As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2015
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | 3826 | 90-0416683 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
7400 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont, CA 94555
(510) 651-4450
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Ivan Trifunovich, President and Chief Executive Officer
7400 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont, CA 94555
(510) 651-4450
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
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Please send copies of all communications to:
Mark R. Busch
K&L Gates LLP
214 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 331-7440
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement as determined by market conditions.
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. þ
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of securities to be registered(1) | Amount to be registered (1)(2)(3) | Proposed maximum offering price per unit (2)(3) | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (3) | Amount of registration fee (4) |
Common Stock | ||||
Preferred Stock | ||||
Debt Securities | ||||
Warrants | ||||
Units (5) | ||||
Total | $30,000,000 | $3,486.00(3) |
(1) | This Registration Statement also covers (i) common stock, preferred stock and debt securities that may be issued upon exercise of warrants and (ii) such indeterminate amount of securities as may be issued upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable anti-dilution provisions. In addition, securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. |
(2) | An indeterminate number of the securities is being registered as may at various times be issued at indeterminate prices, with an aggregate public offering price not to exceed $30,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one or more currencies or, if any debt securities are issued at any original issuance discount, such greater principal amount as shall result in an aggregate initial offering price of $30,000,000. |
(3) | Not specified as to each class of securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction II.D of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. |
(4) | Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act. |
(5) | Consisting of some or all of the securities listed above, in any combination, including common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants. |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY 27, 2015
WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC.
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Units
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This prospectus relates to common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, and units consisting of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants or any combination of these securities, that we may sell from time to time in one or more offerings up to a total public offering price of $30,000,000 on terms to be determined at the time of sale. We will provide specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement for those securities.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “WGBS.” As of January 23, 2015, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates was $13,132,747 based on 5,659,768 shares of outstanding common stock, of which 4,236,370 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $3.10 which was the closing sale price of our common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market on January 23, 2015. We have not sold any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3 during the 12 calendar month period that ends on and includes the date hereof.
These securities may be sold directly by us, through dealers or agents designated from time to time, to or through underwriters or through a combination of these methods. See “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. We may also describe the plan of distribution for any particular offering of these securities in any applicable prospectus supplement. If any agents, underwriters or dealers are involved in the sale of any securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, we will disclose their names and the nature of our arrangements with them in a prospectus supplement. The net proceeds we expect to receive from any such sale will also be included in a prospectus supplement.
Investing in our securities involves certain risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2 of this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement before you make your investment decision.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2015.
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We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You can inspect and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers, such as WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (www.sec.gov). Our web site is located at www.wafergen.com. The information contained on our web site is not part of this prospectus.
This prospectus “incorporates by reference” certain information that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This means we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to those documents. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until the offering is terminated:
· | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013; |
· | our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014; |
· | our current reports on Form 8-K or Form 8-K/A, as applicable, filed with the SEC on January 6, 2014, February 12, 2014, March 21, 2014, May 30, 2014, June 30, 2014, July 18, 2014, August 18, 2014 and November 18, 2014; and |
· | the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on August 19, 2014. |
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. We have authorized no one to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this document. All documents that we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus or after the date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to the termination of the offering will be deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus by reference and will be a part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of the document. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement that is modified or superseded will not constitute a part of this prospectus, except as modified or superseded.
We will provide, upon written or oral request, without charge to you, including any beneficial owner to whom this prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference other than the exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the information that this prospectus incorporates. You should direct a request for copies to us at WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., 7400 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, California 94555, Attention: Corporate Secretary, Telephone: (510) 651-4450.
Certain information set forth in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are intended to be covered by the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seek,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “goal,” “anticipate,” “project” or other comparable terms. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, as a result of various factors including those risks and uncertainties included in this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors,” and those risks and uncertainties described in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We urge you to consider those risks and uncertainties in evaluating our forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements. We further caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein or in the accompanying prospectus (or elsewhere) to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may from time to time, sell any combination of securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the securities being offered.
We may add or modify in a prospectus supplement any of the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents that we have incorporated into this prospectus by reference. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and a prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in that prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement together with additional information described above under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
When acquiring any securities discussed in this prospectus, you should rely on the information provided in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, including the information incorporated by reference. Neither we, nor any underwriters or agents, have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not offering the securities in any state where such an offer is prohibited. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, or any document incorporated by reference, is truthful or complete at any date other than the date mentioned on the cover page of those documents. You should also carefully review the section entitled “Risk Factors”, which highlights certain risks associated with an investment in our securities, to determine whether an investment in our securities is appropriate for you.
References in this prospectus to “WaferGen”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” are to WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Investing in our securities involves risk. See the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our most recent fiscal year (together with any material changes thereto contained in subsequent filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q) and those contained in our other filings with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.
The prospectus supplement applicable to each type or series of securities we offer may contain a discussion of risks applicable to the particular types of securities that we are offering under that prospectus supplement. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the specific factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information contained in the prospectus supplement or appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. These risks could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition and cause the value of our securities to decline. You could lose all or part of your investment.
Since we commenced operations in 2003, we have been engaged in the development of systems for gene expression quantification, genotyping and stem cell research. Since 2008, our primary focus has been on the development, manufacture and marketing of our SmartChip System, a genetic analysis platform used for profiling and validating molecular biomarkers in the life sciences and pharmaceutical drug discovery industries. Since the beginning of 2014, following an acquisition, we now also sell the Apollo 324™ product line used in library preparation for next-generation sequencing (“NGS”). Our combined product lines now offer one-stop shopping for NGS sample preparation and validation solutions that enable NGS instruments (such as MiSeqTM from Illumina and PGMTM from Thermo Fisher) to produce better results in terms of accuracy, while at the same time simplifying the workflow in a cost efficient manner.
Our SmartChip products are aimed at researchers who perform genetic analysis, primarily at pharmaceutical and biotech companies, academic and private research centers and diagnostics companies involved in biomarker discovery and genetic research. Many scientists believe that much of the work to seek new therapeutic solutions will be directed at understanding the expression level of key relevant segments of DNA (i.e. genes and other regulatory elements), as well as the changes in their sequence (i.e. mutations such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (“SNPs”)). Gene expression is fundamental to the understanding of many disease processes and hence, drug efficacy. For example, in the field of oncology (cancer treatment), greater understanding of gene expression in certain types of cancerous cells has led to the discovery of specific disease biomarkers that will allow clinicians to provide more accurate diagnosis, prognosis and treatment options for their patients. Increasingly, researchers are focusing their attention on studying physiological phenomena at the molecular level and are consequently committing their research budgets to acquiring research tools that help them develop personalized therapies.
We are primarily focused on marketing a flexible, open format genetic analysis system, the WaferGen SmartChip System, which provides a range of high throughput capabilities including mRNA, microRNA and lncRNA expression level measurement, as well as SNP genotyping. In August 2010, we formally launched our first generation SmartChip 5K System, which was an innovative real-time polymerase chain reaction (“real-time PCR”) tool enabling scientists to study thousands of genes simultaneously clustered in gene specific pathways. The results of such studies are potentially leading to the discovery and validation of clinically relevant disease signatures. We believe that the SmartChip System is well suited for the large and growing genomics markets, including for researchers seeking to confirm and expand on discoveries made with the growing use of NGS. In July 2012, we launched the SmartChip MyDesign System, which is the second-generation instrument with significantly upgraded capabilities. First, the new system allows customers to dispense their own assays into a SmartChip, which gives them much greater flexibility and faster experiment turnaround time. Second, we have enabled SNP genotyping on the SmartChip by validating appropriate chemistries and supplying the requisite software. The SmartChip System’s high density, nanoliter-scale format can provide throughput levels that facilitate the development of life science clinical research solutions at a fraction of the time and cost currently possible with existing competing systems.
Most recently, our R&D efforts have been concentrated on the commercialization of the SmartChip Target Enrichment (“TE”) System. This new product is designed to perform a critical sample preparation step prior to targeted NGS. The targeted sequencing is aimed at deciphering the nucleic acid sequence of a certain
portion of the genome (the targets), for example a set of genes of interest, as opposed to the whole genome. In order to limit the sequencing to the targets of interest, scientists are using various techniques including PCR to treat the nucleic acid samples prior to sequencing. WaferGen is using its SmartChip consumable to conduct massively parallel individual PCR reactions for TE. This approach offers certain advantages over existing chemistries and platforms. Although these advantages could help us successfully compete in the high potential emerging market for clinical sequencing, we face considerable competition, including the competing sample preparation kits from NGS instrument manufacturers such as Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) and Life Technologies Corporation (“LIFE,” now a division of Thermo Fisher).
We employ a business model that primarily generates revenue from the sale of instruments (i.e. the SmartChip System or Apollo 324TM instrument) and a recurring revenue stream from the sale of consumables (i.e. the SmartChip Panels or PrepXTM reagents), similar to the “razor and razor blade” business model.
Our revenue is subject to fluctuations due to the timing of sales of high-value products and service projects, the impact of seasonal spending patterns, the timing and size of research projects our customers perform, changes in overall spending levels in the life science industry and other unpredictable factors that may affect customer ordering patterns. Any significant delays in the commercial launch or any lack or delay of commercial acceptance of new products, unfavorable sales trends in existing product lines, or impacts from the other factors mentioned above, could adversely affect our revenue growth or cause a sequential decline in quarterly revenue. Due to the possibility of fluctuations in our revenue and net income or loss, we believe that quarterly comparisons of operating results are not a good indication of future performance.
Since inception, we have incurred substantial operating losses. As of September 30, 2014, our accumulated deficit was $88,267,731. Losses have principally occurred as a result of the substantial resources required for the research, development and manufacturing start-up costs required to commercialize our initial products. We expect to continue to incur substantial costs for research and development activities for at least the next year as we expand and improve our core technology and its applications in the life science research market.
Nasdaq Listing
Since August 22, 2014, our common stock has been listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “WGBS.” We do not intend to apply for listing of our warrants on any securities exchange or other trading system.
Corporate Information
Wafergen, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on October 22, 2002. On May 31, 2007, Wafergen, Inc. was acquired by WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation. In the transactions, Wafergen, Inc. merged with a subsidiary of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. and became a wholly owned subsidiary of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on August 4, 2005, under the name Scuttlebutt Yachts, Inc., subsequently renamed La Burbuja Cafe, Inc. on June 20, 2006, and WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. on January 31, 2007, in anticipation of the merger with Wafergen, Inc. We also have a subsidiary in Luxembourg. Our principal executive offices are located at 7400 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, California 94555. The telephone number at our principal executive offices is (510) 651-4450. Our website address is www.wafergen.com. Information contained on our website is not deemed part of this prospectus, other than our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which is incorporated by reference.
We currently intend to use the estimated net proceeds from the sale of these securities for general corporate and working capital purposes, including to fund strategic initiatives that we may undertake from time to
time and for product development. We have not yet determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for any of the foregoing purposes. Accordingly, our management will have significant discretion and flexibility in applying the net proceeds from the sale of these securities. Our plans to use the estimated net proceeds from the sale of these securities may change, and if they do, we will update this information in a prospectus supplement.
We may issue from time to time, in one or more offerings, the following securities:
· | debt securities, which may include senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities and senior subordinated debt securities; |
· | shares of preferred stock; |
· | shares of common stock; |
· | warrants for the purchase of debt securities, preferred stock or common stock; and |
· | units consisting of common stock, preferred stock or warrants or any combination of these securities. |
Set forth below is a description of the common stock and preferred stock that may be offered under this prospectus. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement a description of the debt securities and warrants that may be offered under this prospectus. The terms of the offering of our common stock, preferred stock or any such other securities, the initial offering price and the net proceeds to us will be contained in the prospectus supplement, and other offering material, relating to such offer.
We may sell the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus directly to purchasers, to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents, or through a combination of such methods. The prospectus supplement with respect to the securities being offered will set forth the terms of the offering of those securities, including the names of any such underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price, the net proceeds to us, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters' compensation, the initial public offering price, any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers and any securities exchanges on which such securities may be listed.
We may sell the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus directly to purchasers, to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents, or through a combination of such methods. The prospectus supplement with respect to the securities being offered will set forth the terms of the offering of those securities, including the names of the underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, the purchase price, the net proceeds to us, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation, the initial public offering price, any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers and any securities exchanges on which such securities may be listed.
General
The debt securities that we may issue will constitute debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of WaferGen, to be issued in one or more series, which may include senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities and senior subordinated debt securities. The particular terms of any series of debt securities we offer, including the extent to which the general terms set forth below may be applicable to a particular series, will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series.
Debt securities that we may issue will be issued under an indenture between us and a trustee qualified to act as such under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. We have filed the form of the indenture as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. When we refer to the “indenture” in this prospectus, we
are referring to the indenture under which your debt securities are issued as supplemented by any supplemental indenture applicable to your debt securities. We will provide the name of the trustee in any prospectus supplement related to the issuance of debt securities, and we will also provide certain other information related to the trustee, including describing any relationship we have with the trustee, in such prospectus supplement.
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION IS A SUMMARY OF THE MATERIAL PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE. IT DOES NOT RESTATE THE INDENTURE IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE INDENTURE IS GOVERNED BY THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939. THE TERMS OF THE DEBT SECURITIES INCLUDE THOSE STATED IN THE INDENTURE AND THOSE MADE PART OF THE INDENTURE BY REFERENCE TO THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT. WE URGE YOU TO READ THE INDENTURE BECAUSE IT, AND NOT THIS DESCRIPTION, DEFINES YOUR RIGHTS AS A HOLDER OF THE DEBT SECURITIES.
Information You Will Find In The Prospectus Supplement
The indenture provides that we may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series and that we may denominate the debt securities and make them payable in foreign currencies. The indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that can be issued thereunder. The prospectus supplement for a series of debt securities will provide information relating to the terms of the series of debt securities being offered, which may include:
· | the title and denominations of the debt securities of the series; |
· | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the series; |
· | the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, with respect to the debt securities of the series are payable or the method of determination thereof; |
· | the rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, at which the debt securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method of calculating and/or resetting such rate or rates of interest; |
· | the dates from which such interest shall accrue or the method by which such dates shall be determined and the duration of the extensions and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated; |
· | the interest payment dates for the series of debt securities or the method by which such dates will be determined, the terms of any deferral of interest and any right of ours to extend the interest payments periods; |
· | the place or places where the principal and interest on the series of debt securities will be payable; |
· | the terms and conditions upon which debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option or otherwise; |
· | our obligation, if any, to redeem, purchase, or repay debt securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or other specified event or at the option of the holders and the terms of any such redemption, purchase, or repayment; |
· | the terms, if any, upon which the debt securities of the series may be convertible into or exchanged for other securities, including, among other things, the initial conversion or exchange price or rate and the conversion or exchange period; |
· | if the amount of principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to the debt securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined; |
· | if any payments on the debt securities of the series are to be made in a currency or currencies (or by reference to an index or formula) other than that in which such securities are denominated or designated to be payable, the currency or currencies (or index or formula) in which such payments are to be made and the terms and conditions of such payments; |
· | any changes or additions to the provisions of the indenture dealing with defeasance, including any additional covenants that may be subject to our covenant defeasance option; |
· | the currency or currencies in which payment of the principal and premium, if any, and interest with respect to debt securities of the series will be payable, or in which the debt securities of the series shall be denominated, and the particular provisions applicable thereto in accordance with the indenture; |
· | the portion of the principal amount of debt securities of the series which will be payable upon declaration of acceleration or provable in bankruptcy or the method by which such portion or amount shall be determined; |
· | whether the debt securities of the series will be secured or guaranteed and, if so, on what terms; |
· | any addition to or change in the events of default with respect to the debt securities of the series; |
· | the identity of any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars; |
· | the applicability of, and any addition to or change in, the covenants currently set forth in the indenture; |
· | the subordination, ranking or priority, if any, of the debt securities of the series and terms of the subordination; |
· | any other terms of the debt securities of the series which are not prohibited by the indenture; and |
· | whether securities of the series shall be issuable as registered securities or bearer securities (with or without interest coupons), and any restrictions applicable to the offering, sale or delivery of such bearer securities and the terms upon which such bearer securities of a series may be exchanged for registered securities, and vice versa. |
Holders of debt securities may present debt securities for exchange in the manner, at the places, and subject to the restrictions set forth in the debt securities, the indenture, and the prospectus supplement. We will provide these services without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith, but subject to the limitations provided in the indenture, any board resolution establishing such debt securities and any applicable indenture supplement. Debt securities in bearer form and the coupons, if any, appertaining thereto will be transferable by delivery.
Senior Debt
We may issue senior debt securities under the indenture and any coupons that will constitute part of our senior debt. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable indenture supplement and described in a prospectus supplement, the senior debt securities will be senior unsecured obligations, ranking equally with all of our existing
and future senior unsecured debt. The senior debt securities will be senior to all of our subordinated debt and junior to any secured debt we may incur as to the assets securing such debt.
Subordinated Debt
We may issue subordinated debt securities under the indenture and any coupons that will constitute part of such subordinated debt. These subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the indenture and any applicable indenture supplement, to all of our senior indebtedness.
If this prospectus is being delivered in connection with a series of subordinated debt securities, the accompanying prospectus supplement or the information incorporated by reference will set forth the approximate amount of senior indebtedness outstanding as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter.
Senior Subordinated Debt
We may issue senior subordinated debt securities under the indenture and any coupons that will constitute part of our senior subordinated debt. These senior subordinated debt securities will be, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the applicable indenture supplement, subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of our “senior indebtedness” and senior to our other subordinated debt. See the discussions above under “—Senior Debt” and “—Subordinated Debt” for a more detailed explanation of our senior and subordinated indebtedness.
Interest Rate
Debt securities that bear interest will do so at a fixed rate or a floating rate. We may sell, at a discount below the stated principal amount, any debt securities which bear no interest or which bear interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate. The relevant prospectus supplement will describe the special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to:
· | any discounted debt securities; and |
· | any debt securities issued at par which are treated as having been issued at a discount for United States federal income tax purposes. |
Registered Global Securities
We may issue registered debt securities of a series in the form of one or more fully registered global securities. We will deposit the registered global security with a depository or with a nominee for a depository identified in the prospectus supplement relating to such series. The global security or global securities will represent and will be in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding registered debt securities of the series to be represented by the registered global security or securities. Unless it is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive registered form, a registered global security may not be transferred, except as a whole in three cases:
· | by the depository for the registered global security to a nominee of the depository; |
· | by a nominee of the depository to the depository or another nominee of the depository; and |
· | by the depository or any nominee to a successor of the depository or a nominee of the successor. |
The prospectus supplement relating to a series of debt securities will describe the specific terms of the depository arrangement concerning any portion of that series of debt securities to be represented by a registered global security. We anticipate that the following provisions will generally apply to all depository arrangements.
Upon the issuance of a registered global security, the depository will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the principal amounts of the debt securities represented by the registered global security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with the depository. These persons are referred to as “participants.” Any underwriters, agents or debtors participating in the distribution of debt securities represented by the registered global security will designate the accounts to be credited. Only participants or persons that hold interests through participants will be able to beneficially own interests in a registered global security. The depository for a global security will maintain records of beneficial ownership interests in a registered global security for participants. Participants or persons that hold through participants will maintain records of beneficial ownership interests in a global security for persons other than participants. These records will be the only means to transfer beneficial ownership in a registered global security.
The laws of some states may require that specified purchasers of securities take physical delivery of the securities in definitive form. These laws may limit the ability of those persons to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in global securities.
So long as the depository, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered global security, the depository or its nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security:
· | may not have the debt securities represented by a registered global security registered in their names; |
· | will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of debt securities represented by a registered global security in definitive form; and |
· | will not be considered the owners or holders of debt securities represented by a registered global security under the indenture. |
Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depository for the registered global security and, if the person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which the person owns its interests, to exercise any rights of a holder under the indenture applicable to the registered global security.
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 which a holder is entitled to give or take under the indenture, the depository for the registered global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take the action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through the participants to give or take the action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.
Payment of Interest on and Principal of Registered Global Securities
We will make principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on debt securities represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depository or its nominee to the depository or its nominee as the registered owner of the registered global security. None of WaferGen, the trustee, or any paying agent for debt securities represented by a registered global security will have any responsibility or liability for:
· | any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in such registered global security; |
· | maintaining, supervising, or reviewing any records relating to beneficial ownership interests; |
· | the payments to beneficial owners of the global security of amounts paid to the depository or its nominee; or |
· | any other matter relating to the actions and practices of the depository, its nominee or any of its participants. |
We expect that the depository, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest in respect of the global security, will immediately credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their beneficial interests in the principal amount of a registered global security as shown on the depository’s records. 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 instructions and customary practices. This is currently the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers registered in “street name.” Such payments will be the responsibility of participants.
Exchange of Registered Global Securities
We may issue debt securities in definitive form in exchange for the registered global security if both of the following occur:
· | the depository for any debt securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depository or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act; and |
· | we do not appoint a successor depository within 90 days. |
In addition, we may, at any time, determine not to have any of the debt securities of a series represented by one or more registered global securities. In this event, we will issue debt securities of that series in definitive form in exchange for all of the registered global security or securities representing those debt securities.
Covenants by WaferGen
The indenture includes covenants by us, including among other things that we will make all payments of principal and interest at the times and places required. The supplemental indenture establishing each series of debt securities may contain additional covenants, including covenants which could restrict our right to incur additional indebtedness or liens and to take certain actions with respect to our businesses and assets.
Events of Default
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following will be events of default under the indenture with respect to each series of debt securities issued under the indenture:
· | failure to pay when due any interest on any debt security of that series, continued for 30 days; |
· | failure to pay when due the principal of, or premium, if any, on, any debt security of that series; |
· | default in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to any debt security of that series when due and payable; |
· | failure to perform any other covenant or agreement of ours under the indenture or the supplemental indenture with respect to that series or the debt securities of that series, continued for 90 days after written notice to us by the trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series to which the covenant or agreement relates; |
· | certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings affecting us; and |
· | any other event of default specified in any supplemental indenture under which such series of debt securities is issued. |
Except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings affecting us and except as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, if any event of default shall occur and be continuing with respect to any series of debt securities under the indenture, either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities of such series may accelerate the maturity of all debt securities of such series. Upon certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings affecting us, the principal, premium, if any, and interest on all debt securities of each series shall be immediately due and payable.
After any such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of each affected series of debt securities may waive all defaults with respect to such series and rescind and annul such acceleration if all events of default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal, have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied.
No holder of any debt securities will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the indenture or for any remedy under the indenture, unless such holder shall have previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default and the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the relevant series shall have made written request and offered indemnity satisfactory to the trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the trustee shall not have received from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days. However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of a debt security for enforcement of payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on such debt security on or after the respective due dates expressed in such debt security.
Supplemental Indentures
We and the trustee may, at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to or consent of any holders of debt securities, enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the indenture, among other things:
· | to add guarantees to or secure any series of debt securities; |
· | to provide for the succession of another person pursuant to the provisions of the indenture relating to consolidations, mergers and sales of assets and the assumption by such successor of our covenants, agreements, and obligations, or to otherwise comply with the provisions of the indenture relating to consolidations, mergers, and sales of assets; |
· | to surrender any right or power conferred upon us under the indenture or to add to our covenants further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the holders of all or any series of debt securities; |
· | to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained in the indenture, in any supplemental indenture or in any debt securities that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained therein; |
· | to modify or amend the indenture in such a manner as to permit the qualification of the indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; |
· | to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture to supplement any of the provisions of the indenture in order to permit the defeasance and discharge of any series of debt securities pursuant to the indenture, so long as any such action does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities of any series in any material respect; |
· | to add to, change, or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture with respect to one or more series of debt securities, so long as any such addition, change or elimination shall not apply to any debt securities of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision; |
· | to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor or separate trustee; and |
· | to establish the form or terms of debt securities of any series and to make any change that does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities. |
With the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of debt securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture (each series voting as one class), we and the trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of debt securities of each such series.
Notwithstanding our rights and the rights of the trustee to enter into one or more supplemental indentures with the consent of the holders of debt securities of the affected series as described above, no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of the affected series, among other things:
· | change the final maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any debt securities; |
· | reduce the principal amount of any debt securities or the rate of interest on any debt securities; |
· | change the currency in which any debt securities are payable; |
· | impair the right of the holders to conduct a proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee; |
· | reduce the percentage in principal amount of any series of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment or supplemental indenture; |
· | modify the ranking or priority of the securities; |
· | reduce any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt securities; or |
· | make any change that adversely affects the relative rights of holders of subordinated debt securities with respect to senior debt securities. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture; Defeasance
Except to the extent set forth in a supplemental indenture with respect to any series of debt securities, we, at our election, may discharge the indenture and the indenture shall generally cease to be of any further effect with respect to that series of debt securities if (a) we have delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of
that series (with certain limited exceptions) or (b) all debt securities of that series not previously delivered to the trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year, and we have deposited with the trustee the entire amount sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all such debt securities.
In addition, we have a “legal defeasance option” (pursuant to which we may terminate, with respect to the debt securities of a particular series, all of our obligations under such debt securities and the indenture with respect to such debt securities) and a “covenant defeasance option” (pursuant to which we may terminate, with respect to the debt securities of a particular series, our obligations with respect to such debt securities under certain specified covenants contained in the indenture). If we exercise our legal defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of default. If we exercise our covenant defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of default related to the specified covenants.
We may exercise our legal defeasance option or our covenant defeasance option with respect to the debt securities of a series only if we irrevocably deposit in trust with the trustee cash or U.S. government obligations (as defined in the indenture) for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to such debt securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be. In addition, to exercise either of our defeasance options, we must comply with certain other conditions, including the delivery to the trustee of an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of debt securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred (and, in the case of legal defeasance only, such opinion of counsel must be based on a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or other change in applicable Federal income tax law).
The trustee will hold in trust the cash or U.S. government obligations deposited with it as described above and will apply the deposited cash and the proceeds from deposited U.S. government obligations to the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the debt securities of the defeased series.
Mergers, Consolidations and Certain Sales of Assets
We may not
· | consolidate with or merge into any other person or entity or permit any other person or entity to consolidate with or merge into us in a transaction in which we are not the surviving entity, or |
· | transfer, lease or dispose of all or substantially all of our assets to any other person or entity |
unless:
· | the resulting, surviving or transferee entity shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and such resulting, surviving or transferee entity shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered in form satisfactory to the trustee, all of our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture; |
· | immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee entity as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by such entity at the time of such transaction), no default or event of default would occur or be continuing; and |
· | we shall have delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the indenture. |
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
No director, officer, incorporator or stockholder of WaferGen, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of WaferGen under the debt securities or the indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation, solely by reason of his, her, or its status as director, officer, incorporator or stockholder of WaferGen. By accepting a debt security, each holder waives and releases all such liability, but only such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the debt securities. Nevertheless, such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it has been the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
Conversion or Exchange Rights
Any debt securities offered hereby may be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our equity or other securities. The terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such terms may include, among others, the following:
· | the conversion or exchange price; |
· | the conversion or exchange period; |
· | provisions regarding our ability or that of the holder to convert or exchange the debt securities; |
· | events requiring adjustment to the conversion or exchange price; and |
· | provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of our redemption of such debt securities. |
Concerning the Trustee
The indenture provides that there may be more than one trustee with respect to one or more series of debt securities. If there are different trustees for different series of debt securities, each trustee will be a trustee of a trust under a supplemental indenture separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee under such indenture. Except as otherwise indicated in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, any action permitted to be taken by a trustee may be taken by the trustee only with respect to the one or more series of debt securities for which it is the trustee under an indenture. Any trustee under the indenture or a supplemental indenture may resign or be removed with respect to one or more series of debt securities. All payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all registration, transfer, exchange authentication and delivery (including authentication and delivery on original issuance of the debt securities) of, the debt securities of a series will be effected by the trustee with respect to such series at an office designated by the trustee.
The indenture contains limitations on the right of the trustee, should it become a creditor of WaferGen to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. If the trustee acquires an interest that conflicts with any duties with respect to the debt securities, the trustee is required to either resign or eliminate such conflicting interest to the extent and in the manner provided by the indenture.
Limitations on Issuance of Bearer Debt Securities
Debt securities in bearer form are subject to special U.S. tax requirements and may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States or its possessions or to a U.S. person, except in certain transactions permitted by U.S. tax regulations. Investors should consult the relevant prospectus supplement, in the event that bearer debt securities are issued for special procedures and restrictions that will apply to such an offering.
We are authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock. Our board of directors is vested with authority to divide the shares of preferred stock into series and to fix and determine the relative designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of any series and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions or any unissued series of preferred stock. Our board of directors has designated 3,663 shares of our preferred stock as Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock, none of which are presently outstanding.
Future Classes of Series of Preferred Stock
Upon issuance of a new series of preferred stock, our board of directors is authorized, to specify:
· | the number of shares to be included in the series; |
· | the annual dividend rate for the series, if any, and any restrictions or conditions on the payment of dividends; |
· | the redemption price, if any, and the terms and conditions of redemption; |
· | any sinking fund provisions for the purchase or redemption of the series; |
· | if the series is convertible, the terms and conditions of conversion; |
· | the amounts payable to holders upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; and |
· | any other rights, preferences and limitations relating to the series, including voting rights. |
Our board of director’s ability to authorize, without shareholder approval, the issuance of preferred stock with conversion and other rights, may adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock or other series of preferred stock that may be outstanding.
Specific Terms of a Series of Preferred Stock
The new preferred stock we may offer will be issued in one or more series. The preferred stock will have the dividend, liquidation, redemption and voting rights discussed below, unless otherwise described in a prospectus supplement relating to a particular series. A prospectus supplement will discuss the following features of the series of preferred stock to which it relates:
· | the designations and stated value per share; |
· | the number of shares offered; |
· | the amount of liquidation preference per share; |
· | the public offering price at which the preferred stock will be issued; |
· | the dividend rate, the method of its calculation, the dates on which dividends would be paid and the dates, if any, from which dividends would cumulate; |
· | any redemption or sinking fund provisions; |
· | any conversion or exchange rights; and |
· | any additional voting, dividend, liquidation, redemption, sinking fund and other rights, preferences, privileges, limitations and restrictions. |
Rank
Unless otherwise stated in the prospectus supplement, the new preferred stock will have priority over our common stock with respect to dividends and distribution of assets, but will rank junior to all our outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money. Any series of preferred stock could rank senior, equal or junior to our other capital stock, as may be specified in a prospectus supplement, as long as our articles of incorporation so permit.
Dividends
Holders of each series of newly issued preferred stock shall be entitled to receive cash dividends to the extent specified in the prospectus supplement when, as and if declared by our board of directors, from funds legally available for the payment of dividends. The rates and dates of payment of dividends of each series of preferred stock will be stated in the prospectus supplement. Dividends will be payable to the holders of record of preferred stock as they appear on our books on the record dates fixed by our board of directors. Dividends on any series of preferred stock may be cumulative or non-cumulative, as discussed in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Convertibility
Shares of a new series of preferred stock may be exchangeable or convertible into shares of our common stock, another series of preferred stock or other securities or property. The conversion or exchange may be mandatory or optional. The prospectus supplement will specify whether the preferred stock being offered has any conversion or exchange features, and will describe all the related terms and conditions.
Redemption
The terms, if any, on which shares of preferred stock of a new series may be redeemed will be discussed in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Liquidation
Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of WaferGen, holders of each series of newly issued preferred stock will be entitled to receive distributions upon liquidation in the amount described in the related prospectus supplement. These distributions will be made before any distribution is made on any securities ranking junior to the preferred stock with respect to liquidation, including our common stock. If the liquidation amounts payable relating to the preferred stock of any series and any other securities ranking on a parity regarding liquidation rights are not paid in full, the holders of the preferred stock of that series will share ratably in proportion to the full liquidation preferences of each security. Holders of our preferred stock will not be entitled to any other amounts from us after they have received their full liquidation preference.
Voting
The holders of preferred stock of each new series will have no voting rights, except as required by law and as described below or in a prospectus supplement. Our board of directors may, upon issuance of a series of preferred stock, grant voting rights to the holders of that series to elect additional board members if we fail to pay dividends in a timely fashion.
Without the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of preferred stock of any series then outstanding, we may not:
· | increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of that series; |
· | increase or decrease the par value of the shares of that series; or |
· | alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the shares of that series so as to affect them adversely. |
No Other Rights
The shares of a new series of preferred stock will not have any preferences, voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights except:
· | as discussed above or in the prospectus supplement; |
· | as provided in our articles of incorporation and in the certificate of designations; and |
· | as otherwise required by law. |
The following summary description of our common stock is based on the provisions of our articles of incorporation or bylaws and the applicable provisions of Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (Private Corporations). This information may not be complete in all respects and is qualified entirely by reference to the provisions of our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (Private Corporations). For information on how to obtain copies of our articles of incorporation and bylaws, see the discussion above under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We may offer our common stock issuable upon the conversion of debt securities or preferred stock and the exercise of warrants.
Authorized Capital
We currently have authority to issue 300,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
Voting Rights
Each outstanding share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. There is no cumulative voting.
Dividend and Liquidation Rights
The holders of outstanding shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of assets legally available for the payment of dividends at the times and in the amounts as our board of directors may from time to time determine. The shares of our common stock are neither redeemable nor convertible. Holders of our common stock have no preemptive or subscription rights to purchase any securities of WaferGen. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of WaferGen, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive pro rata the assets of WaferGen which are legally available for distribution, after payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any holders of preferred stock then outstanding.
We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock.
We may issue warrants for the purchase of debt securities, preferred stock or common stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with debt securities, preferred stock or common stock and may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Any issue of warrants will be governed by the terms of the applicable form of warrant and any related warrant agreement which we will file as an exhibit to our registration statement at or before the time we issue any warrants.
The particular terms of any issue of warrants will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the issue. Those terms may include:
· | the title of such warrants; |
· | the aggregate number of such warrants; |
· | the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued; |
· | the currency or currencies (including composite currencies) in which the price of such warrants may be payable; |
· | the terms of the securities purchasable upon exercise of such warrants and the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of such warrants; |
· | the price at which the securities purchasable upon exercise of such warrants may be purchased; |
· | the date on which the right to exercise such warrants will commence and the date on which such right shall expire; |
· | any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants; |
· | if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants that may be exercised at any one time; |
· | if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such security; |
· | if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; |
· | information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and |
· | any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange or exercise of such warrants. |
The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants to purchase equity securities may also include, if applicable, a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax and ERISA considerations.
Warrants for the purchase of preferred stock and common stock will be offered and exercisable for U.S. dollars only.
Each warrant will entitle its holder to purchase the principal amount of debt securities or the number of shares of preferred stock or common stock at the exercise price set forth in, or calculable as set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement.
After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void. We will specify the place or places where, and the manner in which, warrants may be exercised in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Prior to the exercise of any warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock, holders of the warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the debt securities, preferred stock or common stock purchasable upon exercise.
We may issue units composed of any combination of our debt securities, common stock, preferred stock and warrants. Any issue of units will be governed by the terms of the applicable form of unit agreement and any supplemental agreements applicable to such set of units. We will file such agreements as exhibits to our registration statement at or before the time we issue any warrants.
We will issue each unit so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. As a result, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.
The applicable prospectus supplement and information incorporated by reference may describe:
· | the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately; |
· | any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer, or exchange of the units or of the securities composing the units; |
· | whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form; and |
· | any other terms of the units. |
The applicable provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer,” “Description of Preferred Stock We May Offer”, “Description of Common Stock We May Offer” and “Description of Warrants We May Offer” above, will apply to each unit and to each security included in each unit, respectively.
Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Sections 78.7502 and 78.751 provide us with the power to indemnify any of our directors and officers. The director or officer must have conducted himself/herself in good faith and reasonably believe that his/her conduct was in, or not opposed to, our best interests. In a criminal action, the director or officer must not have had reasonable cause to believe his/her conduct was unlawful.
Under NRS Section 78.751, advances for expenses may be made by agreement if the director or officer affirms in writing that he/she believes he/she has met the standards and will personally repay the expenses if it is determined the officer or director did not meet the standards.
Our bylaws include an indemnification provision under which we have the power to indemnify, to the extent permitted under Nevada law, our current and former directors and officers, or any person who serves or served at our request for our benefit as a director or officer of another corporation or our representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred by reason of being or having been a director, officer or representative of ours or any of our subsidiaries. We may make advances for expenses upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he/she is not entitled to be indemnified by us. If Section 2115 of the California General Corporation Law is applicable to us, the laws of California also will govern.
Our articles of incorporation provide a limitation of liability such that no director or officer shall be personally liable to us or any of our stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, involving any act or omission of any such director or officer, provided there was no intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law, or payment of dividends in violation of NRS Section 78.300.
We have entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers which would require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities which may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or officers of regarding which indemnification is sought, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification. We also maintain insurance policies that indemnify our directors and officers against various liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act, that might be incurred by any director or officer in his or her capacity as such.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, 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 a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than payment by us for expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of ours in successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
In the future we may become subject to Nevada’s control share law. A corporation is subject to Nevada’s control share law if it has more than 200 stockholders, at least 100 of whom are stockholders of record and residents of Nevada, and if the corporation does business in Nevada or through an affiliated corporation.
The law focuses on the acquisition of a “controlling interest” which means the ownership of outstanding voting shares is sufficient, but for the control share law, to enable the acquiring person to exercise the following proportions of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors: (1) one-fifth or more but less than one-third, (2) one-third or more but less than a majority, or (3) a majority or more. The ability to exercise voting power may be direct or indirect, as well as individual or in association with others.
The effect of the control share law is that the acquiring person, and those acting in association with that person, obtain only voting rights in the control shares as are conferred by a resolution of the stockholders of the corporation, approved at a special or annual meeting of stockholders. The control share law contemplates that voting rights will be considered only once by the other stockholders. Thus, there is no authority to take away voting rights from the control shares of an acquiring person once those rights have been approved. If the stockholders do not grant voting rights to the control shares acquired by an acquiring person, those shares do not become permanent non-voting shares. The acquiring person is free to sell its shares to others. If the buyers of those shares themselves do not acquire a controlling interest, their shares do not become governed by the control share law.
If control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired control shares with a majority or more of the voting power, any stockholder of record, other than an acquiring person, who has not voted in favor of approval of voting rights is entitled to demand fair value for the stockholder’s shares.
Nevada’s control share law may have the effect of discouraging corporate takeovers.
In addition to the control share law, Nevada has a business combination law, which prohibits some business combinations between Nevada corporations and “interested stockholders” for three years after the “interested stockholder” first becomes an “interested stockholder” unless the corporation’s board of directors approves the combination in advance. For purposes of Nevada law, an “interested stockholder” is any person who is (1) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (2) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the three previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term “business combination” is sufficiently broad to cover virtually any kind of transaction that would allow a potential acquirer to use the corporation’s assets to finance the acquisition or otherwise to benefit its own interests rather than the interests of the corporation and its other stockholders.
The effect of Nevada’s business combination law is to potentially discourage parties interested in taking control of our company from doing so if it cannot obtain the approval of our board of directors.
We may sell the securities offered by this prospectus to one or more underwriters or dealers for public offering, through agents, directly to purchasers or through a combination of any such methods of sale. The name of any such underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the offer and sale of the securities, the amounts underwritten and the nature of its obligation to take the securities will be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. We have reserved the right to sell the securities directly to investors on our own behalf in those jurisdictions where we are authorized to do so. The sale of the securities may be effected in transactions (a) on any national or international securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, (b) in the over-the-counter market, (c) in transactions otherwise than on such exchanges or in the over-the-counter market or (d) through the writing of options.
We and our agents and underwriters, may offer and sell the securities at a fixed price or prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The securities may be offered on an exchange, which will be disclosed in the applicable
prospectus supplement. We may, from time to time, authorize dealers, acting as our agents, to offer and sell the securities upon such terms and conditions as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If we use underwriters to sell securities, we will enter into an underwriting agreement with them at the time of the sale to them. In connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters may receive compensation from us in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also receive commissions from purchasers of the securities for whom they may act as agent. Any underwriting compensation paid by us to underwriters or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement to the extent required by applicable law. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions (which may be changed from time to time) from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents.
Dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, an agent will be acting on a best efforts basis and a dealer will purchase debt securities as a principal, and may then resell the debt securities at varying prices to be determined by the dealer.
If so indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain specified institutions to purchase offered 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. Such contracts will be subject to any conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such contracts. The underwriters and other persons soliciting such contracts will have no responsibility for the validity or performance of any such contracts.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us, to indemnification against and contribution towards certain civil liabilities, including any liabilities under the Securities Act.
To facilitate the offering of securities, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the price of the securities. These may include over-allotment, stabilization, syndicate short covering transactions and penalty bids. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which creates a short position. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Syndicate short covering transactions involve purchases of securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim selling concessions from dealers when the securities originally sold by the dealers are purchased in covering transactions to cover syndicate short positions. These transactions may cause the price of the securities sold in an offering to be higher than it would otherwise be. These transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time.
Any securities other than our common stock issued hereunder may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters or agents to or through whom such securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such securities, but such underwriters or agents will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any such securities. The amount of expenses expected to be incurred by us in connection with any issuance of securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Certain of the underwriters, dealers or agents and their associates may engage in transactions with, and perform services for, us and certain of our affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
During such time as we may be engaged in a distribution of the securities covered by this prospectus we are required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes us, any affiliated purchasers, and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in such 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 restricts 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 our shares of common stock.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
The validity and legality of the securities offered hereby and certain other legal matters will be passed upon for us by McDonald Carano Wilson, LLP, Reno, Nevada.
SingerLewak LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, have audited our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, as stated in their report appearing in the Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2014 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern), and have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following is an itemized statement of expenses of the Company in connection with the issuance and delivery of the securities being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commissions.
EXPENSE | AMOUNT | |||
SEC registration fee | $ | 3,486 | ||
Printing expenses | * | |||
Listing fees | * | |||
Trustee fees and expenses | * | |||
Accounting fees and expenses | * | |||
Legal fees and expenses | * | |||
Miscellaneous fees and expenses | * | |||
Total | $ | 3,486 |
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* | These fees will be dependent on the types of securities offered and number of offerings and, therefore, cannot be estimated at this time. |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) Sections 78.7502 and 78.751 provide us with the power to indemnify any of our directors, officers, employees and agents. The person entitled to indemnification must have conducted himself in good faith, and must reasonably believe that his conduct was in, or not opposed to, our best interests. In a criminal action, the director, officer, employee or agent must not have had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Under NRS Section 78.751, advances for expenses may be made by agreement if the director or officer affirms in writing that he has met the standards for indemnification and will personally repay the expenses if it is determined that such officer or director did not meet those standards.
Our bylaws include an indemnification provision under which we have the power to indemnify, to the extent permitted under Nevada law, our current and former directors and officers, or any person who serves or served at our request for our benefit as a director or officer of another corporation or our representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all expenses, liability and loss reasonably incurred by reason of being or having been a director, officer or representative of ours or any of our subsidiaries. We may make advances for expenses upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he/she is not entitled to be indemnified by us. If Section 2115 of the California General Corporation Law is applicable to us, the laws of California also will govern.
Our articles of incorporation provide a limitation of liability such that no director or officer shall be personally liable to us or any of our stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, involving any act or omission of any such director or officer, provided there was no intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law, or payment of dividends in violation of NRS Section 78.300.
We have entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers which would require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities which may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or officers of regarding which indemnification is sought, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification. We also maintain insurance policies that indemnify our directors and officers against various liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act, that might be incurred by any director or officer in his or her capacity as such.
Item 16. Exhibits.
The exhibits required to be filed as a part of this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 17. Undertakings.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants, pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) | to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
(ii) | to reflect in the prospectus any acts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act 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 this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement; |
provided, however, that subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) 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) each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which 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; or
(ii) if the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(7) That for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(8) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(9) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fremont, State of California, on January 27, 2015.
WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ IVAN TRIFUNOVICH | ||
Ivan Trifunovich | |||
Chief Executive Officer and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael P. Henighan and Ivan Trifunovich and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, severally, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, any subsequent registration statements pursuant to Rule 462 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney may be executed in counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE | TITLE | DATE | ||
/s/ IVAN TRIFUNOVICH | Chief Executive Officer and President | January 27, 2015 | ||
Ivan Trifunovich | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ MICHAEL P. HENIGHAN | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance | January 27, 2015 | ||
Michael P. Henighan | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
/s/ DR. R. DEAN HAUTAMAKI | Director | January 27, 2015 | ||
Dr. R. Dean Hautamaki | ||||
/s/ MAKOTO KANESHIRO | Director | January 27, 2015 | ||
Makoto Kaneshiro | ||||
/s/ JOEL KANTER | Director | January 27, 2015 | ||
Joel Kanter | ||||
/s/ WILLIAM MCKENZIE | Director | January 27, 2015 | ||
William McKenzie | ||||
/s/ ROBERT SCHUEREN | Director | January 27, 2015 | ||
Robert Schueren |
Exhibit Index
Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||||||
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Filed Herewith | Form | Period Ending | Exhibit | Filing Date | ||||||
2.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 6, 2014, by and between Wafergen, Inc. and IntegenX Inc. | S-1/A | 2.1 | 1/27/2014 | ||||||||
3.1 | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, dated January 31, 2007 | 8-K | 3.1 | 2/1/2007 | ||||||||
3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company | 8-K | 3.1 | 8/28/2013 | ||||||||
3.3 | Certificate of Designation of the Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock | 8-K | 3.2 | 8/28/2013 | ||||||||
3.4 | Certificate of Withdrawal of Certificate of Designation of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock | 8-K | 3.3 | 8/28/2013 | ||||||||
3.5 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. | 8-K | 3.1 | 11/18/2014 | ||||||||
4.1 | Form of Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued July 7, 2010, to investors in the Company’s July 2010 offering of units of securities | 8-K | 4.1 | 7/8/2010 | ||||||||
4.2 | Form of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued July 7, 2010, to placement agents and certain related parties in connection with the Company’s July 2010 offering of units of securities | 10-Q | 6/30/2010 | 10.3 | 8/16/2010 | |||||||
4.3 | Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued December 7, 2010, to Oxford Finance Corporation | 8-K | 10.2 | 12/13/2010 | ||||||||
4.4 | Form of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued August 27, 2013, to investors in the Company’s August 2013 exchange offering | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/28/2013 | ||||||||
4.5 | Form of Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company issued to investors in the Company’s August and September 2013 private placement offering of units of securities | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/28/2013 | ||||||||
4.6 | Form of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company issued to the placement agent and certain related parties in connection with the Company’s August and September 2013 private placement offering of units of securities | 8-K | 4.2 | 8/28/2013 | ||||||||
4.7 | Form of Promissory Note in favor of WaferGen Biosystems (M) Sdn. Bhd. dated August 15, 2013 | S-1 | 4.10 | 10/9/2013 | ||||||||
4.8 | Form of Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Exchange Transaction) issued August 27, 2013, to investors in the Company’s August 2013 exchange offering | S-1 | 4.11 | 5/28/2014 | ||||||||
4.9 | Form of Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Private Placement Transaction) issued to investors in the Company’s August and September 2013 private placement offering of units of securities | S-1 | 4.10 | 10/9/2013 | ||||||||
4.10 | Form of Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Placement Agent Warrants) issued to the placement agent and certain related parties in connection with the Company’s August and September 2013 private placement offering of units of securities | S-1 | 4.10 | 10/9/2013 | ||||||||
4.11 | Form of Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued August 27, 2014, to investors in the Company’s August 2014 public offering | S-1/A | 4.15 | 8/19/2014 | ||||||||
4.12 | Form of Underwriter Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued August 27, 2014, to underwriters and certain related parties in the Company’s August 2014 public offering | S-1/A | 4.16 | 7/18/2014 | ||||||||
4.13 | Form of Common Stock Certificate | S-1/A | 4.14 | 7/18/2014 |
Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||||||
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Filed Herewith | Form | Period Ending | Exhibit | Filing Date | ||||||
4.14 | Form of Preferred Stock Certificate* | |||||||||||
4.15 | Form of Indenture relating to the issuance from time to time in one or more series of debentures, notes, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness | X | ||||||||||
4.16 | Form of Senior Debt Security* | |||||||||||
4.17 | Form of Subordinated Debt Security* | |||||||||||
4.18 | Form of Warrant* | |||||||||||
4.19 | Form of Unit Agreement* | |||||||||||
5.1 | Opinion of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP | X | ||||||||||
23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | X | ||||||||||
23.2 | Consent of Independent Auditor with respect to the Abbreviated Financial Statements the Apollo Product Line. | X | ||||||||||
23.3 | Letter of Consent from McDonald Carano Wilson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | X | ||||||||||
24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto) | X | ||||||||||
25.1 | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended** | |||||||||||
* To be filed, if necessary, with a Current Report on Form 8-K or a Post-Effective Amendment to the registration statement.
** To be filed pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
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