent licensing activities regarding its liquid biopsy platform and in the area of encrypted audio/video conference calling. We do not expect these activities to be a significant part of ourthe Company’s ongoing operations.operations nor do we expect these activities to require material financial resources or attention of senior management.

 

Over the past several fiscal quarters,years, our revenue has beenwas derived from technology licensing and the sale of patented technologies, including in connection withrevenue from the settlement of litigation. We have not generated any revenue to date from our therapeutics or vaccine programs. In addition, towhile we pursue our Anixa subsidiary,therapeutics and vaccine programs, we may also make investments in and form new companies to develop additional emerging technologies. We do not expect to begin generating revenue with respect to any of our current therapy or vaccine programs in the near term. Our strategy is to achieve a profitable outcome by eventually licensing our technologies to large pharmaceutical companies that have the resources and infrastructure in place to manufacture, market and sell our technologies as therapeutics or vaccines. The eventual licensing of any of our technologies may take several years, if it is to occur at all, and may depend on positive results from human clinical trials.

 

Recent DevelopmentsCorporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 250, San Jose, CA 95118, our telephone number is (408) 708-9808, and our Internet website address is https://www.anixa.com/. The information on our website is not a part of, or incorporated in, this prospectus.

 On January 19, 2017,

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors we announceddescribe in any prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus for a specific offering of securities, as well as those incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. You should also carefully consider other information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including our financial statements and the related notes thereto incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The risks and uncertainties described in the applicable prospectus supplement and our other filings with the SEC incorporated by reference herein are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also adversely affect us. If any of the described risks occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially harmed. In such case, the value of our securities could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from these sales for general corporate purposes, which includes, without limitation, ongoing clinical and pre-clinical work, the development of new cancer and infectious disease related technologies, investing in or acquiring companies that are synergistic with or complementary to our technologies, licensing activities related to our current and future product candidates, the development of emerging technologies, investing in or acquiring companies that are developing emerging technologies, or the acquisition of other businesses and working capital. The amounts and timing of these expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the development of our current business initiatives. We have no specific acquisition contemplated at this time.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the securities from time to time to or through underwriters or dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers. A distribution of the securities offered by this prospectus may also be effected through the issuance of derivative securities, including without limitation, warrants, rights to purchase and subscriptions. In addition, the manner in which we may sell some or all of the securities covered by this prospectus includes, without limitation, through:

a block trade in which a broker-dealer will attempt to sell as agent, but may position or resell a portion of the block, as principal, in order to facilitate the transaction;
purchases by a broker-dealer, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; or
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers.

A prospectus supplement or supplements with respect to each series of securities will describe the terms of the offering, including, to the extent applicable:

the terms of the offering;
the name or names of the underwriters or agents and the amounts of securities underwritten or purchased by each of them, if any;
the public offering price or purchase price of the securities or other consideration therefor, and the proceeds to be received by us from the sale;
any delayed delivery requirements;
any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;
any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation
any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers; and
any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.

The offer and sale of the securities described in this prospectus by us, the underwriters or the third parties described above may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, including privately negotiated transactions, either:

at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
in an “at the market” offering within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act;
at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
at negotiated prices.

Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement will be underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.

Underwriters and Agents; Direct Sales

If underwriters are used in a sale, they will acquire the offered securities for their own account and may resell the offered securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. We may offer the securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate.

Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable underwriting agreement. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement, other than securities covered by any over-allotment option. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may change from time to time. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe in the prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.

We may sell securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities, and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, our agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.

Dealers

We may sell the offered securities to dealers as principals. The dealer may then resell such securities to the public either at varying prices to be determined by the dealer or at a fixed offering price agreed to with us at the time of resale.

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Institutional Purchasers

We may authorize agents, dealers or underwriters to solicit certain institutional investors to purchase offered securities on a delayed delivery basis pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified future date. The applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials, as the case may be, will provide the details of any such arrangement, including the offering price and commissions payable on the solicitations.

We will enter into such delayed contracts only with institutional purchasers that we approve. These institutions may include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies and educational and charitable institutions.

Indemnification; Other Relationships

We may provide agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms with indemnification against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms, and their affiliates, may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business. This includes commercial banking and investment banking transactions.

Market-Making; Stabilization and Other Transactions

There is currently no market for any of the offered securities, other than our common stock, which is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market. If the offered securities are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending upon prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities and other factors. While it is possible that an underwriter could inform us that it intends to make a market in the offered securities, such underwriter would not be obligated to do so, and any such market-making could be discontinued at any time without notice. Therefore, no assurance can be given as to whether an active trading market will develop for the offered securities. We have no current plans for listing of the debt securities, preferred stock, warrants or subscription rights on any securities exchange or quotation system; any such listing with respect to any particular debt securities, preferred stock, warrants or subscription rights will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials, as the case may be.

Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Over-allotment 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 price. Syndicate-covering or other short-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities, either through exercise of the over-allotment option or 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 stabilizing or 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.

Any underwriters or agents that are qualified market makers on the Nasdaq Capital Market may engage in passive market making transactions in our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of our common stock. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded. Passive market making may stabilize the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

Fees and Commissions

If 5% or more of the net proceeds of any offering of securities made under this prospectus will be received by a FINRA member participating in the offering or affiliates or associated persons of such FINRA member, the offering will be conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule 5121.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

General

This prospectus describes the general terms of our capital stock. The following description is not complete and may not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our capital stock. For a more detailed description of these securities, you should read the applicable provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation, as amended, referred to herein as our certificate of incorporation, and our amended and restated bylaws, referred to herein as our bylaws. When we offer to sell a particular series of these securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of any series of securities, you must refer to both the prospectus supplement relating to that series and the description of the securities described in this prospectus. To the extent the information contained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement.

The total number of shares of capital stock we are authorized to issue is 100,020,000 shares, of which (a) 100,000,000 shares are common stock and (b) 20,000 shares are preferred stock.

We, directly or through agents, dealers or underwriters designated from time to time, may offer, issue and sell, together or separately, up to $200,000,000 in the aggregate of:

common stock;
preferred stock;
purchase contracts;
warrants to purchase our securities;
subscription rights to purchase our securities;
depositary shares;
secured or unsecured debt securities consisting of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness which may be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities, each of which may be convertible into equity securities; or
units comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing securities.

We may issue the debt securities exchangeable for or convertible into shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing. The preferred stock may also be exchangeable for and/or convertible into shares of common stock, another series of preferred stock or other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing. When a particular series of securities is offered, a supplement to this prospectus will be delivered with this prospectus, which will set forth the terms of the offering and sale of the offered securities.

Common Stock

As of September 8, 2022, there were 30,661,692 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, held of record by approximately 317 stockholders. Subject to preferential rights with respect to any outstanding preferred stock, all outstanding shares of common stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes.

Dividend Rights

Holders of the common stock may receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors had approvedout of the assets legally available for that purpose and subject to the preferential dividend rights of any other classes or series of stock of our Company. We have never paid, and have no plans to pay, any dividends on our shares of common stock.

Voting Rights

Holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote per share in all matters as to which holders of common stock are entitled to vote. Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders constitute a quorum unless otherwise required by law.

Election of Directors

Directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and are eligible for re-election at such meeting. Directors are elected by a plurality of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. There is no cumulative voting for directors.

Liquidation

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of the common stock have the right to receive ratably and equally all of the assets remaining after payment of liabilities and liquidation preferences of any preferred stock then outstanding.

Redemption

The common stock is not redeemable or convertible and does not have any sinking fund provisions.

Preemptive Rights

Holders of the common stock do not have preemptive rights.

Other Rights

Our common stock is not liable to further calls or to assessment by the registrant and for liabilities of the registrant imposed on its stockholders under state statutes.

Right to Amend Bylaws

The board of directors has the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws. Bylaws adopted by the board of directors may be repealed or changed, and new bylaws made, by the stockholders, and the stockholders may prescribe that any bylaw made by them shall not be altered, amended or repealed by the board of directors.

Change in Control

Provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could make the acquisition of our company by means of a tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and the removal of incumbent officers and directors, more difficult. These provisions include:

Section 203 of the DGCL, which prohibits a merger with a 15%-or-greater stockholder, such as a party that has completed a successful tender offer, until three years after that party became a 15%-or-greater stockholder;

The authorization in our certificate of incorporation of undesignated preferred stock, which could be issued without stockholder approval in a manner designed to prevent or discourage a takeover; and

Provisions in our bylaws regarding stockholders’ rights offeringto call a special meeting of stockholders limit such rights to stockholders holding together at least a sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the shares of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting, which could make it more difficult for stockholders to wage a proxy contest for control of our board of directors or to vote to repeal any of the anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

Together, these provisions may make the removal of management more difficult and may discourage transactions that could otherwise involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our stockholderscommon stock.

Market, Symbol and Transfer Agent

Our common stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ANIX”. The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer and Trust Company.

Preferred Stock

Our certificate of incorporation empowers our board of directors, without action by our shareholders, to issue up to $12,000,000. 20,000 shares of blank check preferred stock from time to time in one or more series, which preferred stock may be offered by this prospectus and supplements thereto. As of September 8, 2022, 140 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, the Series A preferred stock, were designated and 0 shares of Series A preferred stock was outstanding.

We will fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series in the certificate of designation relating to that series. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock. This description will include any or all of the following, as required:

the title and stated value;
the number of shares we are offering;
the liquidation preference per share;
the purchase price;
the dividend rate, period and payment date and method of calculation for dividends;
whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate;
any contractual limitations on our ability to declare, set aside or pay any dividends;
the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;
the provisions for a sinking fund, if any;
the provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights;
any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market;
whether the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock, and, if applicable, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and the conversion period;
whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and the exchange period;
voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock;
preemptive rights, if any;
restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
whether interests in the preferred stock will be represented by depositary shares;
a discussion of any material or special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock;
the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs;
any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; and
any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the preferred stock.

If we issue shares of preferred stock under this prospectus, after receipt of payment therefor, the shares will be fully paid and non-assessable.

The rights offering includedDelaware General Corporation Law provides that the non-transferableholders of preferred stock will have the right to purchase one (1) sharevote separately as a class on any proposal involving fundamental changes in the rights of holders of that preferred stock. This right is in addition to any voting rights provided for in the applicable certificate of designation.

Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock. Preferred stock atcould be issued quickly with terms designed to delay or prevent a discount, for each sharechange in control of our Company or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock owned by stockholders on the ownership day of Friday, February 24, 2017.  The subscription period for the rights offering commenced on March 3, 2017 and expired on March 24, 2017. We expect to close the rights offering on or about March 31, 2017.stock.

 

Selling StockholdersSeries A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

Meetrix Communications Inc.Conversion

 

                On November 11, 2013,The Series A preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock at any time following issuance at the Company enteredoption of the holder (subject to certain limitations described below). Each share of Series A preferred stock is convertible into the Patent Acquisition Agreement with Meetrix.  Pursuantapproximately 5,285.4 shares of common stock pursuant to the terms of the Patent Acquisition Agreement, which was entered intoCertificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, or the Certificate of Designations. Such ratio is calculated by dividing the stated value of each share of Series A preferred stock ($25,000) by $4.73.

Ranking; Dividends

The Company may not, directly or indirectly, incur any indebtedness or create a new class of equity that is expressly senior in right of payment to the Series A preferred stock without prior written consent of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Series A preferred stock holders. The Series A preferred stock holders are not entitled to receive cash dividends. In the event that the Company in connection with its former business operations involvingdeclares a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution to the developmentcommon stock holders, the terms of patented technologies in the areasSeries A preferred stock will be adjusted proportionately so that the holder after such dividend or distribution will be entitled to receive the aggregate number and kind of thin-film displays and encryption,shares, evidences, rights, options, warrants or securities which, the holder would have owned if the Series A preferred stock had been converted immediately prior to the time of the distribution.

Subsequent Equity Sales

In the event that the Company purchased from Meetrix its right, title and interest in four U.S. patents (Meetrix maintained a limited license to continue to use the patents). In consideration for its purchase of the patents, the Company issued to Meetrix 40,000issues additional shares of common stock (the “Meetrix Shares”), granted Meetrixand/or any rights, warrants, options or other securities or debt convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for shares of common stock or otherwise entitling any person to acquire shares of common stock in connection with a continuing royaltyfinancing pursuant to which the effective net price to the Company for such securities, or the Effective Price, is less than 75% of the then conversion price, then subject to certain exceptions set forth in the net proceeds earned byCertificate of Designations, the Company relatingconversion price will be reduced to the patents (the “Meetrix Royalty”) and agreed to pay to Meetrix, on no later than the fourth anniversaryEffective Price.

Maximum Conversion

The Company will not effect any conversion of the effective dateSeries A preferred stock if after giving effect to such conversion, the holder, together with any affiliate thereof, would beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Patent Acquisition Agreement, $5,000,000 (lessExchange Act) on an as-converted basis with the valuecommon stock in excess of 4.99%, or the Maximum Percentage, of the Meetrix Shares and any Meetrix Royalty payments) (the “Meetrix Obligation”). Pursuantnumber of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. A holder may increase the Maximum Percentage by providing written notice to the terms of the Patent Acquisition Agreement, the Company could elect to pay the Meetrix Obligation using stock of the Company, with a value given to the stock equal to ninety percent (90%) of the weighted average closing prices for the thirty (30) day period prior to such election. On December 27, 2016, the Company provided notice to Meetrix of its intention to issueexceed the Maximum Percentage at a time no earlier than 60 days after such notice.

Board and Observer Rights

For so long as any holder of Series A preferred stock beneficially owns at least 2,000,000 shares of common stock, such holder has the right to satisfydesignate one representative, reasonably acceptable to the Meetrix Obligation, whichCompany as a board observer, to the Company’s board of directors. In lieu of the dateright to designate an observer to the board of such notice was $4,775,934. The price at whichdirectors, the Meetrix Obligation is being satisfied is $5.04 per share. On March 27, 2017,holder may designate one representative, reasonably acceptable to the 947,606 shares were issuedCompany, to Meetrix.serve on the board of directors.

 

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Table of ContentsRedemption; Mandatory Conversion

 

Adaptive Capital, LLC

On September 9, 2014, we issued 140 sharesIn November 2016, holders of Series A Preferred to Adaptive Capital having an aggregate value of $3,500,000 and a warrant to purchase 370,000 shares of the Company’s commonpreferred stock (the “September 2014 Warrant”). The September 2014 Warrant expired on November 11, 2016.  Holders of our Series A Preferred had a one-time right to require the Company to redeem theall or some of its shares of Series A Preferred shares, which rightpreferred stock for cash that was set to expire on November 11, 2016 (the “Redemption Date”). Under its terms, the Series A Preferred could only be redeemedspecifically generated from the proceeds of the sale of the Company’s equity securities at a redemption price per share equal to the “stated value.”

After November 2016, the Company also had the right to convert any outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock into shares of common stock, subject to certain volume restrictions, if the average of the high and low trading price of the common stock for any 10 out of 20 consecutive trading days exceeds the then conversion price.

Liquidation Preference

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, then the holders of the Series A preferred stock are entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company legally available for distribution, prior to and in preference to distributions to the holders of common stock and either in preference to or pari pasu with the holders of any other series of preferred stock that may be issued in the future, an amount equal to the “stated value” of the Series A preferred stock. The remaining assets of the Company will then be distributed to the holders of the Series A preferred stock and the holders of the common stock on an as converted basis.

Other Provisions

This section is a summary and may not describe every aspect of the common stock and Series A preferred stock that may be important to you. We urge you to read applicable Delaware law, our certificate of incorporation, including the Certificate of Designations, and bylaws, because they, and not this description, define your rights as a holder of common stock.

Purchase Contracts

We may issue purchase contracts, representing contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and us to sell to the holders, a specific or varying number of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants or any combination of the above, at a future date or dates. Alternatively, the purchase contracts may obligate us to purchase from holders, and obligate holders to sell to us, a specific or varying number of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, depositary shares, debt securities, or any combination of the above. The price of the securities and other property subject to the purchase contracts may be fixed at the time the purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the purchase contracts. The purchase contracts may be issued separately or as a part of a unit that consists of (a) a purchase contract and (b) one or more of the other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing, which may secure the holders’ obligations to purchase the securities under the purchase contract. The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders or require the holders to make periodic payments to us. These payments may be unsecured or prefunded and may be paid on a current or on a deferred basis. The purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the contracts in a manner specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the purchase contracts and purchase contract agreement, if any. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any purchase contracts in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, including, to the extent applicable, the following:

whether the purchase contracts obligate the holder or us to purchase or sell, or both purchase and sell, the securities subject to purchase under the purchase contract, and the nature and amount of each of those securities, or the method of determining those amounts;
whether the purchase contracts are to be prepaid or not;
whether the purchase contracts are to be settled by delivery, or by reference or linkage to the value, performance or level of the securities subject to purchase under the purchase contract;
any acceleration, cancellation, termination or other provisions relating to the settlement of the purchase contracts; and
whether the purchase contracts will be issued in fully registered or global form.

Warrants

We may issue warrants to purchase our securities or other rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies, securities or indices, or any combination of the foregoing. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing and may be attached to, or separate from, such securities. On November 11, 2016To the extent warrants that we issue are to be publicly-traded, each series of such warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent.

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the warrant and warrant agreement, if any. The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the warrants and a description of the material provisions of the applicable warrant agreement, if any. These terms may include the following:

the title of the warrants;
the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;
the designation, amount and terms of the securities or other rights for which the warrants are exercisable;
the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the number of warrants issued with each other security;
the aggregate number of warrants;
any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants;
the price or prices at which the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased;
if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable;
a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants;
the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire;
the maximum or minimum number of warrants that may be exercised at any time;
information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and
any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

Exercise of Warrants. Each warrant will entitle the holder of warrants to purchase the amount of securities or other rights, at the exercise price stated or determinable in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date shown in the applicable prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, if applicable, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be exercised in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. When the warrant holder makes the payment and properly completes and signs the warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent, if any, or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as possible, forward the securities or other rights that the warrant holder has purchased. If the warrant holder exercises less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants.

Subscription Rights

We may issue rights to purchase our outstanding Series A Preferred exercised itssecurities. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. In connection with a rights offering to holders of our capital stock a prospectus supplement will be distributed to such holders on the record date for receiving rights in the rights offering set by us.

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the subscription rights, standby underwriting agreement or other agreements, if any. The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:

the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution;
the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;
the exercise price;
the conditions to completion of the rights offering;
the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and
any applicable federal income tax considerations.

Each right of redemption. On December 6, 2016, we entered into an agreement withwould entitle the holder of the Series A Preferred setting forth the terms under which such redemption would take place (the “Redemption Agreement”) in lieu of paying the redemption from proceeds of sales of equity securities. Pursuantrights to the Redemption Agreement, upon closing, the holder of the Series A Preferred received (i) $500,000 in cash (ii) a 12% secured debenture evidencing the remaining $3,000,000 amount to be redeemed (the “Redemption Debenture”), and (iii) a 5 year Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.03 per share.

The Redemption Debenture shall be paid in cash by the Company as follows: $1,000,000 of the principal amount shallof securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be paidexercised at any time up to the close of business on or before June 1, 2017,the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.

Holders may exercise rights as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the remaining $2,000,000rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the principal amount shall be paid onrights agent, if any, or before November 11, 2017. Interest shall accrue on any unpaid principal ofother office indicated in the Redemption Debenture atprospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the rate of 12% per annum, payable in cash on the first day of each calendar quarter beginning 90 days after issuance of the Redemption Debenture, with all accrued and unpaid interest to be paid with the final payment of principal under the Redemption Debenture (regardless of such repayment date). The Redemption Debenture is secured by a lien on the Company’s assets and prohibits the Company from incurring any senior indebtedness other than equipment financing in connection with the Company’s business.

The Warrant grants the holder the right to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock (such shares of common stock issuablesecurities purchasable upon exercise of the warrant,rights. If less than all of the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price equalrights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to $5.03.persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby underwriting arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Depositary Shares

General. We may offer fractional shares of preferred stock, rather than full shares of preferred stock. If we decide to offer fractional shares of our preferred stock, we will issue receipts for depositary shares. Each depositary share will represent a fraction of a share of a particular series of our preferred stock, and the applicable prospectus supplement will indicate that fraction. The Warrant expiresshares of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement between us and a depositary that is a bank or trust company that meets certain requirements and is selected by us. The depositary will be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Each owner of a depositary share will be entitled to all of the rights and preferences of the preferred stock represented by the depositary share. The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional shares of our preferred stock in accordance with the terms of the offering. We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on November 11, 2021.  If thereForm 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the deposit agreement, form of certificate of designation of underlying preferred stock, form of depositary receipts and any other related agreements.

Dividends and Other Distributions. The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received by it in respect of the preferred stock to the record holders of depositary shares relating to such preferred shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares held on the relevant record date.

In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute securities or property received by it to the record holders of depositary shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares held on the relevant record date, unless the depositary determines that it is not an effective registration statement coveringfeasible to make such distribution. In that case, the Warrant Shares atdepositary may make the time thatdistribution by such method as it deems equitable and practicable. One such possible method is for the Warrant is exercised,depositary to sell the Warrant may be exercised onsecurities or property and then distribute the net proceeds from the sale as provided in the case of a cashless basis, otherwise the Warrant holder must exercise for cash.cash distribution.

 

PursuantRedemption of Depositary Shares. Whenever we redeem the preferred stock, the depositary will redeem a number of depositary shares representing the same number of shares of preferred stock so redeemed. If fewer than all of the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot, pro rata or by any other equitable method as the depositary may determine.

Voting of Underlying Shares. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of our preferred stock of any series are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in the notice of the meeting to the Warrant, Adaptive Capital may notrecord holders of the depositary shares relating to that series of preferred stock. Each record holder of the depositary shares on the record date will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the Warrant if such exercise would result in the Adaptive Capital beneficially owning in excess of 4.99% of our then issued and outstanding common stock.  A holder may, however, increase this limitation (but in no event exceed 9.99% ofvoting rights represented by the number of shares of preferred stock underlying the holder’s depositary shares. The depositary will endeavor, to the extent it is practical to do so, to vote the number of whole shares of preferred stock underlying such depositary shares in accordance with such instructions. We will agree to take all action that the depositary may deem reasonably necessary in order to enable the depositary to do so. To the extent the depositary does not receive specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares relating to such preferred shares, it will abstain from voting such shares of preferred stock.

Withdrawal of Shares. Upon surrender of depositary receipts representing any number of whole shares at the depositary’s office, unless the related depositary shares previously have been called for redemption, the holder of the depositary shares evidenced by the depositary receipts will be entitled to delivery of the number of whole shares of the related series of preferred stock and all money and other property, if any, underlying such depositary shares. However, once such an exchange is made, the preferred stock cannot thereafter be re-deposited in exchange for depositary shares. Holders of depositary shares will be entitled to receive whole shares of the related series of preferred stock on the basis set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares representing more than the number of whole shares of preferred stock of the related series to be withdrawn, the depositary will deliver to the holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares.

Amendment and Termination of Depositary Agreement. The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the applicable depositary agreement may at any time be amended by agreement between us and the depositary. We may, with the consent of the depositary, amend the depositary agreement from time to time in any manner that we desire. However, if the amendment would materially and adversely alter the rights of the existing holders of depositary shares, the amendment would need to be approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding.

The depositary agreement may be terminated by us or the depositary if:

all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed; or
there has been a final distribution in respect of the shares of preferred stock of the applicable series in connection with our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and such distribution has been made to the holders of depositary receipts.

Resignation and Removal of Depositary. The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so. We may remove a depositary at any time. Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of appointment.

Charges of Depositary. We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of any depositary arrangements. We will pay all charges of each depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred shares of any series, the initial issuance of the depositary shares, any redemption of such preferred shares and any withdrawals of such preferred shares by holders of depositary shares. Holders of depositary shares will be required to pay any other transfer taxes.

Notices. Each depositary will forward to the holders of the applicable depositary shares all notices, reports and communications from us which are delivered to such depositary and which we are required to furnish the holders of the preferred stock represented by such depositary shares.

Miscellaneous. The depositary agreement may contain provisions that limit our liability and the liability of the depositary to the holders of depositary shares. Both the depositary and we are also entitled to an indemnity from the holders of the depositary shares prior to bringing, or defending against, any legal proceeding. We or any depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or information provided by persons presenting preferred shares for deposit, holders of depositary shares or other persons believed by us to be competent and on documents believed by us or them to be genuine.

Debt Securities

As used in this prospectus, the term “debt securities” means the debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness that we may issue from time to time. The debt securities will either be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt or subordinated debt securities. We may also issue convertible debt securities. Debt securities may be issued under an indenture (which we refer to herein as an Indenture), which are contracts entered into between us and a trustee to be named therein. The Indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We may issue debt securities and incur additional indebtedness other than through the offering of debt securities pursuant to this prospectus. It is likely that convertible debt securities will not be issued under an Indenture.

The debt securities may be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a secured or unsecured senior or subordinated basis by one or more guarantors, if any. The obligations of any guarantor under its guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. In the event that any series of debt securities will be subordinated to other indebtedness that we have outstanding or may incur, the terms of the subordination will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the subordinated debt securities.

We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, in each case with the same or various maturities, at par or at a discount. Unless indicated in a prospectus supplement, we may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series outstanding at the time of the issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of debt securities under the applicable Indenture and will be equal in ranking.

Should an Indenture relate to unsecured indebtedness, in the event of a bankruptcy or other liquidation event involving a distribution of assets to satisfy our outstanding indebtedness or an event of default under a loan agreement relating to secured indebtedness of our company or its subsidiaries, the holders of such secured indebtedness, if any, would be entitled to receive payment of principal and interest prior to payments on the unsecured indebtedness issued under an Indenture.

Each prospectus supplement will describe the terms relating to the specific series of debt securities. These terms will include some or all of the following:

the title of debt securities and whether the debt securities are senior or subordinated;
any limit on the aggregate principal amount of debt securities of such series;
the percentage of the principal amount at which the debt securities of any series will be issued;
the ability to issue additional debt securities of the same series;
the purchase price for the debt securities and the denominations of the debt securities;
the specific designation of the series of debt securities being offered;
the maturity date or dates of the debt securities and the date or dates upon which the debt securities are payable and the rate or rates at which the debt securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, which may be fixed or variable, or the method by which such rate shall be determined;
the basis for calculating interest;
the date or dates from which any interest will accrue or the method by which such date or dates will be determined;
the duration of any deferral period, including the period during which interest payment periods may be extended;
whether the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to any index, formula or other method, such as one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices, and the manner of determining the amount of such payments;
the dates on which we will pay interest on the debt securities and the regular record date for determining who is entitled to the interest payable on any interest payment date;
the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the debt securities will be payable, where any securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange or conversion, as applicable, and notices and demands may be delivered to or upon us pursuant to the applicable Indenture;

the rate or rates of amortization of the debt securities;
any terms for the attachment to the debt securities of warrants, options or other rights to purchase or sell our securities;
if the debt securities will be secured by any collateral and, if so, a general description of the collateral and the terms and provisions of such collateral security, pledge or other agreements;
if we possess the option to do so, the periods within which and the prices at which we may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to optional redemption provisions, and the other terms and conditions of any such provisions;
our obligation or discretion, if any, to redeem, repay or purchase debt securities by making periodic payments to a sinking fund or through an analogous provision or at the option of holders of the debt securities, and the period or periods within which and the price or prices at which we will redeem, repay or purchase the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and the other terms and conditions of such obligation;
the terms and conditions, if any, regarding the option or mandatory conversion or exchange of debt securities;
the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part at our option and, if other than by a board resolution, the manner in which any election by us to redeem the debt securities shall be evidenced;
any restriction or condition on the transferability of the debt securities of a particular series;
the portion, or methods of determining the portion, of the principal amount of the debt securities which we must pay upon the acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities in connection with any event of default;
the currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated and in which principal, any premium and any interest will or may be payable or a description of any units based on or relating to a currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated;
provisions, if any, granting special rights to holders of the debt securities upon the occurrence of specified events;
any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the events of default or our covenants with respect to the applicable series of debt securities, and whether or not such events of default or covenants are consistent with those contained in the applicable Indenture;
any limitation on our ability to incur debt, redeem stock, sell our assets or other restrictions;
the application, if any, of the terms of the applicable Indenture relating to defeasance and covenant defeasance (which terms are described below) to the debt securities;
what subordination provisions will apply to the debt securities;
the terms, if any, upon which the holders may convert or exchange the debt securities into or for our securities or property;
whether we are issuing the debt securities in whole or in part in global form;
any change in the right of the trustee or the requisite holders of debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable because of an event of default;
the depositary for global or certificated debt securities, if any;
any material federal income tax consequences applicable to the debt securities, including any debt securities denominated and made payable, as described in the prospectus supplements, in foreign currencies, or units based on or related to foreign currencies;
any right we may have to satisfy, discharge and defease our obligations under the debt securities, or terminate or eliminate restrictive covenants or events of default in the Indentures, by depositing money or U.S. government obligations with the trustee of the Indentures;
the names of any trustees, depositories, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or other agents with respect to the debt securities;

to whom any interest on any debt security shall be payable, if other than the person in whose name the security is registered, on the record date for such interest, the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payable on a temporary global debt security will be paid;
if the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities is to be payable in one or more currencies or currency units other than as stated, the currency, currencies or currency units in which it shall be paid and the periods within and terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amounts payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
the portion of the principal amount of any debt securities which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities pursuant to the applicable Indenture;
if the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of any debt security of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the stated maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such debt securities as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated maturity or which shall be deemed to be outstanding as of any date prior to the stated maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined); and
any other specific terms of the debt securities, including any modifications to the events of default under the debt securities and any other terms which may be required by or advisable under applicable laws or regulations.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we do not anticipate the debt securities will be listed on any securities exchange. Holders of the debt securities may present registered debt securities for exchange or transfer in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as limited by the applicable Indenture, we will provide these services without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the exchange or transfer.

Debt securities may bear interest at a fixed rate or a variable rate as specified in the prospectus supplement. In addition, if specified in the prospectus supplement, we may sell debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate, or at a discount below their stated principal amount. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any special federal income tax considerations applicable to these discounted debt securities.

We may issue debt securities with the principal amount payable on any principal payment date, or the amount of interest payable on any interest payment date, to be determined by referring to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. Holders of such debt securities may receive a principal amount on any principal payment date, or interest payments on any interest payment date, that are greater or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value on such dates of applicable currency, commodity, equity index or other factors. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information as to how we will determine the amount of principal or interest payable on any date, as well as the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which the amount payable on that date relates and certain additional tax considerations.

Units

We may issue units consisting of any combination of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit agent, if any, may be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent, if any, in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units. Specific unit agreements, if any, will contain additional important terms and provisions. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report that we file with the SEC, the form of unit and the form of each unit agreement, if any, relating to units offered under this prospectus.

If we offer any units, certain terms of that series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following, as applicable

the title of the series of units;
identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;
the price or prices at which the units will be issued;
the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable;
a discussion of certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and
any other material terms of the units and their constituent securities.

FORMS OF SECURITIES

Each security may be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Certificated securities in definitive form and global securities will be issued in registered form. Definitive securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee must physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as applicable. Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the debt securities, warrants or units represented by these global securities. The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investor’s beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative, as we explain more fully below.

Registered Global Securities

We may issue the securities in the form of one or more fully registered global securities that will be deposited with a depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the name of that depositary or nominee. In those cases, one or more registered global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of the securities to be represented by registered global securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole for securities in definitive registered form, a registered global security may not be transferred except as a whole by and among the depositary for the registered global security, the nominees of the depositary or any successors of the depositary or those nominees.

The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any securities to be represented by a registered global security will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements.

Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary or persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a registered global security, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants’ accounts with the respective principal or face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by the participants. Any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of participants, and on the records of participants, with respect to interests of persons holding through participants. The laws of some states may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of these securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in registered global securities.

So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered global security, that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement.

Except as described below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security will not be entitled to have the securities represented by the registered global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the securities under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for that registered global security and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which the person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement. We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through them to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.

Payments to holders with respect to securities represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the registered global security. None of the Company, the trustees, the warrant agents, the unit agents or any other agent of the Company, agent of the trustees, the warrant agents or unit agents will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests.

We expect that the depositary for any of the securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, interest or other payment or distribution to holders of that registered global security, will immediately credit participants’ accounts in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in that registered global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security held through participants will be governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of those participants.

If the depositary for any of these securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue securities in definitive form in exchange for the registered global security that had been held by the depositary. Any securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global security will be registered in the name or names that the depositary gives to the relevant trustee, warrant agent, unit agent or other relevant agent of ours or theirs. It is expected that the depositary’s instructions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the registered global security that had been held by the depositary.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York. If legal matters in connection with offerings made by this prospectus are passed on by counsel for the underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, that counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Anixa Biosciences, Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the years ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 have been incorporated by reference in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of Haskell & White LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We file annual, quarter and periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission using the Commission’s EDGAR system. The Commission maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission. The address of such site is http//www.sec.gov.

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

We are “incorporating by reference” in this prospectus certain documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information in the documents incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Statements contained in documents that we file with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus, including information in previously filed documents or reports that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus, to the extent the new information differs from or is inconsistent with the old information. We have filed or may file the following documents with the SEC and they are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing.

1. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on January 4, 2022;

2. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022;

3. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on June 10, 2022;

4. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on September 9, 2022;

5. Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on January 28, 2022;

6. Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 9, 2021, March 11, 2022, April 15, 2022, and August 17, 2022; and

7. The description of our common stock issuedcontained in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2014 and outstanding)as it may further be amended from time to time.

All documents that we filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement that indicates that all securities offered under this prospectus have been sold, or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated in this registration statement by providingreference and to be a part hereof from the Companydate of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed modified, superseded or replaced for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, modifies, supersedes or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified, superseded or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified, superseded or replaced, to constitute a part of this prospectus. None of the information that we disclose under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K or any corresponding information, either furnished under Item 9.01 or included as an exhibit therein, that we may from time to time furnish to the SEC will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this prospectus, except as otherwise expressly set forth in the relevant document. Subject to the foregoing, all information appearing in this prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the information appearing in the documents incorporated by reference.

You may requests, orally or in writing, a copy of these documents, which will be provided to you at no cost (other than exhibits, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporate by reference), by contacting Dr. Amit Kumar, c/o Anixa Biosciences, Inc., at 3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 250, San Jose, CA 95118. Our telephone number is (408) 708-9808. Information about us is also available at our website at https://www.anixa.com/. However, the information in our website is not a part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell the securities until the Registration Statement filed with 61 days’ notice that such holder wishesthe Securities and Exchange Commission, of which this prospectus is a part, is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to increasesell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Prospectus

ANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

Up to $100,000,000

Common Stock

We have entered into a Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) relating to the sale of our common stock offered by this limitation.prospectus. In accordance with the terms of the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, we may offer and sell up to $100,000,000 of shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value per share, from time to time through or to Cantor acting as agent or principal.

Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “ANIX.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on September 8, 2022 was $4.16 per share. As of September 8, 2022, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates was $132,626,749 based on 30,661,692 outstanding shares of common stock, of which approximately 29,148,736 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $4.55, based upon the closing sale price of our common stock on August 15, 2022.

Sales of our common stock, if any, under this prospectus may be made in sales deemed to be “at the market equity offerings” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. Cantor is not required to sell any specific dollar amount of shares, but will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell on our behalf all of the shares of common stock requested to be sold by us, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between Cantor and us. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

Cantor will be entitled to compensation at a fixed commission rate of 3.0% of the gross sales price per share sold. In connection with this transaction, the Company grantedsale of our common stock on our behalf, Cantor will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the investor registration rightsmeaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Cantor will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Cantor with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Warrant Shares.Securities Act.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should read this prospectus and the information incorporated herein by reference carefully before you make your investment decision. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is ____________, 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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About This ProspectusS-1
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsS-2
Prospectus SummaryS-3
The OfferingS-5
Risk FactorsS-6
Use of ProceedsS-8
DilutionS-9
Description of SecuritiesS-10
Plan of DistributionS-12
Legal MattersS-13
ExpertsS-13
Where You Can Find More InformationS-13
Incorporation of Certain Information By ReferenceS-13

WhereYou should rely only on the information we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement.

This prospectus and any prospectus supplement is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so.

You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of their respective dates and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any prospective supplement for any sale of securities.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a shelf registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may offer shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 from time to time under this prospectus at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering.

This prospectus describes the specific terms of the common stock we are offering and also adds to, and updates information contained in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus, on the one hand, and the information contained in any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus that was filed with the SEC before the date of this prospectus, on the other hand, you should rely on the information in this prospectus. If any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date — for example, a document incorporated by reference into this prospectus — the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and in any free writing prospectus that we may authorize for use in connection with this offering. We have not, and Cantor has not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and Cantor is not, making an offer to sell or soliciting an offer to buy our securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making that offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and in any free writing prospectus that we may authorize for use in connection with this offering, is accurate only as of the date of those respective documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. You should read this prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize for use in connection with this offering, in their entirety before making an investment decision. You should also read and consider the information in the documents to which we have referred you in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find UsMore Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”

We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The distribution of this prospectus and the offering of the common stock in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered by this prospectus by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus and accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreement, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

Unless otherwise stated, all references to “us,” “our,” “Anixa,” “we,” the “Company” and similar designations refer to Anixa Biosciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Our logo, trademarks and service marks are the property of Anixa Biosciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Other trademarks or service marks appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain or may contain forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make forward looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a highly regulated, very competitive, and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long term business operations, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this prospectus, and in particular, the risks discussed below and under the heading “Risk Factors” and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 and notes incorporated by reference herein. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statement.

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations.

Any forward-looking statement you read in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any document incorporated by reference reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, operating results, growth strategy and liquidity. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as to the date when made. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future, except as otherwise required by applicable law. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K filed with the SEC. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in our Company. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference herein. In particular, attention should be directed to our “Risk Factors,” in this prospectus and on our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2021, as such risk factors may be amended, updated or modified periodically in our quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC, and any amendment or update thereto reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, “Information With Respect to the Company,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and related notes thereto contained herein or otherwise incorporated by reference hereto, before making an investment decision.

Business Overview

Our primary operations involve developing vaccines and therapies that are focused on critical unmet needs in oncology and infectious disease. Our vaccine programs include (i) the development of a preventative vaccine against triple negative breast cancer (“TNBC”), the most lethal form of breast cancer, as well other forms of breast cancer and (ii) a preventative vaccine against ovarian cancer. Our therapeutics programs include (i) the development of a chimeric endocrine receptor T-cell therapy, a novel form of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (“CAR-T”) technology, initially focused on treating ovarian cancer, which is being developed at our subsidiary, Certainty Therapeutics, Inc. (“Certainty”), and (ii) the discovery and ultimately development of anti-viral drug candidates for the treatment of COVID-19 focused on inhibiting certain protein functions of the virus.

We hold an exclusive worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use certain intellectual property owned or controlled by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (“Cleveland Clinic”) relating to certain breast cancer vaccine technology developed at Cleveland Clinic. Utilizing this technology, we are working in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic to develop a method to vaccinate women against contracting breast cancer, focused specifically on TNBC. The focus of this vaccine is a specific protein, α-lactalbumin, that is only expressed during lactation in a healthy mother’s mammary tissue. This protein disappears when the mother is no longer lactating, but reappears in many forms of breast cancer, especially TNBC. Studies have shown that vaccinating against this protein prevents breast cancer in mice.

Following the FDA’s authorization to proceed with clinical trials in December 2020, in October 2021, we commenced dosing patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial of our breast cancer vaccine. This study, which is being funded by a U.S. Department of Defense grant, is a multiple-ascending dose Phase 1 trial to determine the maximum tolerated dose of the vaccine in patients with early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer as well as monitor immune response. The study is being conducted at Cleveland Clinic and will consist of 18 to 24 patients who have completed treatment for early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer within the past three years and are currently tumor-free but at high risk for recurrence. During the course of the study, participants will receive three vaccinations, each two weeks apart, and will be closely monitored for side effects and immune response. The study is roughly one-fourth of the way complete and is estimated to be completed by the end of calendar year 2022. Initial indications suggest that an immune response is being observed.

In November 2020, we executed a license agreement with Cleveland Clinic pursuant to which the Company was granted an exclusive worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use certain intellectual property owned or controlled by Cleveland Clinic relating to certain ovarian cancer vaccine technology. This technology pertains to among other things, the use of vaccines for the treatment or prevention of ovarian cancers which express the anti-Mullerian hormone receptor 2 protein containing an extracellular domain (“AMHR2-ED”). In healthy tissue, this protein regulates growth and development of egg-containing follicles in the ovary. While expression of AMHR2-ED naturally and markedly declines after menopause, this protein is expressed at high levels in the ovaries of postmenopausal women with ovarian cancer. Researchers at Cleveland Clinic believe that a vaccine targeting AMHR2-ED could prevent the occurrence of ovarian cancer. We entered into a joint development agreement with Cleveland Clinic to advance this vaccine toward human clinical testing.

In May 2021, Cleveland Clinic was granted an award for our ovarian cancer vaccine technology by the National Cancer Institute’s (“NCI”) PREVENT program. The NCI is a part of the National Institutes of Health. The PREVENT program is a peer-reviewed agent development program designed to support preclinical development of innovative interventions and biomarkers for cancer prevention and interception towards clinical trials. The scientific and financial resources of the PREVENT program will be used for our ovarian cancer vaccine technology to perform virtually all pre-clinical research and development, manufacturing and IND-enabling studies. This work will be performed at NCI facilities, by NCI scientific staff and with NCI financial resources and will require no material financial expenditures by the Company, nor the transfer of any rights to the Company’s assets.

Our subsidiary, Certainty, is developing immuno-therapy drugs against cancer. Certainty holds an exclusive worldwide, royalty-bearing license to use certain intellectual property owned or controlled by The Wistar Institute (“Wistar”), the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute and a leading National Cancer Institute designated cancer research center, relating to Wistar’s chimeric endocrine receptor targeted therapy technology. We have initially focused on the development of a treatment for ovarian cancer, but we also may pursue applications of the technology for the development of treatments for additional solid tumors. The license agreement requires Certainty to make certain cash and equity payments to Wistar upon achievement of specific development milestones. With respect to Certainty’s equity obligations to Wistar, Certainty issued to Wistar shares of its common stock equal to five percent (5%) of the common stock of Certainty.

Certainty, in collaboration with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (“Moffitt”), is advancing toward human clinical testing of the CAR-T technology licensed by Certainty from Wistar aimed initially at treating ovarian cancer. We received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in August 2021, to commence enrollment and treatment of patients in a Phase 1 clinical trial. We began patient recruitment for the trial in March 2022, and in August 2022, we treated the first patient in the trial. The treatment appears to have been well-tolerated by the patient, and we continue to monitor her condition. The process of recruiting additional patients is ongoing. This study is a dose-escalation trial with two arms based on injection method—intraperitoneal or intravenous—to determine the maximum tolerated dose in patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer and to assess persistence, expansion and efficacy of the modified T-cells. The study is being conducted at Moffitt and will consist of 24 to 48 patients who have received at least two prior lines of chemotherapy. The study is estimated to be completed in two to four years depending on multiple factors including when maximum tolerated dose is reached and the rate of patient recruitment.

In April 2020, we entered into a collaboration with OntoChem GmbH (“OntoChem”) to discover and ultimately develop anti-viral drug candidates against COVID-19. Through this collaboration, we utilized advanced computational methods, machine learning, and molecular modeling techniques to perform in silico screening of over 1.2 billion compounds in chemical libraries (including publicly available compounds and OntoChem’s proprietary libraries) to evaluate if any of these compounds could disrupt one of two key enzymes of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19.

The screening process resulted in the identification of multiple compounds that could potentially disrupt critical enzymes of the virus, including the virus’ main protease, Mpro. Several of these compounds were synthesized and tested in in vitro biological assays. Upon completion of these biological assays, we identified two of the most promising compounds and tested them in animal models. In these animal studies, the two compounds were compared to Remdesivir, which at the time the assays were performed was the only anti-viral drug authorized by the FDA for COVID-19. The data showed that administration of the drugs to infected hamsters did not cause any noticeable adverse effects, and monitoring of weight and general animal behavior demonstrated comparable efficacy between each of our compounds and Remdesivir. Based on this promising data in the animal study, we directed our team to proceed to the next stage of drug development and we selected one of the compounds around which our team is performing combinatorial synthetic medicinal chemistry to evaluate whether potency can be increased and pharmacokinetics optimized.

In May 2021, after completion of the aforementioned animal studies, OntoChem assigned its rights and obligations related to this collaboration to MolGenie GmbH (“MolGenie”), a company spun-out from OntoChem focused on drug discovery and development. As a result of the MolGenie spin-out, there was no change in the personnel working on our project, and the assignment caused no interruptions to the program’s development.

While use of preventative vaccines is widespread throughout much of the developed world, we believe that there is and will continue to be a need for effective treatments for COVID-19. We believe that there are a number of factors that have limited the effectiveness, both in the near and long term, of the vaccines currently in use, including, but not limited to, vaccine persistence, viral escape and perceptions of long-term safety resulting in vaccine resistance. Furthermore, there are currently two new anti-viral treatments, Pfizer’s Paxlovid, which is a combination therapy consisting of the protease-inhibitor nirmatrelvir and the antiretroviral ritonavir and Merck’s polymerase-inhibitor molnupiravir, that have recently been authorized for emergency use in the U.S. These treatments use oral formulations, while all other currently authorized or approved treatments require intravenous administration. As the main component of Pfizer’s treatment is a protease-inhibitor targeting Mpro, it is most similar to our compounds, and we therefore conducted a head-to-head analysis via a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) assay that tested the ability of the compounds to inhibit the function of Mpro. The results of this head-to-head in vitro analysis suggest that our compounds may be five times more effective at inhibiting Mpro than Pfizer’s nirmatrelvir.

Over the next several quarters, we expect the development of our breast and ovarian cancer vaccines, our COVID-19 therapeutic discovery program and Certainty’s CAR-T technology to be the primary focus of the Company. As part of our legacy operations, the Company remains engaged in limited patent licensing activities regarding its liquid biopsy platform and in the area of encrypted audio/video conference calling. We do not expect these activities to be a significant part of the Company’s ongoing operations nor do we expect these activities to require material financial resources or attention of senior management.

Over the past several years, our revenue was derived from technology licensing and the sale of patented technologies, including revenue from the settlement of litigation. We have not generated any revenue to date from our therapeutics or vaccine programs. In addition, while we pursue our therapeutics and vaccine programs, we may also make investments in and form new companies to develop additional emerging technologies. We do not expect to begin generating revenue with respect to any of our current therapy or vaccine programs in the near term. Our strategy is to achieve a profitable outcome by eventually licensing our technologies to large pharmaceutical companies that have the resources and infrastructure in place to manufacture, market and sell our technologies as therapeutics or vaccines. The eventual licensing of any of our technologies may take several years, if it is to occur at all, and may depend on positive results from human clinical trials.

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 12100 Wilshire Boulevard,3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 1275, Los Angeles,250, San Jose, CA 90025,95118, our telephone number is (310) 484-5200,(408) 708-9808, and our Internet website address is http:https://www.ITUScorp.comwww.anixa.com/. The information on our website is not a part of, or incorporated in, this prospectus.

 

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Table of ContentsTHE OFFERING

 

The Offering

Common stock offered herein:by us:

1,487,606 shares

Common stock outstanding: (1)

9,705,656 shares

Common stock outstanding after the offering: (1)

10,205,656 shares

Meetrix Ownership:

Meetrix owns approximately 9.3%Shares of our common stock assuming that Meetrix does not hold any other shareshaving an aggregate offering price of common stock other than the shares being registered for resale herein.

up to $100,000,000.

Manner of offering“At the market offering” that may be made from time to time through our sales agent, Cantor. See “Plan of Distribution” on page S-12 of this prospectus.
Use of Proceeds:Proceeds

We will not receive anyintend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the selling stockholders. We may receive proceeds upon the exercise of the Warrants (to the extent the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is then effective and,these sales, if applicable, the “cashless exercise” provision is not utilized by the holder). Any proceeds will be usedany, for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, ongoing clinical and pre-clinical work, the development of new cancer and infectious disease related technologies, investing in or acquiring companies that are synergistic with or complementary to our technologies, and licensing activities related to our current and future product candidates and working capital or for other purposes that the Board of Directors, in their good faith, deems to be in the best interest of the Company. No assurances can be given that any of such warrant will be exercised.capital. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Proceeds” on page S-8 of this prospectus.

Listing of common stock:

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

Dividend policy:

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business. Therefore, we do not currently anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock.

Risk Factors:Factors

AnYour investment in our company is highly speculative andsecurities involves a significant degree of risk.  Seesubstantial risks. You should consider the “Risk Factors” and other informationthe “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion ofand the accompanying prospectus, including the risk factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in shares ofincorporated by reference from our common stock.

(1)           The number of shares of common stock shown above to be outstanding before and after this offering is based on the 9,705,656 shares outstanding as of March 30, 2017. The number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering assumes that the Warrant has been exercised in full by Adaptive Capital. The number of shares of common stock outstanding before and after this offering excludes as of such date:

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1,186,872 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2010 Share Incentive Plan, 422,666 of which are not currently exercisable, which have a weighted average exercise price of $3.29 per share and 195,400 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2003 Share Incentive Plan which have a weighted average exercise price of $19.05 per share;

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764,000 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2010 Share Incentive Plan;

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1,780,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding pursuant to stock options that were not granted under the 2003 Share Plan or the 2010 Share Plan which have a weighted average exercise price of $2.70 per share; and

337,400 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of our outstanding warrants which have a weighted average exercise price of $10.02 (excluding the 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant).

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investmentInvesting in our common stocksecurities involves a high degree of risk. YouBefore deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information includedrisk factors we describe in this prospectus before making an investment decision with regardand in any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to our securities. The statements containedbe provided to you or in any report incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2021, or any Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that areis incorporated by reference into this prospectus after the date of this prospectus. Although we discuss key risks in those risk factor descriptions, additional risks not historic facts are forward-looking statementscurrently known to us or that are subjectwe currently deem immaterial also may impair our business. Our subsequent filings with the SEC may contain amended and updated discussions of significant risks. We cannot predict future risks or estimate the extent to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If any of the following risks actually occurs,which they may affect our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer.  In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.performance.

 

Risks Related to Ourour Financial Condition and Operations and our Common Stock

 

We have a history of losses and may incur additional losses in the futurefuture..

 

On a cumulative basis we have sustained substantial losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception. As of JanuaryOctober 31, 2017,2021, our accumulated deficit was approximately $152,754,000.$204,790,000. As of JanuaryOctober 31, 2017,2021, we had approximately $2,000,000$35,728,000 in cash, and cash equivalents and short-term investments, and a working capital deficit of approximately $1,655,000. We$34,733,000. In fiscal year 2021, we incurred losses of approximately $5,016,000 in fiscal year 2016.$13,128,000 and we experienced negative cash flows from operations of approximately $4,937,000. We expect to incurcontinue incurring material research and development expenses and to continue incurring significant legal and general and administrative expenses in connection with our operations. As a result, we anticipate that we will incur losses in the future.

As a result of our current lack of financial liquidity, our independent registered public accounting firm (“auditors”) has expressed substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a “going concern.”

As a result of our historical losses and our current burn rate, our auditors’ report for our financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2016 contains a statement concerning our ability to continue as a “going concern” in the event that we are unable to obtain additional capital. Potential sources of capital include income from operations, debt and the sale of the Company’s equity securities. Many factors impact our ability to generate capital including the results of our ongoing clinical trials, the price of our stock, the liquidity of our stock, factors that influence the capital markets, and the overall health of the U.S. and world economies.

 

Because CchekÔ is at an early stage of development, it is not likely that we will generate revenue from operations for the foreseeable future. In the event that we are unable to raise additional capital, the ongoing development of CchekÔ would be materially and adversely impacted as would the continuing viability of the Company.

Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern.  In order for us to have sufficient capital to execute our business plan, fund our operations and meet our debt obligations over the next 12 months, we will need to raise additional capital.  Although we have been successful in the past in raising capital, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in doing so in the future to the extent necessary to be able to fund our operating activities and debt obligations over the next 12 months, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.  Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We will need additional funding in the future which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and, if available, may result in dilution to our stockholders.

 

Based on currently available information as of March 30, 2017,September 9, 2022, we believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and expected cash flows from operations will not be sufficient to fund our activities and debt obligations for the next 12 months. To date, we have relied primarily uponHowever, our projections of future cash needs and cash flows may differ from the public and private sale of equity and debt securities, as well as net proceeds from the December 2014 settlement with AUO Optronics Corporation (“AUO”), to generate the working capital needed to finance our operations and to repay the Redemption Debenture.actual results. If current cash on hand, cash equivalents and short term investments and cash that may be generated from our business operations are insufficient to continue to operate our business, or if we willelect to invest in or acquire a company or companies that are synergistic with or complementary to our technologies, we may be required to obtain more working capital. We may seek to obtain working capital through sales of our equity securities or through bank credit facilities or public or private debt from various financial institutions where possible which would rank junior in right of payment to our existing Redemption Debenture.possible. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we do identify sources for additional funding, the sale of additional equity securities or convertible debt could result in dilution to our stockholders. Additionally, the sale of equity securities or issuance of debt securities may be subject to certain security holder approvals or may result in the downward adjustment of the exercise or conversion price of our outstanding securities. We can give no assurance that we will generate sufficient cash flows in the future to satisfy our liquidity requirements or sustain future operations, or that other sources of funding, such as sales of equity or debt, would be available or would be approved by our security holders, if needed, on favorable terms or at all. If we fail to obtain additional working capital as and when needed, such failure could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, such lack of funds may inhibit our ability to respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated capital needs, or may force us to reduce operating expenses, which would significantly harm the business and development of operations.

 

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Failure to pay our secured debt holder may result in a foreclosure.

On September 9, 2014, we issued 140 shares of Series A Preferred having an aggregate value of $3,500,000 and a warrant to purchase 370,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The September 2014 Warrant expired on November 11, 2016.  Holders of our Series A Preferred had a one-time right to require the Company to redeem the Series A Preferred shares, which right was set to expire on November 11, 2016. Under its terms, the Series A Preferred could only be redeemed from the proceeds of the sale of the Company’s equity securities.  On November 11, 2016 the holder of all of our outstanding Series A Preferred exercised its right of redemption. On December 6, 2016, we entered into an agreement with the holder of the Series A Preferred setting forth the terms under which such redemption would take place in lieu of paying the redemption from proceeds of the sale of equity securities. Pursuant to the Redemption Agreement, at closing the holder of the Series A Preferred received (i) $500,000 in cash, (ii) a 12% secured debenture evidencing the remaining $3,000,000 amount to be redeemed, $1,000,000 of which is due on or before June 1, 2017 and the remainder of which is due November 11, 2017, and (iii) a 5 year Warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with substantially the same terms as the expired September 2014 Warrant at an exercise price equal to $5.03 per share. The Redemption Debenture is secured by a lien on the Company’s assets and prohibits the Company from incurring any senior indebtedness other than equipment financing in connection with the Company’s business.

If we default under the Redemption Debenture, the creditor may seek to obtain a judgment against the Company for the remaining balance of the Redemption Debenture and attempt to foreclose on assets of the Company sufficient to repay the remaining balance of the Redemption Debenture. In the event of a default, if the Company is unable to re-negotiate the terms of the Redemption Debenture or raise sufficient capital to repay the remaining balance of the Redemption Debenture, such default would have a material adverse impact on the ongoing operations of the Company.

The terms set forth in the Redemption Debenture may make it difficult for us to borrow additional funds in the future.

Other than trade debt, the terms of the Redemption Debenture prohibit us from incurring indebtedness that ranks senior in right of payment to the Redemption Debenture.  This restriction may make it difficult for us to borrow additional funds from third parties. Additionally, the Redemption Debenture is secured by a lien on the assets of the Company which may prevent us from incurring additional secured debt. If we are unable to raise additional capital through the issuance of debt such failure could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Failure to effectively manage our potential growth could place strains on our managerial, operational and financial resources and could adversely affect our business and operating results.

Our business strategy and potential growth may place a strain on managerial, operational and financial resources and systems.  Although we may not grow as we expect, if we fail to manage our growth effectively or to develop and expand our managerial, operational and financial resources and systems, our business and financial results will be materially harmed.

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Risks Related to CchekÔ

Our cancer diagnostic business is pre-revenue, and subject to the risks of an early stage biotechnology company.

Since the Company’s primary focus for the foreseeable future will likely be our cancer diagnostics business, shareholders should understand that we are primarily an early stage biotechnology company with no history of revenue-generating operations, and our only assets consist of our proprietary technologies and the know-how of our officers. Therefore we are subject to all the risks and uncertainties inherent in a new business, in particular new businesses engaged in the early detection of certain cancers. CchekÔ is in its early stages of development, and we still must establish and implement many important functions necessary to commercialize the technology.

Accordingly, you should consider the Company’s prospects in light of the costs, uncertainties, delays and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their pre-revenue generating stages, particularly those in the biotechnology field. Shareholders should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties that a business with no operating history will face. In particular, shareholders should consider that there is a significant risk that we will not be able to:

Any of the foregoing risks may adversely affect the Company and result in the failure of our business. In addition, we expect to encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other known and unknown factors. At some point, we will need to transition from a company with a research and development focus to a company capable of supporting commercial activities. We may not be able to reach such achievements, which would have a material adverse effect on our Company.

We may have difficulty in raising capital for our cancer diagnostic business and may consume resources faster than expected.

 

We currently do not generate any revenue from CchekÔour therapeutics or otherwisevaccines nor do we generate any other recurring revenues and as of JanuaryJuly 31, 2017,2022, the Company had $2,000,000approximately $31,664,000 in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Therefore, we have a limited source of cash to meet our future capital requirements, which will include the repayment of the Redemption Debenture and may include the expensive process of obtaining FDA approvalapprovals for CchekÔ for each type ofour CAR-T ovarian cancer for which we desire to launch a diagnostic test.therapeutic, our breast and ovarian cancer vaccines and our COVID-19 therapy. We do not expect to generate significant revenues for the foreseeable future, and we may not be able to raise funds in the future, which would leave us without resources to continue our operations and force us to resort to the Company raising additional capital in the form of equity or debt financings, which may not be available to us. We may have difficulty raising needed capital in the near or longer term as a result of, among other factors, the very early stage of our diagnostic businesstherapeutics and vaccine businesses and our lack of revenues as well as the inherent business risks associated with an early stage, biotechnology company and present and future market conditions. Also, we may consume available resources more rapidly than currently anticipated, resulting in the need for additional funding sooner than anticipated. Our inability to raise funds could lead to decreases in the price of our common stock and the failure of our cancer diagnostic businessvaccines and therapeutics businesses which would have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Failure to effectively manage our potential growth could place strains on our managerial, operational and financial resources and could adversely affect our business and operating results.

 

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Our business strategy and potential growth may place a strain on managerial, operational and financial resources and systems. Although we may not grow as we expect, if we fail to manage our growth effectively or to develop and expand our managerial, operational and financial resources and systems, our business and financial results will be materially harmed.

TableWe may use our financial and human resources to pursue a particular research program or product candidate and fail to capitalize on programs or product candidates that may be more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of Contentssuccess.

 

While our CchekÔ  diagnostic technology has shown favorable results from initial testing,Because we cannot guaranteehave limited resources, we may forego or delay pursuit of opportunities with certain programs or product candidates or for indications that these results will be replicatedlater prove to have greater commercial potential. Our resource allocation decisions may cause us to fail to capitalize on viable commercial products or profitable market opportunities. Our spending on current and future research and development programs for product candidates may not yield any commercially viable products. If we do not accurately evaluate the commercial potential or target market for a particular product candidate, we may relinquish valuable rights to that product candidate through strategic collaboration, licensing or other royalty arrangements in future testing nor cancases in which it would have been more advantageous for us to retain sole development and commercialization rights to such product candidate, or we guarantee the success of the technology at all.may allocate internal resources to a product candidate which it would have been more advantageous to enter into a partnering arrangement.

 

We have initially used CchekÔAdditional Risks Related to test the blood of small groups of individuals consisting of cancer patients and healthy patients and have reported sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 92%. While these preliminary results far exceed existing diagnostic testing, there is no guarantee that these results will be replicable when we test a larger group of patients or at all. If we are unable to consistently attain results that are necessary for commercialization of CchekÔ, our diagnostic technology will not have any monetary value and we will be unable to generate any revenue from this technology.

Even if we are able to attain results necessary for the commercialization of CchekÔ, our ability to commercialize the technology in the future will depend on our ability to provide evidence of clinical utility.

Our ability to successfully commercialize CchekÔ will depend on numerous factors, including whether health care providers believe that CchekÔ provides sufficient incremental clinical utility; whether the medical community accepts that CchekÔ has sufficient sensitivity (there are no or very few false positives), specificity (detects the cancer the test is supposed to detect) and predictive value to be meaningful in patient care and treatment decisions; whether the cost of the test is reasonably priced and commercially viable; and whether health insurers, government health programs and other third-party payers will cover and pay for CchekÔ and the amount that they will reimburse for such tests. These factors may present obstacles to commercial acceptance of CchekÔ.  To the extent these obstacles arise, we will need to devote substantial time and resources to overcome these obstacles, and we might not be successful. Failure to achieve widespread market acceptance of CchekÔ would materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.This Offering

 

We are unable to give any assurance thatSince we will be successfulhave some discretion in providing sufficient evidence of clinical utility or any assurance thathow we will have adequate managerial, technical or financial resources to supportuse the studies necessary to provide sufficient evidence of clinical utility of CchekÔ or to adequately differentiate our testproceeds from other diagnostic productsthis offering, we may use the proceeds in the manner, timeframe or cost parameters we anticipate, if at all. If we are unable to provide evidence of clinical utility and differentiate CchekÔ, we will not be able to generate the revenues and market growth that we seek. Our failure to generate revenue from the sale of our products would materially adversely impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.ways with which you disagree.

 

Diagnostic test development involves a lengthy and complex process, and we may be unable to commercialize CchekÔ on a timely basis, or at all.

We have begun to devote considerable resources to research and developmentnot allocated specific amounts of the net proceeds from this offering for CchekÔ, however there can be no assurance that CchekÔany specific purpose. Accordingly, our management will have some flexibility in applying the net proceeds of this offering. You will be capable of reliably predictingrelying on the occurrence or recurrence of any cancers with the sensitivity and specificity necessary to be clinically and commercially useful, or, even if such technology is clinically and commercially useful, that it will result in commercially successful products. In addition, before we can fully develop CchekÔ and commercialize any new products, we will need to:

Accordingly, our product development process involves a high degree of risk and may take several years, especially if the Company seeks FDA approval for each of its diagnostic tests. If CchekÔ should fail at the research or development stage, not produce sufficient clinical validation data to support the effectiveness of the product or not gain regulatory approval or if we should run out of cash to devote towards the commercialization of the technology or fail to establish agreements with necessary third party vendors, we will not make it to commercialization and we will not generate any revenue from the technology.

If we fail to obtain, or if there are delays in obtaining, required regulatory approvals, we will not be able to commercialize our CchekÔ  technology, and our ability to generate revenue and the viabilityjudgment of our Company will be materially impaired.

Commercialization of CchekÔ will require that we obtain either CLIA certification, FDA approval or both. If we are unable to obtain regulatory approval for CchekÔ, we will be unable to commercialize and generate revenue from the technology which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Unless we obtain FDA approval for CchekÔ, we will be dependent on laboratory contractors for testing of patient samples that are essential to the development and validation of CchekÔ.

To pursue the development and validation of CchekÔ, we will require access to test results obtained from patient blood samples. We have currently contractedmanagement with Wistar to provide these services. Unless and until CchekÔ receives FDA approval, we may elect to seek CLIA certification for one or more of our CchekÔ tests. Failure to receive FDA approval or CLIA certification would have a material adverse effect on our ability to develop and validate CchekÔ.  

We will be dependent on third parties for the patient samples that are essential to the development and validation of CchekÔ.

To pursue our development and validation of CchekÔ, we are likely to need access, over time, to patient blood samples and such patients will need to consentregard to the use of their blood. Asthese net proceeds and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. It is possible that the net proceeds will be invested in a result, we have made arrangements with Wistar and neighboring hospitals and medical practicesway that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for us. The failure of our management to give us access to patient samples for the development and validation of CchekÔ. In the event that we are unable to obtain patient samples, or access to patient samples becomes more limited due to changes in privacy laws governing the use and disclosure of medical information or due to changes in the laws restricting our ability to obtain patient samples and associated information, our ability to pursue the development of CchekÔ may be slowed or halted, whichsuch funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and results of operations

Our business could be harmed from the loss or suspension of a license or imposition of a fine or penalties under, or future changes in, or changing interpretations of, the law or regulations of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1967, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, or the FDA or other federal, state or local agencies.cash flow.

 

ITUS will need to seek regulatory approval in order to market CchekÔ. The clinical laboratory testing industry is subject to extensive federalYou may experience immediate and state regulation, and many of these statutes and regulations have not been interpreted by the courts. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1967 and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 are federal regulatory standards that apply to virtually all clinical laboratories (regardless of the location, size or type of laboratory), including those operated by physicians in their offices, by requiring that they be certified under federal law. CLIA does not pre-empt state law, which in some cases may be more stringent than federal law and require additional personnel qualifications, quality control, record maintenance and proficiency testing. The sanction for failure to comply with CLIA and state requirements may be suspension, revocation or limitation of a laboratory’s CLIA certificate, which is necessary to conduct business, as well as significant fines and/or criminal penalties. Several states have similar laws and we may be subject to similar penalties. The FDA regulates diagnostic products and periodically inspects and reviews their manufacturing processes and product performance. We may choose to seek FDA approval for one or more CchekÔ tests, opposed to seeking CLIA certification. We cannot assure that applicable statutes and regulations will not be interpreted or applied by a prosecutorial, regulatory or judicial authority in a manner that would adversely affect our business. Potential sanctions for violation of these statutes and regulations include significant fines and the suspension or loss of various licenses, certificates and authorizations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, compliance with future legislation could impose additional requirements on us, which may be costly, including FDA regulation of laboratory developed tests.

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Health insurers and other third-party payers may decide not to reimburse our substantial dilution.CchekÔ  diagnostic testing or may provide inadequate reimbursement, which could jeopardize our commercial prospects and require customers to pay for the tests out of pocket.

In the United States, the regulatory process that allows diagnostic tests to be marketed is independent of any coverage determinations made by third-party payers. For new diagnostic tests, private and government payers decide whether to cover the test, the reimbursement amount for a covered test and the specific conditions for reimbursement. Physicians may order diagnostic tests that are not reimbursed by third-party payers, but coverage determinations and reimbursement levels and conditions are critical to the commercial success of a diagnostic product. Each third-party payer makes its own decision about which tests it will cover and how much it will pay, although many payers will follow the lead of Medicare. As a result, the coverage determination process will be a time-consuming and costly process that requires us to provide scientific, clinical and economic support for the use of CchekÔ diagnostic testing to each payer separately, with no assurance that approval will be obtained. If third-party payers decide not to cover CchekÔ or if they offer inadequate payment amounts, our ability to generate revenue from CchekÔ could be limited since patients who want to take the diagnostic tests would have to pay for it out of pocket. Even if one or more third-party payers decide to reimburse for CchekÔ diagnostic testing, a third-party payer may stop or lower payment at any time, which could reduce revenue. We cannot predict whether third-party payers will cover CchekÔ diagnostic testing or offer adequate reimbursement. We also cannot predict the timing of such decisions. In addition, physicians or patients may decide not to order CchekÔ tests if third-party payments are inadequate, especially if ordering the test could result in financial liability for the patient.

Whether or not health insurers and other third-party payers decide to reimburse CchekÔ, the technology may cost patients more than we anticipate.

We believe that our CchekÔ diagnostic testing will significantly reduce the cost to patients of screening and confirmatory testing for certain types of cancer. If, however, the cost to utilize CchekÔ is more expensive than we anticipate, many patients and third-party payers may elect not to utilize the technology which would significantly impact our ability to generate revenue from the technology.

We operate in a competitive market and expect to face intense competition, often from companies with greater resources and experience than us.

 

The clinical diagnostics industry is highly competitive and subject to rapid change. We are aware of many different types of diagnostic tests available to detect cancer that are currentlyoffering price per share in use or being developed and many more types of diagnostic teststhis offering may be developed inexceed the future. If we are able to successfully commercialize CchekÔ, all of these tests will compete with our product. If  CchekÔ  is more expensive than and/or does not have sufficient specificity, sensitivity or predictivenet tangible book value to compete with tests that are currently on the market, or if any other diagnostic tests that are under development, once successfully developed and commercialized, have greater specificity, sensitivity or predictive value and/or are cheaper than our technology, we may be unable to compete successfully with such products which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Furthermore, as the industry continues to expand and evolve, an increasing number of competitors and potential competitors may enter the market. Many of these competitors and potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technological, managerial and research and development resources and experience than we do. Some of these competitors and potential competitors have more experience than we do in the development of diagnostic products, including validation procedures and regulatory matters. In addition, CchekÔ will compete with product offerings from large and well established companies that have greater marketing and sales experience and capabilities than we do. If we are unable to compete successfully, we may be unable to sustain and grow our revenue.

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If we are unable to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection, our competitive position will be harmed.

Our ability to compete and to achieve sustained profitability will be impacted by our ability to protect our CchekÔ cancer diagnostic technologies and other proprietary discoveries and technologies. We expect to rely on a combination of patent protection, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, know-how, and regulatory approvals to protect CchekÔ and any of our other technologies. Our intellectual property strategy is intended to help develop and maintain our competitive position. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain patent protection for CchekÔ and any other technologies, nor can we be certain that the steps we will have taken will prevent the misappropriation and unauthorized use of our technologies. If we are not able to obtain and maintain patent protection our competitive position may be harmed.

Third parties may initiate legal proceedings alleging that we are infringing their intellectual property rights, the outcome of which would be uncertain and could have a material adverse effect on the success of our business.

Our commercial success depends upon our ability to develop, manufacture, market and sell our CchekÔ cancer diagnostic technologies and other proprietary discoveries and technologies without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the proprietary rights or intellectual property of third parties. We may become party to, or be threatened with, future adversarial proceedings or litigation regarding intellectual property rights with respect to our CchekÔ cancer diagnostic technologies and other proprietary discoveries and technologies. Third parties may assert infringement claims against us based on existing patents or patents that may be granted in the future. If we are found to infringe a third-party's intellectual property rights, we could be required to obtain a license from such third-party to continue developing our CchekÔ cancer diagnostic technologies and other proprietary discoveries and technologies. However, we may not be able to obtain any required license on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Even if we were able to obtain a license, it could be non-exclusive, thereby giving our competitors access to the same technologies licensed to us. We could be forced, including by court order, to cease developing the infringing technology or product. In addition, we could be found liable for monetary damages. Claims that we have misappropriated the confidential information or trade secrets of third parties can have a similar negative impact on our business. 

We are dependent upon a few key personnel and the loss of their services could adversely affect us.

Our future success of developing CchekÔ will depend on the efforts of our Executive Chairman of the Board Dr. Amit Kumar. We do not maintain “key person” life insurance on Dr. Kumar. The loss of the services of Dr. Kumar could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.

Risks Related to Legacy Patent Licensing Activities

In connection with our legacy patent licensing activities, we may not be able to license our patent portfolios which may have an adverse impact on our future operations.

We may generate revenues and related cash flows from the licensing and enforcement of patents that we currently own, from technologies that we develop and from the rights to license and enforce additional patents we have obtained, and may obtain in the future, from third parties.  However, we can give no assurances that we will be able to identify opportunities to exploit such patents or that such opportunities, even if identified, will generate sufficient revenues to sustain future operations.

We, in certain circumstances, rely on representations, warranties and opinions made by third parties that, if determined to be false or inaccurate, may expose us to certain material liabilities.

From time to time, we may rely upon the opinions of purported experts.  In certain instances, we may not have the opportunity to independently investigate and verify the facts upon which such opinions are made. By relying on these opinions, we may be exposed to liabilities in connection with the licensing and enforcement of certain patents and patent rights which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

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In connection with patent licensing activities conducted by certain of our subsidiaries, a court that has ruled unfavorably against us may also impose sanctions or award attorney’s fees, exposing us and our operating subsidiaries to certain material liabilities.

In connection with any of our patent licensing activities, it is possible that a court that has ruled against us may also impose sanctions or award attorney’s fees to defendants, exposing us or our operating subsidiaries to material liabilities, which could materially harm our operating results and our financial condition.

Our patented technologies have an uncertain market value.

Many of our patents and technologies are in the early stages of adoption in the commercial and consumer markets. Demand for some of these technologies is untested and is subject to fluctuation based upon the rate at which our licensees will adopt our patents and technologies in their products and services.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

The issuance or sale of shares in the future to raise money or for strategic purposes could reduce the market price of our common stock.

In the future, we may issue securities to raise cash for operations, to pay down existing or then existing indebtedness, as consideration for the acquisition of assets (as we did with Meetrix), to pay for the development of our CchekÔ platform and for acquisitions of companies. We have and in the future may issue securities convertible into our common stock. Any of these events may dilute stockholders' ownership interests in our company and have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock.

In addition, sales of a substantial amountper share of our common stock in the public market, or the perceptionoutstanding prior to this offering. Assuming that these sales may occur, could reduce the market pricean aggregate of our common stock. This could also impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our securities.

Any actual or anticipated sales of shares by our stockholders may cause the trading price of our common stock to decline. The sale of a substantial number$100,000,000 of shares of our common stock by our stockholders, or anticipationare sold during the term of such sales, could make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time andControlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement with Cantor at a price that we might otherwise wish to effect sales.

Delaware law and our charter documents contain provisions that could discourage or prevent a potential takeover of our company that might otherwise result in our stockholders receiving a premium over$4.16 per share, the market price of their shares.

Provisions of Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) and our certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and by-laws (“By-Laws”) could make the acquisition of our company by means of a tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and the removal of incumbent officers and directors, more difficult. These provisions include:

Together, these provisions may make the removal of management more difficult and may discourage transactions that could otherwise involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our common stock.

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We may fail to meet market expectations because of fluctuations in quarterly operating results, which could cause thelast reported sale price of our common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on September 8, 2022, for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $96,740,000 after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, you will experience immediate dilution of $1.83 per share, representing the difference between our as adjusted pro forma net tangible book value per share as of July 31, 2022 after giving effect to decline.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.

It is not possible to predict the actual number of shares we will sell under the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, or the gross proceeds resulting from those sales.

 

Our reported revenues and operating results have fluctuatedSubject to certain limitations in the pastControlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement and may continuecompliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a placement notice to the sales agent at any time throughout the term of the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement. The number of shares that are sold through the sales agent after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter in the future, specifically as we continue to devote morebased on a number of our resources towards our CchekÔ diagnostic technology. It is likely that in future periods, we will have no revenue or, in any event, revenues could fall below the expectations of securities analysts or investors, which could causefactors, including the market price of the common stock during the sales period, the limits we set with the sales agent in any applicable placement notice, and the demand for our common stock during the sales period. Because the price per share of each share sold will fluctuate during the sales period, it is not currently possible to decline. The following are amongpredict the factorsnumber of shares that could cause our operating resultswill be sold or the gross proceeds to fluctuate significantly from period to period:

those sales, if any.

 

Biotechnology companyThe common stock prices are especially volatile,offered hereby will be sold in at the market offerings, and this volatility may depress the price of our common stock.investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

 

The stockInvestors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so they may experience different levels of dilution and different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market has experienced significantdemand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold in this offering. In addition, there is no minimum or maximum sales price and volume fluctuations, and the market prices of biotechnology companies have been highly volatile. We believe that various factorsfor shares to be sold in this offering. Investors may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate, perhaps substantially, including, among others, the following:

  • announcements of developmentsexperience a decline in the cancer diagnostic testing industry;
  • developmentsvalue of the shares they purchase in relationships with third party vendors and laboratories;
  • announcementsthis offering as a result of developments in our remaining patent enforcement actions;
  • developments or disputes concerning our patents and other intellectual property;
  • our or our competitors' technological innovations;
  • variations in our quarterly operating results;
  • our failure to meet or exceed securities analysts' expectations of our financial results;
  • a change in financial estimates or securities analysts' recommendations;
  • changes in management's or securities analysts' estimates of our financial performance;
  • announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, capital commitments, new technologies, or patents; and
  • sales made at prices lower than the timing of or our failure to complete significant transactions.

prices they paid.

In addition, we believe that fluctuations in our stock price during applicable periods can also be impacted by changes in governmental regulations in the diagnostic testing industry and/or court rulings and/or other developments in our remaining patent licensing and enforcement actions. For example, if government regulators no longer allow for the use of diagnostic technology that has not been granted FDA approval (e.g. denying products that have only received CLIA certification), the time and cost to bring our technology to market will increase which will likely have an adverse impact on our stock price.

 

In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been the objects of securities class action litigation. If our common stock was the object of securities class action litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources, which could materially harm our business and financial results.

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Our common stock is currently listed on NASDAQ Capital Market, however if our common stock is delisted for any reason, it will become subject to the SEC’s penny stock rules which may make our shares more difficult to sell.

If our common stock is delisted from NASDAQ Capital Market, our common stock will then fit the definition of a penny stock and therefore would be subject to the rules adopted by the SEC regulating broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks.  The SEC rules may have the effect of reducing trading activity in our common stock making it more difficult for investors to sell their shares.  The SEC’s rules require a broker or dealer proposing to effect a transaction in a penny stock to deliver the customer a risk disclosure document that provides certain information prescribed by the SEC, including, but not limited to, the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market.  The broker or dealer must also disclose the aggregate amount of any compensation received or receivable by him in connection with such transaction prior to consummating the transaction.  In addition, the SEC’s rules also require a broker or dealer to make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction before completion of the transaction.  The existence of the SEC’s rules may result in a lower trading volume of our common stock and lower trading prices.

We do not anticipate declaring any cash dividends on our common stock which may adversely impact the market price of our stock.

 

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not plan to pay any cash dividends in the near future. Our current policy is to retain all funds and any earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business. If we do not pay dividends, our stock may be less valuable to you because a return on your investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates.

 

We are registering an aggregateSales of 1,487,606a significant number of shares of our common stock andin the sale ofpublic markets, or the perception that such sharessales could occur, could depress the market price of our common stock.

 

We are registering an aggregateSales of 1,487,606 a significant number of shares of our common stock under thisin the public markets, or the perception that such sales could occur as a result of our utilization of a universal shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part for issuance. Notwithstanding ownership limitations of the selling stockholders, the 1,487,606 shares represent approximately 14.6% of our shares of common stock outstanding immediately after the exercise of the Warrants by Adaptive Capital. If the selling stockholders sell all of their shares, the sale of such sharesControlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement with Cantor or otherwise could depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common stock or the market perception that we are permitted to sell a significant number of our securities would have on the market price of our common stock.


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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The market price for our securities may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to investors.

The market price for our common stock may be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the following:

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly operating results;
our failure to meet or exceed securities analysts’ expectations of our financial results;
a change in financial estimates or securities analysts’ recommendations;
changes in management’s or securities analysts’ estimates of our financial performance;
future sales of our common stock;
low trading volume of our common stock;
additions or departures of key personnel; or
results of studies or patents.

In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies. As a result, to the extent shareholders sell our securities in negative market fluctuation, they may not receive a price per share that is based solely upon our business performance. We cannot guarantee that shareholders will not receivelose some of their entire investment in our securities.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering, if any, for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, ongoing clinical and pre-clinical work, the development of new cancer and infectious disease related technologies, investing in or acquiring companies that are synergistic with or complementary to our technologies, licensing activities related to our current and future product candidates, the development of emerging technologies, investing in or acquiring companies that are developing emerging technologies or the acquisition of other businesses and working capital. While a portion of the net proceeds frommay be used for the acquisition of businesses, products and technologies that are synergistic or complementary to ours, or for other strategic purposes, we have no current understandings, commitments or agreements to do so. Pending use of the net proceeds, we intend to invest the net proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing, investment-grade securities or in cash or money market funds.

DILUTION

If you invest in our common stock, your interest will be diluted immediately to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share and the adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock after this offering.

Our net tangible book value on July 31, 2022 was approximately $30,684,000, or $1.00 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 $100,000,000 in this offering at an assumed offering price of $4.16 per share, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on September 8, 2022, and after deducting estimated offering commissions and expenses payable by us, our net tangible book value as of July 31, 2022 would have been approximately $127,424,000, or $2.33 per share of common stock. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $1.33 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $1.83 per share to investors participating in this offering. The following table illustrates this dilution per share to investors participating in this offering:

Assumed offering price per share   $

4.16

 
Net tangible book value per share as of July 31, 2022 $

1.00

    
Increase per share attributable to new investors $

1.33

   
Net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering    $

2.33

 
Dilution per share to new investors   $

1.83

 

The table above assumes, for illustrative purposes, that an aggregate of 24,038,462 shares of our common stock are sold at a price of $4.16 per share, the selling stockholders.  However, we may receivelast reported sale price of our common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on September 8, 2022, for aggregate gross proceeds of $100,000,000. The shares sold in this offering, if any, will be sold from the saletime to time at various prices.

The number of securities upon the exerciseshares of our common stock that will be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above is based on 30,661,692 shares outstanding as of the Warrants (to the extent the registration statementdate of which this prospectus is a part is then effective and, if applicable, the “cashless exercise” provision is not utilized by the holder). Any net proceeds we receive will be used for general corporate and working capital or other purposes that the Boardprospectus. The number of Directors deems to be in the best interest of the Company.  Asshares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify with certaintyas used throughout this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, excludes the particular uses forfollowing, all as of the net proceeds we may receive.  Accordingly, we will retain broad discretion over the usedate of these proceeds, if any. this prospectus:

 

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

8,839,992 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2018 Share Incentive Plan, 3,918,889 of which are not currently exercisable, which have a weighted average exercise price of $3.60 per share;
1,568,500 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2010 Share Incentive Plan, all of which are currently exercisable, which have a weighted average exercise price of $2.81 per share;
600,000 shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2018 Share Incentive Plan;
680,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding pursuant to stock options that were not granted under the 2010 Share Plan or the 2018 Share Plan which have a weighted average exercise price of $2.58 per share; and
300,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of our outstanding warrants which have a weighted average exercise price of $6.56.

 

                The selling stockholders will offer common stock at

To the prevailing market prices or privately negotiated price as they may determine from time to time.

                The offering price of our common stock to be sold by the selling stockholders does not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other established criteria of value. The facts considered in determining the offering price were our financial condition and prospects, our limited operating history and the general condition of the securities market.

                In addition, there is no assuranceextent that our common stock will trade at market prices in excess of the offering price as prices for common stock in any public market will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth certain information as of March 30, 2017 regarding the selling stockholders and the shares offered by them in this prospectus. In computing the number of shares owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person in the table below, securities that are currently convertible or exercisable into shares of our common stock that are being offered in this prospectus are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to the following table, each stockholder named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such stockholder’s name. The percentage of ownership of each selling stockholder in the following table is based upon 9,705,656 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 30, 2017 plus shares the selling stockholders will receive upon exercise of warrants or conversion of debt which are being offered in this offering. 

Except as set forth below, no selling stockholder has held a position as an officer or director of the Company, nor has any material relationship of any kind with us or any of our affiliates. All information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling stockholders. The common stock being offered is being registered to permit secondary trading of the shares and the selling stockholders may offer alloutstanding options or part of the common stock owned for resale from time to time.  Except as set forth below, none of the selling stockholders have any family relationships with our officers, directors or controlling stockholders. Furthermore, none of the selling stockholderswarrants are a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer.

The term “selling stockholder” also includes any transferees, pledges, donees,exercised, we grant additional options or other successors in interest to the selling stockholder named in the table below. Toawards under our knowledge, subject to applicable community property laws, each person named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the common stock set forth opposite such person’s name. We will file a supplement to this prospectus (or a post-effective amendment hereto, if necessary) to name successors to any named selling stockholder who is able to use this prospectus to resell the securities registered hereby.

Maximum Number of

Shares of Common

Stock to be Sold

Pursuant

to this Prospectus

Number of Shares of

Common Stock Owned

After Offering

Assuming All

Shares are Sold (3)

Percentage  of

Common Stock Owned

After Offering

Assuming All

Shares are Sold (3)

Number of Shares of

Common Stock

Owned 

Prior to Offering

Name of Selling Stockholder

Meetrix Communications Inc. (1)

 

987,606

 

987,606

 

-

 

*

Adaptive Capital (2)

600,800

500,000

100,800

*

__________________________

* Less than 1%

1.       Consists of the Meetrix Shares and the 947,606 shares of common stock that have been issued to Meetrix in connection with the Patent Acquisition Agreement.  Jebb Dykstra exercises the voting and investment control for Meetrix.

2.       Consists of 100,800 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant. We have currently registered for resale the 100,800 on a separate registration statement that was already declared effective by the SEC. Tahoe Pacific Corp. exercises the voting and investment control for Adaptive Capital pursuant to an asset management agreement. James Brown, the President of Tahoe Pacific Corp., exercises voting and investment control for Tahoe Pacific Corp.

3.       Assumes the sale of all shares offered pursuant to this prospectus.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Selling Stockholders

The common stock held by the selling stockholders may be soldincentive plan or distributed from time to time by the selling stockholders directly to oneissue additional warrants, or more purchasers or through brokers, dealers, or underwriters who may act solely as agents at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or at fixed prices, which may be changed on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. The sale of the selling stockholders’ common stock offered by this prospectus may be effected in one or more of the following methods:

·         ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

·         transactions involving cross or block trades;

·         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;

·         in privately negotiated transactions;

·         short sales after the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, becomes effective;

·         broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

·         “at the market” into an existing market for the common stock;

·         through the writing of options on the shares;

·         a combination of any such methods of sale; and

·         any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the shares of each of the selling stockholders may be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states, such shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and complied with.

Meetrix and Adaptive Capital may also sell shares of common stock under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, Meetrix and Adaptive Capital may transfer the shares of common stock by other means not described in this prospectus.

The selling stockholders may also sell the shares directly to market makers acting as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as agents for themselves or their customers. Such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal or both, which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions. Market makers and block purchasers purchasing the shares will do so for their own account and at their own risk. It is possible that a selling stockholder will attempt to sellwe issue additional shares of common stock in block transactions to market makers or other purchasers at a price per share whichthe future, there may be below the then market price. The selling stockholders cannot assure that all or any of the shares offered in this prospectus will be issued to, or sold by, such selling stockholder.

Brokers, dealers, underwriters, or agents participating in the distribution of the shares held by the selling stockholders as agents may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts, or concessions from the selling stockholders and/or purchasers of the common stock for whom the broker-dealers may act as agent.  The selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities are imposed on that person under the Securities Act. 

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General

 

EachThe following description is not complete and may not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our common stock. For a more detailed description of these securities, you should read the selling stockholders acquired the securities offered hereby in the ordinary courseapplicable provisions of businessDelaware law and has advised us that they have not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the saleour certificate of theirincorporation, as amended, referred to herein as our certificate of incorporation, and our bylaws.

The total number of shares of capital stock we are authorized to issue is 100,020,000 shares, of which (a) 100,000,000 shares are common stock and (b) 20,000 shares are preferred stock.

Common Stock

As of September 8, 2022, there were 30,661,692 shares of common stock nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed sale of shares of common stock by any selling stockholder. If we are notified by any selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares of common stock, if required, we will file a supplement to this prospectus.

With regard only to the shares it sells for its own behalf, Meetrix may be deemed an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.  This offering as it relates to Meetrix will terminate on the date that all shares issued to and issuable to Meetrix that are offered by this prospectus have been sold by Meetrix.

With regard only to the shares it sells for its own behalf, Adaptive Capital may be deemed an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.  This offering as it relates to Adaptive Capital will terminate on the date that all shares issued to and issuable to Adaptive Capital that are offered by this prospectus have been sold by Adaptive Capital.

We may suspend the sale of shares by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus for certain periods of time for certain reasons, including if the prospectus is required to be supplemented or amended to include additional material information.

If any of the selling stockholders use this prospectus for any sale of the shares of common stock, such selling stockholder will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

Regulation M

The anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) may apply to sales of our common stock and activities of the selling stockholder.

We have advised the selling stockholders that while it is engaged in a distribution of the shares included in this prospectus it is required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes the selling stockholder, any affiliated purchasers, and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in the distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M also prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with the distribution of that security. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares offered hereby this prospectus.

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

General

Our authorized share capital consists of 24,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which 9,705,656 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding, asheld of March 30, 2017 and 20,000 shares ofrecord by approximately 317stockholders. Subject to preferential rights with respect to any outstanding preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which 140 shares have been designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, all of which have been redeemed and are no longer issued and outstanding. We are a Delaware corporation and our affairs are governed by our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws. The following are summaries of material provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws insofar as they relate to the material terms of our common shares. Complete copies of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws are filed as exhibits to our public filings.

Common Stock

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

                All outstanding shares of common stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company. All stockholders are entitled to share equally in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available. In the event of liquidation, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities. The stockholders do not have cumulative or preemptive rights.

 

Dividend Rights

Holders of the common stock may receive dividends when, as and if declared by our Boardboard of Directorsdirectors out of the assets legally available for that purpose and subject to the preferential dividend rights of any other classes or series of stock of our Company. We have never paid, and have no plans to pay, any dividends on our shares of common stock.

 

Voting Rights

 

Holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote per share in all matters as to which holders of common stock are entitled to vote. Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders constitute a quorum unless otherwise required by law.

 

Election of Directors

 

Directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and are eligible for reelectionre-election at such meeting. Directors are elected by a plurality of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. There is no cumulative voting for directors.

 

Liquidation

 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of the common stock have the right to receive ratably and equally all of the assets remaining after payment of liabilities and liquidation preferences of any preferred stock then outstanding.

 

Redemption

 

The common stock is not redeemable or convertible and does not have any sinking fund provisions.

 

Preemptive Rights

 

Holders of the common stock do not have preemptive rights.

Other Rights

 

Our common stock is not liable to further calls or to assessment by the registrant and for liabilities of the registrant imposed on its stockholders under state statutes.

Right to Amend Bylaws

 

21The board of directors has the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws. Bylaws adopted by the board of directors may be repealed or changed, and new bylaws made, by the stockholders, and the stockholders may prescribe that any bylaw made by them shall not be altered, amended or repealed by the board of directors.


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Provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could make the acquisition of our company by means of a tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and the removal of incumbent officers and directors, more difficult. These provisions include:

Section 203 of the DGCL, which prohibits a merger with a 15%-or-greater stockholder, such as a party that has completed a successful tender offer, until three years after that party became a 15%-or-greater stockholder;

The authorization in our certificate of incorporation of undesignated preferred stock, which could be issued without stockholder approval in a manner designed to prevent or discourage a takeover; and

Provisions in our bylaws regarding stockholders’ rights to call a special meeting of stockholders limit such rights to stockholders holding together at least a sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the shares of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting, which could make it more difficult for stockholders to wage a proxy contest for control of our board of directors or to vote to repeal any of the anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

Together, these provisions may make the removal of management more difficult and may discourage transactions that could otherwise involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our common stock.

Market, Symbol and Transfer Agent

Our common stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ANIX”. The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer and Trust Company.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We entered into the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement with Cantor on September 9, 2022, under which we may issue and sell from time to time up to $100,000,000 of our common stock through or to Cantor, as agent or principal, pursuant to this prospectus. Sales of our common stock, if any, under the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement will be made at market prices by any method that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act.

Each time we wish to issue and sell common stock under the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, we will notify Cantor of the number of shares to be issued, the dates on which such sales are anticipated to be made and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. Once we have so instructed Cantor, unless Cantor declines to accept the terms of this notice, Cantor has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such shares up to the amount specified on such terms. The obligations of Cantor under the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement to sell our common stock are subject to a number of conditions that we must meet.

The settlement between us and Cantor is generally anticipated to occur on the second trading day following the date on which the sale was made. 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 Cantor may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

We will pay Cantor commissions for its services in acting as agent in the sale of our common stock. Cantor is entitled to compensation at a fixed commission rate of 3.0% of the gross sales price per share sold under the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales 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 Cantor for certain specified expenses, including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of its legal counsel in an amount not to exceed $75,000. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, we agreed to reimburse Cantor for the documented fees and costs of its legal counsel reasonably incurred in connection with Cantor’s ongoing diligence arising from the transactions contemplated by the Sales Agreement in an amount not to exceed $15,000 per calendar quarter. In connection with the sale of the common stock on our behalf, Cantor will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Cantor will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Cantor with respect to certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We estimate that the total expenses for the offering, excluding compensation payable to Cantor under the terms of the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, will be approximately $260,000.

This offering of common stock pursuant to this prospectus will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all common stock provided for in this prospectus, or (ii) termination of the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement as permitted therein.

This summary of the material provisions of the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement does not purport to be a complete statement of its terms and conditions. A copy of the Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement is filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” below.

Cantor and its affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees. To the extent required by Regulation M under the Exchange Act, Cantor will not engage in any market making activities involving our common stock while the offering is ongoing under this prospectus.

This prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by Cantor and Cantor may distribute this prospectus electronically.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the issuance of the common stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York. Cantor is being represented in connection with this offering by Duane Morris LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of ITUS CorporationAnixa Biosciences, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, and for each of the years ended October 31, 20162021 and 2015,2020 have been incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K forin the year ended October, 31, 2016 in this registration statement in reliance upon the report of Haskell & White LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The report of Haskell & White LLP includes an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.    

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the common stock being issued pursuant to this registration statement have been passed upon for us by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.  

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONALMORE INFORMATION

 

WeThis prospectus is part of the registration statement on Form S-3 we filed with the SEC under the Securities Act and does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the reference may not be complete and you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement or the exhibits to the reports or other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus for a copy of such contract, agreement or other document. Because we are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, we file annual, quarterquarterly and periodiccurrent reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission usingSEC. Our SEC filings are available to the Commission’s EDGAR system. You may inspect these documents and copy information from thempublic over the Internet at the Commission’s officesSEC’s website at public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission. The address of such site is http/http://www.sec.gov.

We have filed a registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of the shares. The registration statement contains information which is not included in this prospectus. You may inspect or copy the registration statement at the Commission’s public reference facilities or its website.

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any person to provide you with any information that is different.

 

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTSCERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

We are “incorporating by reference” certain documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information in the documents incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement.prospectus. Statements contained in documents that we file with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus, supplement, including information in previously filed documents or reports that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus, supplement, to the extent the new information differs from or is inconsistent with the old information. We have filed or may file the following documents with the SEC and they are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing:


Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on December 7, 2016, and as amended on December 8, 2016;

Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2017;

Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 7, 2016, January 19, 2017, February 14, 2017 and March 8, 2017; and

The description of our common stock contained in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2014 and as it may further be amended from time to time.

1. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on January 4, 2022;

2. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022;

3. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on June 10, 2022;

4. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on September 9, 2022;

5. Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on January 28, 2022;

6. Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 9, 2021, March 11, 2022, April 15, 2022, and August 17, 2022; and

7. The description of our common stock contained in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2014 and as it may further be amended from time to time.

 

All documents that we filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement that indicates that all securities offered under this prospectus supplement have been sold, or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated in this registration statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

 

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Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement shall be deemed modified, superseded or replaced for purposes of this prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, supplement, or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, supplement, modifies, supersedes or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified, superseded or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified, superseded or replaced, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement.prospectus. None of the information that we disclose under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K or any corresponding information, either furnished under Item 9.01 or included as an exhibit therein, that we may from time to time furnish to the SEC will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this prospectus, supplement, except as otherwise expressly set forth in the relevant document. Subject to the foregoing, all information appearing in this prospectus supplement is qualified in its entirety by the information appearing in the documents incorporated by reference.

 

We will promptly provide, without charge to each person (including any beneficial owners) who receives a copy of this prospectus, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. You may request, orally or in writing, a copy of these documents, which will be provided to you at no cost (other than exhibits, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporate by reference), by contacting Robert A. Berman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ITUS Corporation,Amit Kumar, c/o Anixa Biosciences, Inc., at 12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1275, Los Angeles,3150 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 90025.95118. Our telephone number is (310) 484-5200.(408) 708-9808. Information about us is also available at our website at http:https://www.ITUScorp.comwww.anixa.com/. However, the information onin our website is not a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and is not incorporated by reference.

DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON

INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES LAW VIOLATIONS

Our directors and officers are indemnified to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. We may also purchase and maintain insurance which protects our officers and directors against any liabilities incurred in connection with their service in such a capacity, and such a policy may be obtained by us in the future.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of ours 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, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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You should rely only on the information contained in this document. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities. The information in this document may only be accurate on the date of this document.

Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or that are currently deemed immaterial may also impair our business operations. The risks and uncertainties described in this document and other risks and uncertainties which we may face in the future will have a greater impact on those who purchase our common stock. These purchasers will purchase our common stock at the market price or at a privately negotiated price and will run the risk of losing their entire investment.

 

 

ITUS CORPORATIONANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 

1,487,606 Up to $100,000,000 of Shares of

Common Stock

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

, 20172022

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEMItem 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTIONOther Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The Company is paying all expenses of the offering. No portion of theseThe following table sets forth all expenses willto be bornepaid by the selling security holder. The selling security holder, however, will pay any other expenses incurred in selling its common stock, including any brokerage commissions or costs of sale.  Following is an itemized statement of all expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities to be registered.registrant. All of the amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC Registration Fees.registration fee.

 

SEC Registration Fee

$

859.16

Accounting Fees and Expenses

$

6,000.00

Legal Fees and Expenses

$

25,000.00

Total

$

31,859.16

SEC registration fee $

18,540

 
Printing  * 
Legal fees and expenses $

260,000

 
Accounting fees and expenses $

40,000

 
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses  * 
Warrant Agent Fees and Expenses  * 
Miscellaneous  * 
Total $

318,540

 

 

ITEM 15.  INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS* These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the estimated amount of expenses of any offering of securities.

 

Under Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145 of the DGCL inter alia, empowers a Delaware corporation mayto indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agents and its former directors, officers, employees and agents and thoseany person who serve, at the corporation's request, in such capacities with another enterprise, against expenses (including attorney's fees), as well as judgments, fines and settlements, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense ofwas or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) in which they or any of them were or are made parties or are threatened to be made parties by reason of their serving or having served in such capacity. The DGCL provides, however,the fact that such person must haveis 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 other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in (oror not opposed to)to the best interests of the corporation, and, in the case of awith respect to any criminal action such person must haveor proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In addition,Similar indemnity is authorized for such persons against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the DGCL does not permit indemnification in andefense or settlement of any such threatened, pending or completed action or suit byif such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or innot opposed to the rightbest interests of the corporation, whereand provided further that (unless a court of competent jurisdiction otherwise provides) such person hasshall not have been adjudged liable to the corporation. Any such indemnification may be made only as authorized in each specific case upon a determination by the stockholders or disinterested directors or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion that indemnification is proper because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct.

Section 145 further authorizes a corporation for negligenceto purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or misconduct in the performancewas a director, officer, employee or agent of his/her duty to the corporation, unless,or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and onlyincurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145. We maintain policies insuring our officers and directors against certain liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the extent that, a court determines that such person fairly and reasonably is entitled to indemnity for costs the court deems proper in light of liability adjudication. Indemnity is mandatory to the extent a claim, issue or matter has been successfully defended.Securities Act.

 

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director'sdirector’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) under Section 174 of the DGCL (relating to unlawful payment of dividends and unlawful stock purchase or redemption) or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Article XIII10 of the By-Lawsbylaws of the Company contains provisions which are designed to provide mandatory indemnification of directors and officers of the Company to the full extent permitted by law, as now in effect or later amended. The By-Lawsbylaws further provide that, if and to the extent required by the DGCL, an advance payment of expenses to a director or officer of the Company that is entitled to indemnification will only be made upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such director is not entitled to indemnification.

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ITEMItem 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULESExhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement.

The agreements included or incorporated by reference as exhibits to this registration statement.statement contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and (i) were not intended to be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; (ii) may have been qualified in such agreement by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement; (iii) may apply contract standards of “materiality” that are different from “materiality” under the applicable securities laws; and (iv) were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement.

The undersigned registrant acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this registration statement not misleading.

 

3.1

Exhibit

NumberDescription of Document
1.1Form of Underwriting Agreement**
4.1Form of Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.  (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 1992 and Form S-3, dated February 11, 2014.)

Designation of Preferred Stock**

3.2

4.2

Amendment to the Certificate

Form of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013.)

Stock Purchase Contract**

3.3

4.3

Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form 8-K, dated September 4, 2014.)

3.4

Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form 8-K, dated September 10, 2014.)

3.5

Amended and Restated By-laws. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Form 8-K dated, November 8, 2012.)

3.6

Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form 8-K, dated June 25, 2015.)

4.1

Form of Warrant issued to investors in connection with the Company’s registered direct offering. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated July 15, 2014).

4.2

Agreement and Form of Warrant to be issued to Adaptive Capital LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016).

Certificate**

5.1

4.4

Form of Subscription Rights Agreement and Form Subscription Rights Certificate**
4.5Form of Indenture*
4.6Form of Note**
4.7Form of Debt Securities**
5.1Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (Filed herewith)

LLP*

10.1

2003 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to our

Form S-8 dated May 5, 2003.)

of Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement *

10.2

12.1

Amendment No. 1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to the 2003 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(e) to our Form S-8 dated November 9, 2004.)

Fixed Charges**

10.3

23.1

Amendment No. 2 to the 2003 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2006.)

10.4

Amendment No. 3 to the 2003 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2006.)

10.5

Amendment No. 4 to the 2003 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(g) to our Form S-8 dated September 21, 2007.)

10.6

Amendment No. 5 to the 2003 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(g) to our Form S-8 dated January 21, 2009.)

10.7

Amendment No. 6 to the 2003 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to our Form 8-K, dated July 20, 2010.)

10.8

2010 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 8-K, dated July 20, 2010.)

10.9

Amendment No. 1 to the 2010 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 8-K, dated July 7, 2011.)

10.10

Amendment No. 2 to the 2010 Share Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 8-K, dated September 5, 2012.)

10.11

Amendment No. 3 to the 2010 Share Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2014.)

10.12

Employment Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2012, between the Company and Robert Berman. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.)  (Portions of Section 4 of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the Commission in accordance with a request for, and related Order by the Commission, dated May 3, 2013, File No. 0-11254-CF#29240, granting confidential treatment for portions of Section 4 of this exhibit to pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

10.13

Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2012, between the Company and Amit Kumar.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.)  (Portions of Section 4 of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the Commission in accordance with a request for, and related Order by the Commission, dated May 3, 2013, File No. 0-11254-CF#29240, granting confidential treatment for portions of Section 4 of this exhibit to pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

10.14

Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 15, 2014, between the Company and the Purchasers named therein in connection with the Company’s registered direct offering. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated July 15, 2014.)

10.15

Termination Agreements, each dated August 29, 2014, relating to the Company’s transaction with Videocon Industries Limited. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to our Form S-1 dated December 8, 2014.)

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10.16

Debt Conversion Agreement, dated September 9, 2014, between the Company and Adaptive Capital, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to our Form S-1 dated December 8, 2014.)

10.17

Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between the Company and Adaptive Capital LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016).

10.18

Form of 12% Secured Debenture, dated December 9, 2016, to be issued to Adaptive Capital LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016).

10.19

Letter Agreement, dated October 17, 2016, between the Company and Mike Catelani (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016).

10.20

Collaborative Research Agreement, dated July 14, 2015, between Anixa Diagnostic Corporation and The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016) (Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The redacted portions have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)

10.21

First Amendment to The Collaborative Research Agreement, dated August 4, 2016, between Anixa Diagnostic Corporation and The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016) (Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The redacted portions have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)

10.22

Collaborative Research Agreement, dated August 4, 2016, between Anixa Diagnostic Corporation and The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016) (Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The redacted portions have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)

10.23

Dealer Manager Agreement, dated March 3, 2017, between the Company and Advisory Group Equity Services, Ltd. doing business as RHK Capital (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Form 8-K dated March 8, 2017)

21.1

Subsidiaries of ITUS Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016)

23.1

Consent of Haskell & White LLP. (Filed herewith.)

LLP*

23.2

Consent of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP. (IncludedLLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

*

99.1

24.1

Patent Acquisition Agreement, dated November 11, 2013, between

Power of Attorney (included in Part II of this Registration Statement)*
25.1Statement of Eligibility of trustee on Form T-1**+
107Calculation of Filing Fee Table*
*Filed herewith.
**If applicable, to be filed by an amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the CompanyExchange Act and Meetrix Communications, Inc. (Filed herewith.)

incorporated by reference
+To be filed pursuant to Rule 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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ITEM 17.  UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The undersigned registrantRegistrant hereby undertakes:

 

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

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act 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 Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided , however , that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) 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 Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 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.

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(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.

 

(2)(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.

 

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

 

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

(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(B)(ii) 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 sectionSection 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 that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; ordate.

 

(ii) If(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant is subjectunder the Securities Act of 1933 to Rule 430C, eachany 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(b) as part of a registration statement424;

(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 other thanmade by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability of the registrant 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 (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 statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A,statement shall be deemed to be part of and included in thea new registration statement asrelating 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) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is partsubscription period, to set forth the results of the registration statement orsubscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference intoon terms differing from those set forth on the registration statement or prospectus that is partcover page of the registration statementprospectus, a post-effective amendment will asbe filed to a purchaser with a timeset forth the terms 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. offering.

 

(d) 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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Table(e) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of Contentsdetermining 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, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statementRegistration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles,San Jose, State of California, on this 319stth day of March, 2017.September, 2022.

 

ITUS CORPORATIONANIXA BIOSCIENCES, INC.

By:

/s/ Robert A. Berman

Dr. Amit Kumar

Name: Robert A. Berman

Dr. Amit Kumar

Title:   PresidentChairman and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MENPERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each personindividual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Robert BermanDr. Amit Kumar as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this registration statement, and to sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this registration statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 increasing the number of shares for which registration is sought, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and otherall documents in connection therewith, making such changes in this registration statement as such attorney-in-fact and agent so acting deem appropriate, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done with respect to the offering of securities contemplated by this registration statement, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his, her or their substitute each acting alone,or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue thereof.hereof.

 

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

 

SignatureTitleDate

By:

/s/ Robert A. Berman                 

March 31, 2017

/s/ Dr. Amit Kumar

Robert A. Berman 

President, Chief Executive Officer

and Chairman of the Board
September 9, 2022
Dr. Amit Kumar

and Director (Principal

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:

/s/ Michael J. Catelani

March 31, 2017

President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
September 9, 2022

Michael J. Catelani

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

By:

/s/ Dr. Amit Kumar

March 31, 2017

Dr. Amit Kumar

Executive Chairman of the Board 

By:

/s/ Dale Fox                  

March 31, 2017

Dale Fox

Director 

 

By:

/s/ Lewis H. Titterton Jr.DirectorSeptember 9, 2022
Lewis H. Titterton Jr.
/s/ Dr. Arnold Baskies

March 31, 2017

Director
September 9, 2022

Dr. Arnold Baskies

Director 

By:

/s/ Dr. John Monahan        

Emily Gottschalk

March 31, 2017

Director
September 9, 2022
Emily Gottschalk

Dr. John Monahan

Director 

 

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