Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-254836
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 10
To Prospectus dated April 28, 2022
BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC.
Up to 110,352,371 Shares of Class A Common Stock
Up to 26,426,937 Shares of Class B Common Stock
Up to 6,853,333 Warrants
This prospectus supplement no. 10 supplements the prospectus dated April 28, 2022, as supplemented from time to time (the “Prospectus”), relating to the issuance by us of up to an aggregate of 20,652,790 shares of our Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”), which consists of (i) up to 6,853,333 shares of Class A common stock that are issuable upon the exercise of private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) originally issued in a private placement in connection with the initial public offering of our predecessor company, Longview Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Longview”), at an exercise price of $11.50 per share of Class A common stock, and (ii) up to 13,799,457 shares of Class A common stock that are issuable upon the exercise of 13,799,457 warrants issued in connection with the initial public offering of Longview (the “Public Warrants,” and together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Warrants”).
The Prospectus and prospectus supplements also relate to the resale from time to time by the Selling Securityholders named in the Prospectus (the “Selling Securityholders”) of up to (i) 6,853,333 Private Placement Warrants, (ii) 6,853,333 shares of Class A common stock that may be issued upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, (iii) 89,699,581 shares of Class A common stock held by Longview’s sponsor, Longview Investors LLC (the “Sponsor”) and certain of its transferees (the “Founder Shares”), shares of Class A common stock issued in the PIPE Financing (as defined in the Prospectus), and shares of Class A common stock issued to our directors, officers and affiliates and the directors, officers and affiliates of Legacy Butterfly (as defined in the Prospectus) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement (as defined in the Prospectus), including shares of Class A common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of stock options (the “Options”) and the vesting of restricted stock units or upon the conversion of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B common stock”), and (iv) 26,426,937 shares of Class B common stock issued pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.
The Prospectus provides you with a general description of such securities and the general manner in which we and the Selling Securityholders may offer or sell the securities. More specific terms of any securities that we and the Selling Securityholders may offer or sell may be provided in a prospectus supplement that describes, among other things, the specific amounts and prices of the securities being offered and the terms of the offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in the Prospectus.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A common stock, shares of Class B common stock or Private Placement Warrants by the Selling Securityholders or of shares of Class A common stock by us pursuant to the Prospectus, except with respect to amounts received by us upon exercise of the Warrants or the Options. However, we will pay the expenses, other than any underwriting discounts and commissions, associated with the sale of securities pursuant to the Prospectus.
We registered the securities for resale pursuant to the Selling Securityholders’ registration rights under certain agreements between us and the Selling Securityholders. Our registration of the securities covered by the Prospectus does not mean that either we or the Selling Securityholders will issue, offer or sell, as applicable, any of the securities. The Selling Securityholders may offer and sell the securities covered by the Prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. We provide more information about how the Selling Securityholders may sell the shares or Warrants in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus.
This prospectus supplement incorporates into the Prospectus the information contained in our attached current report on Form 8-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2023.
You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus, including any supplements and amendments thereto. This prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the Prospectus except to the extent that the information in the prospectus supplement supersedes the information contained in the Prospectus. This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the Prospectus, including any supplements and amendments thereto.
Our Class A common stock and Public Warrants are listed on the NYSE under the symbols “BFLY” and “BFLY WS,” respectively. On February 23, 2023, the closing price of our Class A common stock was $2.28 and the closing price for our Public Warrants was $0.29.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 12 of the Prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement of the Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is February 24, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 21, 2023
BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39292 | 84-4618156 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
1600 District Avenue | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 557-4800
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | BFLY | | The New York Stock Exchange |
Warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | | BFLY WS | | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01. Other Information.
On February 21, 2023, Butterfly Network, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a petition (the “Petition”) in the Delaware Court of Chancery under Section 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) to resolve potential uncertainty with respect to the Company’s authorized share capital. Such uncertainty was introduced by a recent holding in Garfield v. Boxed, Inc., 2022 WL 17959766 (Del. Ch. Dec. 27, 2022) that potentially affects the Company and many other similarly situated companies that became publicly traded through a special purpose acquisition vehicle (“SPAC”). Out of an abundance of caution, the Company has elected to pursue the remedial actions described below. Concurrently with the filing of the Petition, the Company filed a motion to expedite the hearing on the Petition, which was subsequently granted on February 22, 2023, as described below.
Background
On February 12, 2021, Longview Acquisition Corp. (“Longview”), the SPAC predecessor to the Company, held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Longview Special Meeting”) to approve certain matters relating to the business combination between Longview, Clay Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and Butterfly Network, Inc., (“Legacy Butterfly”). One of these matters was a proposal to amend and restate Longview’s certificate of incorporation in order to, among other things, increase the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock from 200,000,000 to 600,000,000 (such proposal, the “Charter Amendment Proposal”). While the Company currently has fewer than 200,000,000 shares of Class A common stock outstanding, the additional authorized shares in excess of 200,000,000 were approved primarily for future potential use in financing the Company’s business, acquiring other businesses, forming strategic partnerships and alliances and for stock dividends and stock splits. At the Longview Special Meeting, the Charter Amendment Proposal was approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock of Longview as of the record date for the Longview Special Meeting, voting together as a single class. After the Longview Special Meeting, Longview and Legacy Butterfly closed the business combination pursuant to which the Company became publicly traded, and the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended to give effect to the Charter Amendment Proposal, became effective.
The recent ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery in the Boxed case introduces uncertainty as to whether Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL would have required the Charter Amendment Proposal to be approved by separate votes of the majority of Longview’s then-outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The Company has been operating with the understanding that the Charter Amendment Proposal was validly approved at the Longview Special Meeting. In light of this recent ruling, however, to resolve potential uncertainty with respect to the Company’s authorized share capital, the Company has filed a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery under Section 205 of the DGCL to seek validation of the Charter Amendment Proposal. Section 205 of the DGCL permits the Court of Chancery, in its discretion, to ratify and validate potentially defective corporate acts. If the Company is not successful in the Section 205 proceeding, the uncertainty with respect to the Company’s authorized capitalization could have a material adverse impact on the Company.
Hearing Date
On February 22, 2023, the Court of Chancery granted our motion to expedite and set a hearing date for the Petition to be heard. The hearing has been set for March 14, 2023 at 9:35 a.m. Eastern Time at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, 500 North King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. As ordered by the Court of Chancery, the Company is filing the Petition with this Current Report on Form 8-K, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This Form 8-K constitutes notice of the hearing. If any stockholder of the Company wishes to express a position on the Petition, such stockholders of the Company may (i) appear at the hearing or (ii) file a written submission with the Register in Chancery, Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, 500 North King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, referring to the case caption, In re Butterfly Network, Inc., C.A. No. 2023-0225-LWW (Del. Ch.), in advance of the hearing. Any such written submission should also be emailed to the Company’s counsel, Kevin M. Gallagher, of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A, at Gallagher@rlf.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this Form 8-K that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements and include, for example, statements with respect the pending Section 205 proceeding referenced above and the potential material adverse impact on the Company. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially from future results expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this release are based on our current beliefs and expectations of our management as of the date of this release. These statements are not guarantees or indicative of future performance. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, our ability to obtain the requested relief in the Section 205 proceeding and those additional risks, uncertainties and factors described in more detail under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as amended, and in our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation, to update any of our forward-looking statements after the issuance of this release to reflect any future events or circumstances. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
| Petition of Butterfly Network, Inc. Pursuant to 8 Del. C. § 205. |
104 |
| Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC. | |
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| | By: | /s/ Heather C. Getz, CPA |
| | Name: | Heather C. Getz, CPA |
| | Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: February 24, 2023 | | | |
Exhibit 99.1
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN RE BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC. ) C.A. No. 2023-____-___
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VERIFIED PETITION FOR RELIEF PURSUANT TO 8 DEL. C. § 205
Petitioner Butterfly Network, Inc. (f/k/a Longview Acquisition Corp.) (“Butterfly” or the “Company”), by and through its undersigned counsel, brings this petition pursuant to 8 Del. C. § 205, seeking to have this Court validate a potentially defective corporate act as follows:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
“high vote” Class B Common Stock. While a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock entitled to vote on the New
Certificate of Incorporation collectively voted in favor of the adoption of the New
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Certificate of Incorporation, a separate vote of holders of Class A Common Stock was not expressly sought in connection with the adoption of the New Certificate of Incorporation, and this Court’s decision in Garfield v. Boxed, Inc. creates uncertainty as to the validity of the New Certificate of Incorporation, threatening the Company with irreparable harm as described more fully herein.
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Amendment”). The 2021 Proxy Statement stated that approval of the Charter Amendment “requires the affirmative vote of the holders of (i) at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Longview Class B common stock, voting separately as a single class, and (ii) a majority of the outstanding shares of Longview common stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.” Id. at 8. On the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on the Charter Amendment, January 15, 2021, there were 41,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and 10,350,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. The
Charter Amendment was approved at a special meeting of stockholders held on February 12, 2021 (“Special Meeting”), where 30,506,581 shares of Common Stock were present. At the meeting, a total of 27,759,911 shares of Common Stock voted in favor of the adoption of the Charter Amendment, including all shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon (viewed separately) as well as a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (viewed together) entitled to vote thereon.
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The holders of the outstanding shares of a class shall be entitled to vote as a class upon a proposed amendment, whether or not entitled to vote thereon by the certificate of incorporation, if the amendment would increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of such class . . . . The number of authorized shares of any such class or classes of stock may be increased or decreased . . . by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the corporation entitled to vote irrespective of this subsection, if so provided in the . . . certificate of incorporation . . . .
Section 242(b)(2) thus provides that an amendment to change the number of authorized shares of a class of stock requires a separate vote of such class unless the certificate of incorporation contains a so-called “Section 242(b)(2) opt-out” provision. Despite not having a “Section 242(b)(2) opt-out” provision, the Company believed that the Charter Amendment, including the increase to the number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock, was effective because under the
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unambiguous language of the Old Certificate of Incorporation, the Class A Common Stock was not a separate class of Common Stock, but was instead a series of the class of Common Stock.
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Court thus held, in the context of a fee application, that the plaintiff’s claim that Section 242(b)(2) required a separate vote of the Class A common stock for the amendment was meritorious when filed. Id.
Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, and Preferred Stock, and (iii) Section 4.2 of the Old Certificate of Incorporation vests the Board with authority to provide for the issuance of “one or more series” of Preferred Stock and to establish “the number of shares to be included in each such series” by resolution, whereas no such provision is made with respect to the Common Stock. While the Court’s discussion of the merits in Boxed, Inc. is not a final ruling on the merits and the Company believes that the conclusion in Boxed, Inc. that the Class A Common Stock was a separate class and not a series of the class of Common Stock is incorrect, the decision suggests that the Court would view the Company’s Class A Common Stock
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as a separate class of capital stock. Therefore, the Company further believes that this Court would require a separate vote of the Class A Common Stock to validly approve the Charter Amendment.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
Longview. Following this merger, Longview changed its name to “Butterfly Network, Inc.” As merger consideration, the Company agreed to issue Legacy
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Butterfly stockholders 1.0383 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock for each Class A share of Legacy Butterfly common stock and 1.0383 shares of the Company’s Butterfly Class B common stock for each share of Legacy Butterfly Series A preferred stock, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares.
Class A Common Stock in a private placement PIPE financing. Following the Company’s de-SPAC acquisition of Legacy Butterfly on February 12, 2021, the Company, now named Butterfly Network Inc., is an innovative digital health business with a mission of democratizing healthcare by making medical imaging more accessible to everyone around the world.
The Proxy Statement
Stock.
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[T]he greater number of authorized shares of capital stock is desirable for New Butterfly to have sufficient shares to complete the Business Combination and have additional authorized shares for financing its business, for acquiring other businesses, for forming strategic partnerships and alliances and for stock dividends and splits.
Ex. B at 145.
The Special Meeting
10,350,000 shares of Class B Common Stock. Id. As disclosed in the Company’s Amended Form 8-K, dated February 16, 2021 (Exhibit D), the Charter Amendment received the affirmative vote of 27,759,911 shares, a majority of the 51.7 million shares outstanding and entitled to vote thereon. Ex. D at 1. As a result of this affirmative vote, the Company believed that the Charter Amendment had received the requisite stockholder approval.
“Merger Closing Form 8-K”), the Company proceeded to file the New Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State and to consummate its acquisition of Legacy Butterfly on February 12, 2021. At the effective time of the
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acquisition, each share of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the acquisition automatically converted on a one-for-one basis into a share of Class A Common Stock. In connection with the acquisition, the Company issued shares of its Class A Common Stock and new “high vote” Class B Common Stock to the holders of Legacy Butterfly. As a result of the acquisition and other transactions contemplated thereby, immediately following the acquisition, the Company’s outstanding capital stock consisted of 164,862,472 shares of outstanding Class A
Common Stock, 26,426,937 shares of the new “high vote” Class B Common Stock, 20,653,333 warrants each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock, options to purchase 22,132,558 shares of Class A Common Stock and restricted stock units to purchase 3,348,518 shares of Class A Common Stock. Id. at 4.
Common Stock issued and outstanding and 26,426,937 shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding. The number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately following the de-SPAC transaction was and at all times through the date hereof has remained less than the 200 million authorized shares of Class A Common Stock originally provided for under the Old Certificate of Incorporation. However, if all warrants, stock options, and restricted stock units were exercised, the Company would have approximately 211 million shares of Class
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A Common Stock outstanding—a number that would exceed the authorized number of shares of Class A Common Stock set forth in the Old Certificate of Incorporation.
Harm to the Company
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results.
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Consideration of Statutory Validation Factors under Section 205(d)
21. Section 205(d) sets forth certain factors that the Court may consider when determining whether to ratify and validate a defective corporate act:
In connection with the resolution of matters pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Court of Chancery may consider the following:
8 Del. C. § 205(d).
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Form 8-K, the Company disclosed that the Charter Amendment had been approved by the stockholders and the de-SPAC transaction was closed on the same day in reliance on that approval. On February 12, 2021, the New Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State and the de-SPAC transaction was consummated based on the belief that the Charter Amendment was validly approved. Since then, the Company has repeatedly represented that it is authorized to issue more than 200 million shares of Class A Common Stock. See, e.g., the Company’s Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on November 3, 2022; the
Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 3, 2022; the Company’s Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 3, 2022. These actions clearly demonstrate that the Charter Amendment was originally approved and effectuated with the belief that the approval and effectuation was in compliance with the provisions of the DGCL and the Old Certificate of Incorporation.
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205(d)(5), at least two “other factors” support granting the relief requested in this Petition.
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Form 10-K being filed. In addition, calling a meeting of stockholders to approve the ratification is a process that would take at least three months. Given the Company’s inability to trace which of its shares are valid, it would be impossible to determine precisely which shares are entitled to vote in a ratification under Section 204, leaving the Section 204 ratification open to challenge for at least 120 days following the time a meeting could be held. In addition, under the self-help method of Section 204, whether approved solely by the Board or by the stockholders as well, the Company would be required to file a certificate of validation with the Delaware Secretary of
State to effectively ratify the New Certificate of Incorporation. 8 Del. C. § 204(e)(3) (requiring the filing of a certificate of validation in circumstances where the defective act ratified relates to a certificate previously filed with the Delaware Secretary of State). The Company understands that processing times for certificates of validation can take as long as 3-4 months, and that while a certificate of validation is being processed by the Delaware Secretary of State, the Company would not be able to obtain certificates of good standing, pay its annual franchise taxes or make any other filings with the Delaware Secretary of State. So, even if the Company could mail a proxy statement, the time to complete a ratification process under Section 204 could be as long as 6-8 months. The additional months of uncertainty regarding the Company’s capital structure would be devastating to the Company and can be avoided if the Court grants the current relief requested by the Petitioner.
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COUNT ONE
(Validation of Corporate Act Under 8 Del. C. § 205)
effectuated the Charter Amendment with the good faith belief that they were adopted in compliance with Delaware law.
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Certificate of Incorporation and treated all acts in reliance on the New Certificate of Incorporation as valid.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, the Company respectfully requests that this Court enter an order as follows:
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Dated: February 21, 2023 /s/ Kevin M. Gallagher
Kevin M. Gallagher (#5337) Nicholas F. Mastria (#7085) Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
920 North King Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(302) 651-7700
Attorneys for Petitioner Butterfly Network, Inc.
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