As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2017
Registration No. 333-217089
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NEUROTROPE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 46-3522381 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
205 East 42nd Street – 16th Floor
New York, New York 10017
973-242-0005
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Robert Weinstein, Chief Financial Officer
Neurotrope, Inc.
205 East 42nd Street – 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
973-242-0005
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Kenneth R. Koch, Esq.
Jeffrey P. Schultz, Esq.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.
Chrysler Center, 666 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-935-3000
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 the registrant.
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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, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by Neurotrope, Inc. on March 31, 2017 (the “Original Report”) is being filed solely to file Exhibits 4.3 and 4.4 to the Original Report and to revise the Exhibit Index as set forth below in Item 16 of Part II. No changes have been made to Part I or Items 14, 15 or 17 of the Original Report. Accordingly, they have been omitted.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 16. Exhibits
The exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index to this registration statement, which Exhibit Index is hereby incorporated by reference.
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 New York, New York, on April 14, 2017.
NEUROTROPE, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Susanne Wilke, Ph.D. | |
Name: Susanne Wilke, Ph.D. | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Authorized Officer and Principal Executive Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
* | Director and Chairman of the Board | April 14, 2017 | ||
Joshua Silverman | ||||
/s/ Susanne Wilke, Ph.D. | Director and Chief Executive Officer | April 14, 2017 | ||
Susanne Wilke, Ph.D. | ||||
* | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
James Gottlieb | ||||
* | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
William Singer | ||||
* | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Kenneth J. Gorelick, M.D. | ||||
* | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Shana Kay Phares | ||||
* | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Bruce T. Bernstein | ||||
/s/ Robert Weinstein | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice | April 14, 2017 | ||
Robert Weinstein | President, Treasurer and Secretary (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) | |||
* | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Andrew D. Perlman |
*By: | /s/ Susanne Wilke, Ph.D. | |
Susanne Wilke, Ph.D. | ||
As Attorney-in-Fact |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Incorporated | Filing | SEC File/Reg. | |||||
Number | Description | By Reference | Date | Number | ||||
1.1* | Form of Underwriting Agreement. | |||||||
2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 20, 2013, between BlueFlash Communications, Inc. and Neurotrope, Inc. | Form 8-K (Exhibit 2.1) | 8/8/13 | 333-172647 | ||||
2.2 | Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 10, 2013, between BlueFlash Communications, Inc. and Neurotrope, Inc. | Form 8-K (Exhibit 2.2) | 8/8/13 | 333-172647 | ||||
2.3 | Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August 23, 2013, by and among the Registrant, Acquisition Sub and Neurotrope BioScience, Inc. | Form 8-K (Exhibit 2.3) | 8/8/13 | 333-172647 | ||||
4.1* | Form of Senior Debt Security. | |||||||
4.2* | Form of Subordinated Debt Security. | |||||||
4.3 | Form of Senior Indenture. | |||||||
4.4 | Form of Subordinated Indenture. | |||||||
4.5* | Form of Warrant Agreement and Warrant Certificate. | |||||||
4.6* | Form of Rights Agreement and Right Certificate. | |||||||
4.7* | Form of Purchase Contract. | |||||||
4.8* | Form of Unit Agreement and Unit. | |||||||
5.1 | Opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. with respect to the legality of the securities being registered. | Form S-3 (Exhibit 5.1) | 3/31/17 | 333-217089 | ||||
12.1* | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | |||||||
23.1 | Consent of Friedman LLP. | Form S-3 (Exhibit 23.1) | 3/31/17 | 333-217089 | ||||
23.2 | Consent of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1). | |||||||
24.1 | Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement). | Form S-3 (Exhibit 24.1) | 3/31/17 | 333-217089 | ||||
25.1** | The Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of the Trustee under the Senior Indenture will be incorporated herein by reference from a subsequent filing in accordance with Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. | |||||||
25.2** | The Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of the Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture will be incorporated herein by reference from a subsequent filing in accordance with Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. |
* To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
** To be filed, if necessary, separately under electronic form type “305B2” in accordance with Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.