As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 2015

Registration No. 333-       

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

20-8179278

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 315
Woodcliff Lake, NJ

 

07677

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 


 

2014 Equity Incentive Plan

2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full titles of the plans)

 


 

Scott Tarriff

Chief Executive Officer

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 315

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

(201) 326-5300

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


 

Copies to:

 

Marc Recht, Esq.
Cooley LLP
500 Boylston Street, 14th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 937-2300

 

David E. Riggs
Chief Financial Officer
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 315
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
(201) 326-5300

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

o

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

o

 


 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of securities
to be registered

 

Amount
to be
registered (1)

 

Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share (2)

 

Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)

 

Amount of
registration fee

 

2014 Equity Incentive Plan

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

 

1,061,287 shares

(3)

$

81.50

 

$

86,494,890.50

 

$

10,050.71

 

2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

 

140,322 shares

(4)

$

81.50

 

$

11,436,243.00

 

$

1,328.89

 

(1)

Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock (“Common Stock”) that become issuable under the plans set forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction that increases the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

 

(2)

This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c)(1) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on August 31, 2015, as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

 

(3)

Represents (i) shares of Common Stock that were automatically added to the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 EIP”) on October 1, 2014 pursuant to an “evergreen” provision contained in the 2014 EIP and (ii) 500,000 shares of Common Stock that were added to the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2014 EIP pursuant to the amendment and restatement of the 2014 EIP (the “Amendment”), which such Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on August 4, 2015. Pursuant to the evergreen provision, on October 1, 2014 the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2014 EIP automatically increased by an amount equal to 4% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock (as defined in the 2014 EIP) outstanding on September 30, 2014. On August 4, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment, which, among other things, increased the evergreen provision from four percent to six percent and revised the evergreen provision to align the timing of the annual increase to the share reserve with the change of the Company’s fiscal year end from September 30 to December 31.

 

 

(4)

Represents shares of Common Stock that were automatically added to the shares authorized for issuance under the Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2014 ESPP”) on October 1, 2014 pursuant to an “evergreen” provision contained in the 2014 ESPP. Pursuant to such provision, on October 1st of each year from 2014 through 2024, the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2014 ESPP is automatically increased by a number equal to the least of: (a) 1% of the total number of shares of Capital Stock outstanding on September 30th of the preceding fiscal year; (b) 180,726 shares of Common Stock; and (c) a number of shares of Common Stock determined by the Registrant’s board of directors that is less than the amount set forth in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).

 

 

 



 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 1,201,609 shares of Common Stock of Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issuable pursuant to the Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 EIP”) and the Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2014 ESPP”).  These additional shares of Common Stock are securities of the same class as other securities for which an original registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-194056) was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 21, 2014.  These additional shares of Common Stock have become reserved for issuance as a result of (i) the operation of the “evergreen” provisions in each of the 2014 Plan and the 2014 ESPP, which provide that the total number of shares subject to such plans will be increased each year pursuant to a specified formula and (ii) an amendment and restatement of the 2014 EIP (the “Amendment”) which, among other things, increased the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 500,000 shares, increased the evergreen provision from four percent to six percent and revised the evergreen provision to align the timing of the annual increase to the share reserve with the change of the Company’s fiscal year end from September 30 to December 31.  The Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 4, 2015.

 

PART II

 

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which a Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plans is effective.

 

The Registrant previously registered shares of its Common Stock for issuance under the 2014 EIP and the 2014 ESPP under a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on February 21, 2014 (File No. 333-194056).  Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement referenced above.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Woodcliff Lake, State of New Jersey, on September 2, 2015.

 

 

EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Tarriff

 

 

Scott Tarriff

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Scott Tarriff and David E. Riggs, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), 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 connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

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

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ SCOTT TARRIFF

 

Chief Executive Officer,
President and Member of the Board of Directors

 

 

Scott Tarriff

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

September 2, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ DAVID E. RIGGS

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

David E. Riggs

 

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

 

September 2, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ JAY MOORIN

 

 

 

 

Jay Moorin

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

September 2, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ STEVEN RATOFF

 

 

 

 

Steven Ratoff

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

September 2, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ SANDER FLAUM

 

 

 

 

Sander Flaum

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

September 2, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ MICHAEL GRAVES

 

 

 

 

Michael Graves

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

September 2, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ ALAIN SCHREIBER, M.D.

 

 

 

 

Alain Schreiber, M.D.

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

September 2, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ DAVID M. PERNOCK

 

 

 

 

David M. Pernock

 

Member of the Board of Directors

 

September 2, 2015

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

4.1

(1)

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.

 

 

 

 

4.2

(2)

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.

 

 

 

 

4.3

(3)

 

Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant.

 

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

Opinion of Cooley LLP.

 

 

 

 

23.1

 

 

Consent of BDO USA, LLP, an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

 

 

 

23.2

 

 

Consent of Cooley LLP. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.

 

 

 

 

24.1

 

 

Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page hereto.

 

 

 

 

99.2

(4)

 

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.

 

 

 

 

99.3

(5)

 

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 


(1)

Previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192984), filed with the Commission on January 28, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)

Previously filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192984), filed with the Commission on January 28, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3)

Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192984), filed with the Commission on January 28, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

(4)

Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36306), filed with the Commission on August 10, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.

(5)

Previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192984), filed with the Commission on January 22, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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