As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 26-3931704 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
85 Wells Avenue, 2nd Floor Newton, MA | 02459 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(Full title of the plan)
Richard Paulson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
85 Wells Avenue, 2nd Floor
Newton, MA 02459
(Name and address of agent for service)
(617) 658-0600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☒ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register (a) an additional 484,848 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (the “Registrant”) issuable under the Registrant’s 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) and (b) an additional 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Registrant’s 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Inducement Plan” and, together with the ESPP, the “Plans”). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, except as otherwise set forth below, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-194746, filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 21, 2014 relating to the ESPP, (ii) the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-210221, filed by the Registrant with the SEC on March 15, 2016 relating to the ESPP, (iii) the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-229971, filed by the Registrant with the SEC on February 28, 2019 relating to the ESPP, (iv) the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-237160, filed by the Registrant with the SEC on March 13, 2020 relating to the ESPP, (v) the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-263075, filed by the Registrant with the SEC on February 28, 2022 relating to the Plans and (vi) the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-265386, filed by the Registrant with the SEC on June 3, 2022 relating to the Inducement Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
(1) | Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-36167) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference. |
(2) | Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36167) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference. |
(3) | Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-191584) filed with the SEC on October 28, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference. |
(4) | Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10-K (File No. 001-36167) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference. |
(5) | Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 001-265386) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Newton, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 17th day of February, 2023.
KARYOPHARM THERAPEUTICS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Richard Paulson | |
Name: | Richard Paulson | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Richard Paulson, Michael Mason and Michael Mano, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
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/ Richard Paulson Richard Paulson | President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) | February 17, 2023 | ||
/s/ Michael Mason Michael Mason | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial and accounting officer) | February 17, 2023 | ||
/s/ Garen G. Bohlin Garen G. Bohlin | Director | February 17, 2023 | ||
/s/ Barry E. Greene Barry E. Greene | Director | February 17, 2023 | ||
/s/ Peter Honig Peter Honig, M.D., M.P.H. | Director | February 17, 2023 | ||
/s/ Mansoor Raza Mirza Mansoor Raza Mirza, M.D. | Director | February 17, 2023 |
/s/ Christy J. Oliger Christy J. Oliger | Director | February 17, 2023 | ||
/s/ Deepika R. Pakianathan Deepika R. Pakianathan, Ph.D. | Director | February 17, 2023 | ||
/s/ Chen Schor Chen Schor | Director | February 17, 2023 |