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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020

 

Registration Statement No. 333-_____

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

PLX PHARMA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 46-4995704
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

PLx Pharma Inc.

9 Fishers Lane, Ste. E

Sparta, New Jersey 07871

(973) 409-6541

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Natasha Giordano

President and Chief Executive Officer

PLx Pharma Inc.

9 Fishers Lane, Ste. E

Sparta, New Jersey 07871

(973) 409-6541

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

 

With a copy to:

 

Robert Friedman, Esq.

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

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.

 

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.

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.

 

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 Securities Act.

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of securities to be registered Amount to be Registered(1) Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(2) Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2) Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 9,986,283 $5.25 $52,427,985.80 $5,719.89

 

(1)Includes 5,230,910 shares of common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of outstanding warrants. In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), also includes an indeterminable number of shares that may become issuable by reason of stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions.

 

(2)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant’s common stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on December 16, 2020.

 

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 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, may determine.

 

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities 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 offers to buy these securities in any state where such offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, Dated December 21, 2020

 

PROSPECTUS

 

9,986,283 Shares
PLX PHARMA INC.
Common Stock ($0.001 par value)

 

This prospectus relates to the resale of up to 9,986,283 shares of PLx Pharma Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) common stock, which includes 5,230,910 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, which are held by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus. We are not selling any common stock under this prospectus and will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. We will, however, receive the net proceeds of any warrants exercised for cash.

 

The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus, or their permitted transferees or other successors-in-interest that may be identified in a supplement to this prospectus or, if required, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, may offer the shares from time to time through public or private transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at privately negotiated prices. More information about how the selling stockholders may sell their shares of common stock is provided in the section titled “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus. We have agreed to pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the registration of these shares, however, we will not be paying any underwriting discounts or commissions in connection with any offering of shares of common stock under this prospectus.

 

Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “PLXP.” On December 21, 2020, the last reported sale price of our common stock on Nasdaq was $6.50 per share. As of December 21, 2020, there were 13,911,633 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties we have described under the section titled “Risk Factors” on page 3 of this prospectus, and under similar sections in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including those filed after the date hereof.

 

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

The date of this prospectus is_______________, 2020.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS i
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 1
RISK FACTORS 3
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 3
USE OF PROCEEDS 3
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS 3
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 11
LEGAL MATTERS 13
EXPERTS 13
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 14
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE 14
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES 15

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), using a “shelf” registration or continuous offering process. Under this shelf registration process, the selling stockholders may from time to time sell the shares of common stock described in this prospectus in one or more offerings.

 

All references to “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer solely to PLx Pharma Inc. and not to the persons who manage us or sit on our Board of Directors or are our stockholders. Reference to “selling stockholders” refers to those stockholders listed herein in the section titled “Selling Stockholders” beginning on page 3 of this prospectus, who may sell shares from time to time as described in this prospectus. All trade names used in this prospectus are either our registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

 

No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus in connection with the offering made hereby, and if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company, any selling stockholder or by any other person. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security other than the securities covered by this prospectus, nor does it constitute an offer to or solicitation of any person in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation may not lawfully be made. 

 

This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities. The information contained in this prospectus (and in any supplement or amendment to this prospectus) is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document, and any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

We urge you to read carefully this prospectus (as supplemented and amended), together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described in the section titled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” before deciding whether to invest in any of the common stock being offered.

 

This prospectus incorporates by reference market data, industry statistics and other data that have been obtained from, or compiled from, information made available by third parties. We have not independently verified their data.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This summary may not contain all the information that you should consider before determining whether to invest in our securities. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the information included in the “Risk Factors” section, as well as our consolidated financial statements, notes to the consolidated financial statements and the other information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as well as the exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, before making an investment decision.

 

The Company

 

We are a late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on our clinically-validated and patent-protected PLxGuard drug delivery platform to provide more effective and safer products. Our PLxGuard drug delivery platform works by targeting the release of active pharmaceutical ingredients to various portions of the gastrointestinal (“GI”) tract. We believe this has the potential to improve the absorption of many drugs currently on the market or in development, and reduce the risk of stomach erosions and ulcers associated with aspirin and ibuprofen, and potentially other drugs.

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) approved our lead product, VAZALORE 325 mg, which is a novel formulation of aspirin using the PLxGuard drug delivery platform intended to provide faster, reliable and more predictable platelet inhibition for the treatment of vascular disease as compared to the current standard of care, enteric-coated aspirin, and significantly reduce the risk of stomach erosions and ulcers as compared with immediate-release aspirin common in an acute setting. VAZALORE 325 mg (formerly PL2200 Aspirin 325 mg and Aspertec 325 mg) was originally approved under the drug name aspirin, and the proprietary name ‘VAZALORE’ was granted subsequent to the FDA approval. A companion 81 mg dose of the same novel formulation, VAZALORE 81 mg, is the subject of a supplemental New Drug Application (“sNDA”), leveraging the already approved status of VAZALORE 325 mg. SNDAs for VAZALORE 325 mg and VAZALORE 81 mg doses, submitted in October 2020 to the FDA, are currently under regulatory review.

 

Our commercialization strategy will target both the over-the-counter (“OTC”) and prescription markets, taking advantage of the existing OTC distribution channels for aspirin while leveraging the FDA approval of VAZALORE 325 mg and anticipated approval for VAZALORE 81 mg for use when recommended by physicians for treatment of vascular disease. Given our clinical demonstration of faster, reliable and more complete platelet inhibition (as compared with enteric-coated aspirin) in diabetic patients who are candidates for aspirin therapy (after three days of treatment) and fewer stomach erosions and ulcers (as compared with immediate-release aspirin) common in an acute setting. We intend to market VAZALORE to the healthcare professional and the consumer through several marketing channels including a physician-directed sales force. Our product pipeline also includes other oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs using the PLxGuard delivery system that may be developed, including PL1200 Ibuprofen 200 mg, for pain and inflammation currently in clinical stage.

 

 

 

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We were originally incorporated in Texas in 2002 and re-incorporated in Delaware in 2015. On April 19, 2017, Dipexium Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dipexium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Dipexium”), merged with and into PLx Pharma Inc., a privately-held Delaware corporation (“Old PLx”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of December 22, 2016 by and among Dipexium, Merger Sub and Old PLx (the “Merger”). As part of the Merger, Dipexium was re-named PLx Pharma Inc. and Old PLx was re-named PLx Opco Inc. Following completion of the Merger, Old PLx became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Since the completion of the Merger, the business we have conducted has been primarily the business of Old PLx. The combined company, renamed as PLx Pharma Inc., together with its subsidiary PLx Opco Inc., is referred to herein as the “Company.”

 

The Company’s headquarters is located at 9 Fishers Lane, Ste. E, Sparta, New Jersey 07871. Our telephone number is (973) 409-6541.

 

The Offering

 

The selling stockholders named in this prospectus may offer and sell up to 9,986,283 shares of our common stock, which includes 5,230,910 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants. The shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants will become eligible for sale by the selling stockholders under this prospectus only as the warrants are exercised. As of December 21, 2020, there were 13,911,633 shares of common stock outstanding. Our common stock is currently listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “PLXP.” Shares of common stock that may be offered under this prospectus, when issued and paid for in the case of shares issuable upon exercise of the outstanding warrants, will be fully paid and non-assessable. We will not receive any of the proceeds of sales by the selling stockholders of any of the common stock covered by this prospectus. We will, however, receive the net proceeds of any warrants exercised for cash. Throughout this prospectus, when we refer to the shares of our common stock being registered on behalf of the selling stockholders, we are referring to the shares and the shares underlying the warrants issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to the securities purchase agreement we entered into with the selling stockholders on November 16, 2020, and when we refer to the selling stockholders in this prospectus, we are referring to the purchasers under the securities purchase agreement and, as applicable, their permitted transferees or other successors-in-interest that may be identified in a supplement to this prospectus or, if required, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves significant risks. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions described in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, including the risk factors set forth in our filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference herein and therein, including the risk factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, as revised or supplemented by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future. There may be other unknown or unpredictable economic, business, competitive, regulatory or other factors that could have material adverse effects on our future results. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, business prospects, financial condition or results of operations could be seriously harmed. Please also read carefully the section below titled “Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and certain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus contain forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “intend,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, many of which are discussed in greater detail in the section titled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The selling stockholders will receive all of the net proceeds from sales of the common stock pursuant to this prospectus. However, in the case of warrants issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to the securities purchase agreement dated November 16, 2020, upon any exercise of these warrants for cash, the selling stockholders would pay us an exercise price of $4.31 per share of common stock, subject to any adjustment pursuant to the terms of the warrants. We expect to use any such warrant exercise proceeds primarily for working capital and general corporate purposes. These warrants are also exercisable on a cashless basis by net exercise under certain conditions contained therein. If any of these warrants are exercised on a cashless basis, we would not receive any cash payment from the applicable selling stockholder upon any such cashless exercise of a warrant.

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

On November 16, 2020, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with the selling stockholders pursuant to which we issued and sold in a private placement an aggregate of 4,755,373 immediately separable units, comprised of an aggregate of 4,755,373 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase up to 5,230,910 additional shares of common stock, which warrants we refer to in this prospectus as the Warrants, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $18.0 million. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, we agreed to file the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part to cover the resale of the shares of our common stock and the shares underlying the Warrants, and to keep such registration statement effective with respect to each selling stockholder until the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which all of the shares of our common stock issued to the selling stockholders and the Warrants issued or issuable to the selling stockholders upon exercise of the Warrants have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, the shares offered by the selling stockholders have been disposed of pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act or the shares offered by the selling stockholders may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction or limitation (including without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1)) or another similar exemption under the Securities Act or (ii) November 18, 2022. The Warrants, which have a five-year term from the date of issuance, have an initial exercise price of $4.31 per share. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and the like. The shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will become eligible for sale by the selling stockholders under this prospectus only as the Warrants are exercised. We cannot predict when or whether any of the selling stockholders will exercise their Warrants.

 

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We are registering the resale of the above-referenced shares to permit each of the selling stockholders identified below, or their permitted transferees or other successors-in-interest that may be identified in a supplement to this prospectus or, if required, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, to resell or otherwise dispose of the shares in the manner contemplated in the section titled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus (as may be supplemented and amended). This prospectus covers the sale or other disposition by the selling stockholders of up to the total number of shares of common stock issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, plus the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued to the selling stockholders. Throughout this prospectus, when we refer to the shares of our common stock being registered on behalf of the selling stockholders, we are referring to the shares of our common stock and the shares underlying the Warrants issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, and when we refer to the selling stockholders in this prospectus, we are referring to the purchasers under the securities purchase agreement and, as applicable, their permitted transferees or other successors-in-interest that may be identified in a supplement to this prospectus or, if required, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

The selling stockholders may sell some, all or none of their shares. We do not know how long the selling stockholders will hold the shares before selling them, and we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the selling stockholders regarding the sale or other disposition of any of the shares. The shares of our common stock covered hereby may be offered from time to time by the selling stockholders.

 

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The following table sets forth the name of each selling stockholder, the number and percentage of our common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders as of December 21, 2020, the number of shares of our common stock that may be offered under this prospectus, and the number and percentage of our common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders assuming all of the shares of our common stock registered hereunder are sold. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to our common stock. Generally, a person “beneficially owns” shares of our common stock if the person has or shares with others the right to vote those shares or to dispose of them, or if the person has the right to acquire voting or disposition rights within sixty (60) days. The number of shares of our common stock in the column “Number of Shares Offered” represents all of the shares of our common stock that a selling stockholder may offer and sell from time to time under this prospectus.

 

All information contained in the table below and the footnotes thereto is based upon information provided to us by the selling stockholders. The information in the table below and the footnotes thereto regarding shares of common stock to be beneficially owned after the offering assumes that all of the selling stockholders have exercised the Warrants in full pursuant to cash exercises and further assumes the sale of all shares being offered by the selling stockholders under this prospectus. The percentage of shares owned prior to and after the offering is based on 13,911,633 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 21, 2020 and, with respect to the percentage of shares owned after the offering, on the assumption that all of the selling stockholders have exercised the Warrants in full pursuant to cash exercises and therefore that all shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants were outstanding as of that date. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, we believe that each of the selling stockholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock indicated as beneficially owned. Except as otherwise indicated below, based on the information provided to us by the selling stockholders, none of the selling stockholders is a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer.

 

    

Prior to Offering

    

 

 

 

After Offering 

 

Name

   

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(1)

    

Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned(1)

    

Number of Shares Offered(2)

 

    

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned 

    

Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned

 
                          

White Rock Capital Partners, LP

   3,209,007(3)   9.99%   2,772,643    436,364    2.23%

Level One Partners, LLC

   2,772,643(4)   9.99%   2,772,643         

Investor Company ITF Rosalind Master Fund L.P.

   970,425(5)   6.73%   970,425         

Michael Joseph Valentino & Karen Valentino

   921,347(6)   6.41%   556,290    365,057    1.89%

Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC

   554,528(7)   3.90%   554,528         

WJD Investment Partners LLC

   472,500(8)   3.34%   472,500         

683 Capital Partners, LP

   353,909(9)   2.49%   63,000    290,909    1.50%

 

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District 2 Capital Fund LP

   277,265(10)   1.97%   277,265         

Jay Zises & Nancy Zises

   259,000(11)   1.84%   210,000    49,000    * 

Empery Tax Efficient III, LP

   209,431(12)   1.49%   209,431         

Empery Tax Efficient, LP

   84,816(13)   *    67,834    16,982    * 

Smokeshire Partners, LLC

   272,732(14)   1.94%   136,500    136,232    * 

Mintz & Co.

   264,181(15)   1.88%   130,200    133,981    * 

Christopher & Anna Guttilla

   149,000(16)   1.06%   105,000    44,000    * 

Laurence Zalk

   141,364(17)   1.01%   105,000    36,364    * 

William P. Saunders

   139,072(18)   *    139,072         

Raymond Scott

   93,864(19)   *    73,500    20,364    * 

Lara Zises

   96,550(20)   *    87,150    9,400    * 

Meryl Zises 2010 Trust

   92,450(21)   *    61,950    30,500    * 

Samantha Zises Cohen

   77,420(22)   *    70,350    7,070    * 

Richard Hackel

   55,453(23)   *    55,453         

Jay Zises

   170,900(24)   1.23%   41,697    129,203    * 

Nancy Zises

   55,360(25)   *    37,800    17,560    * 

Aileen J. Frankel Family Trust

   22,500(26)   *    10,500    12,000    * 

Barry Frankel Revocable Trust

   9,908(27)   *    5,552    4,356    * 

 

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*Less than one percent.

 

(1)Under the terms of the Warrants, the number of shares of our common stock that may be acquired by a selling stockholder upon any exercise of a Warrant is generally limited to the extent necessary to ensure that, following such exercise, such selling stockholder would not, together with its affiliates and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of our common stock would be aggregated with such selling stockholder for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the total number of shares of our common stock then issued and outstanding and/or the then combined voting power of all of our voting securities (the “Exercise Limitation”). The Exercise Limitation (i) may be increased, decreased or terminated, in each selling stockholder’s sole discretion, upon sixty-one (61) days’ prior written notice to us and (ii) shall terminate automatically on the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of the Warrants. If the operation of the Exercise Limitation currently limits the beneficial ownership of a selling stockholder, such limitation is noted in the footnotes that follow. In addition, as noted in footnote (2), the number of shares shown under the column titled “Number of Shares Offered” is shown without regard to the Exercise Limitation.

 

(2)The number of shares offered hereby, for each selling stockholder, consists solely of the shares issued to such selling stockholder pursuant to the securities purchase agreement and the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued to such selling stockholder. The shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will become eligible for sale by the selling stockholders under this prospectus only as the Warrants are exercised. In addition, the number of shares offered hereby shown under the column titled “Number of Shares Offered” includes the maximum number of shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants without regard to the Exercise Limitation described in footnote (1) above.

 

(3)Represents (i) 1,320,306 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 1,452,337 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) 436,364 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants (the “2017 Warrants”). The beneficial ownership of the Warrants held by the selling stockholder is currently limited by the Exercise Limitation. White Rock Management, L.P. is the general partner of, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, White Rock Capital Partners, L.P. White Rock Capital (TX), Inc. is the general partner of, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities beneficially owned by, White Rock Capital Management, L.P. Thomas U. Barton and Joseph U. Barton are the shareholders of, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities beneficially owned by, White Rock Capital (TX), Inc.

 

(4)Represents (i) 1,320,306 outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) 1,452,337 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The beneficial ownership of the Warrants held by the selling stockholder is currently limited by the Exercise Limitation. Robert D. Hardie has voting and investment control over, and may be deemed to beneficially own, the securities beneficially held by Level One Partners, LLC.

 

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(5)Represents (i) 462,107 outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) 508,318 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Rosalind Advisors, Inc. is the investment advisor to Rosalind Master Fund L.P. and may be deemed the beneficial owner of shares held by Rosalind Master Fund L.P. Steven Salamon is the portfolio manager of Rosalind Advisors, Inc. and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Rosalind Master Fund L.P.

 

(6)Represents (i) 264,900 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 291,390 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 196,790 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by Mr. Valentino, (iv) options to purchase 139,176 shares of common stock and (v) 29,091 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants.

 

(7)Represents (i) 264,061 outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) 290,467 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Lincoln Park Capital, LLC is the managing member of Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC. Rockledge Capital Corporation and Alex Noah Investors, Inc. are the managing members of Lincoln Park Capital, LLC. Joshua Scheinfeld is the president and sole shareholder of Rockledge Capital Corporation, as well as a principal of Lincoln Park Capital, LLC. Jonathan Cope is the president and sole shareholder of Alex Noah Investors, Inc., as well as a principal of Lincoln Park Capital, LLC. As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Scheinfeld and Mr. Cope have shared voting and shared investment power over the securities held directly by Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC.

 

(8)Represents (i) 225,000 outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) 247,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Donald Kleckner is the manager of, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, WJD Investment Partners LLC.

 

(9)Represents (i) 30,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 33,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) 290,909 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants. 683 Capital Management, LLC is the investment manager of 683 Capital Partners, LP and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over the securities held by 683 Capital Partners, LP. Ari Zweiman, as the managing member of 683 Capital Management, LLC, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by 683 Capital Partners, LP.

 

(10)Represents (i) 132,031 outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) 145,234 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Michael Bigger and Eric Schlanger are Managing Members of District 2 GP LLC, which is the general partner of District 2 Capital Fund LP, and, in such capacity, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the securities held by District 2 Capital Fund LP.

 

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(11)Represents (i) 100,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 110,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) 16,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants held as Jay and Nancy Zises JTWROS.

 

(12)Represents (i) 99,729 outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) 109,702 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Empery Asset Management LP, the authorized agent of Empery Tax Efficient III, LP (“ETE III”), has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the securities held by ETE III and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by ETE III. Martin Hoe and Ryan Lane, in their capacity as investment managers of Empery Asset Management LP, may also be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over the securities held by ETE III. ETE III, Mr. Hoe and Mr. Lane each disclaim any beneficial ownership of these shares.

 

(13)Represents (i) 32,302 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 35,532 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) 16,982 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants. Empery Asset Management LP, the authorized agent of Empery Tax Efficient, LP (“ETE”), has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the securities held by ETE and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by ETE. Martin Hoe and Ryan Lane, in their capacity as investment managers of Empery Asset Management LP, may also be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over the securities held by ETE. ETE, Mr. Hoe and Mr. Lane each disclaim any beneficial ownership of these shares.

 

(14)Represents (i) 65,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 71,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 72,727 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants and (iv) 63,505 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by Smokeshire Partners, LLC. Mintz & Co. is the manager of, and may be deemed to have or share voting and dispositive power over, and/or beneficially own securities owned by, Smokeshire Partners, LLC. Lowell A. Mintz is the senior partner of, and may be deemed to have or share voting and dispositive power over, and/or beneficially own securities owned by, Mintz & Co. and, as such, Mr. Mintz may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Smokeshire Partners, LLC.

 

(15)Represents (i) 62,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 68,200 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 72,727 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants and (iv) 61,254 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by Mintz & Co. Lowell A. Mintz is the senior partner of, and may be deemed to have or share voting and dispositive power over, and/or beneficially own securities owned by, Mintz & Co.

  

(16)Represents (i) 50,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 55,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 20,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants held as Chris and Anna Guttilla JTWROS and (iv) 24,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants held by Ms. Guttilla in the Anna Guttilla IRA.

 

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(17)Represents (i) 50,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 55,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) 36,364 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants.

 

(18)Represents (i) 66,225 outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) 72,847 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(19)Represents (i) 35,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 38,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (iii) 20,364 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants.

 

(20)Represents (i) 41,500 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 45,650 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants, (iv) 8,500 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by Ms. Zises and (v) 400 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by the Lara Zises Roth IRA (a self-directed IRA).

 

(21)Represents (i) 29,500 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 32,450 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 10,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants and (iv) 20,500 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by the Meryl Zises 2010 Trust. Nancy Zises, as the trustee of the Meryl Zises 2010 Trust, has voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, the Meryl Zises 2010 Trust.

  

(22)Represents (i) 33,500 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 36,850 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants, (iv) 6,500 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by Ms. Cohen and (v) 70 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by the Samantha Zises Cohen IRA (a self-directed IRA).

 

(23)Represents (i) 26,406 outstanding shares of common stock and (ii) 29,047 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(24)Represents (i) 19,856 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 21,841 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 73,029 shares of common stock held in the Jay Zises IRA (a self-directed IRA), (iv) 17,369 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by Mr. Zises, (v) 7,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants held in the Jay Zises, IRA (a self-directed IRA), (vi) 27,705 shares of common stock previously held by the Justin Zises Trust, which Mr. Zises as the trustee of the Justin Zises Trust, has voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, the Justin Zises Trust, (vii) 1,200 shares of common stock previously held by Jamie Zises UTMA, which Mr. Zises as the trustee of Jamie Zises UTMA, has voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, Jamie Zises UTMA, (viii) 1,200 shares of common stock previously held by Freddie Zises UTMA, which Mr. Zises as the trustee of Freddie Zises UTMA, has voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, Freddie Zises UTMA and (ix) 1,200 shares of common stock previously held by Margot Zises UTMA, which Mr. Zises as the trustee of Margot Zises UTMA, has voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, Margo Zises UTMA.

 

(25)Represents (i) 18,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 19,800 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 1,000 shares of common stock previously held by Ms. Zises, (iv) 12,660 shares of common stock held in the Nancy Zises IRA (a self-directed IRA) and (v) 3,900 shares of common stock previously held by the Jay H. Zises 2011 Trust, which Ms. Zises as the trustee of the Jay H. Zises 2011 Trust, has voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, the Jay H. Zises 2011 Trust. The securities reported herein do not include the securities held by the Meryl Zises 2010 Trust, which Ms. Zises, as the trustee of the Meryl Zises 2010 Trust may be deemed to beneficially own, which securities are reported in footnote 21 above.

 

(26)Represents (i) 5,000 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 5,500 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 2,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants and (iv) 10,000 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by the Aileen Frankel Family Trust. Aileen J. Frankel, as the trustee of the Aileen J. Frankel Family Trust, has voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, the Aileen J. Frankel Family Trust.

 

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(27)Represents (i) 2,644 outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) 2,908 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) 2,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the 2017 Warrants and (iv) 2,356 outstanding shares of common stock previously held by the Barry Frankel Revocable Trust. Barry Frankel, as the trustee of the Barry Frankel Revocable Trust, has voting and dispositive power over, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by, the Barry Frankel Revocable Trust.

 

Relationships with the Selling Stockholders

 

Neither the selling stockholders nor any of the persons that control them has had any material relationships with us or our affiliates within the past three (3) years, except for Michael Joseph Valentino, who has been the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since July 2011, and Christopher Guttilla, who is a managing director of Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James & Associates, the Company’s placement agent in the offering.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The selling stockholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest, selling shares of common stock previously issued and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from a selling stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. The selling stockholders may sell their shares of our common stock pursuant to this prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.

 

The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:

 

·ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

·block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

·purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

·an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

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·privately negotiated transactions;

 

·short sales;

 

·through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

·broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

·a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

·any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock or warrants owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors-in-interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors-in-interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the common stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.

 

The selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.

 

In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.

 

We have advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

 

We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.

 

We have agreed with the selling stockholders to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until such time as the shares offered by the selling stockholders have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, the shares offered by the selling stockholders have been disposed of pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or the shares offered by the selling stockholders may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction or limitation (including without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1)) or another similar exemption under the Securities Act.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the common stock being offered hereby has been passed upon for us by Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, New York.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 have been audited by Marcum LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Such financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site at http://www.sec.gov/ that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, such as us, that file electronically with the SEC. Additionally, you may access our filings with the SEC through our website at https://plxpharma.com/. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. 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 sale of all the shares of common stock that are part of this offering. The documents we are incorporating by reference are as follows:

 

·Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2020, as amended on Form 10-K/A on April 24, 2020;

 

·Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2020, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2020 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on November 13, 2020;

 

·Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on September 25, 2020;

 

·Our Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than information furnished rather than filed) filed with the SEC on January 6, 2020, March 13, 2020, April 23, 2020, May 4, 2020, May 18, 2020, August 14, 2020, September 22, 2020, October 30, 2020, November 16, 2020 and November 30, 2020; and

 

·The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, declared effective by the SEC on March 12, 2014, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.

 

All documents filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and after the date of this prospectus but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, provided, however, that the registrant is not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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Any document, and any statement contained in a document, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such document or statement. Any such document or statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

The documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus may be obtained from us without charge and will be provided to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered. You may obtain a copy of the documents at no cost by submitting an oral or written request to:

 

PLx Pharma Inc.

9 Fishers Lane, Ste. E

Sparta, New Jersey 07871

Attn: Corporate Secretary

(973) 409-6541

 

Additional information about us is available at our web site located at https://plxpharma.com/. Information contained in our web site is not a part of this prospectus.

 

DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company, the Company has been advised that it is the SEC’s opinion that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution(1)(2)

 

   Amount
SEC registration fee  $ 5,719.89 
Accounting fees and expenses   5,000 
Legal fees and expenses   25,000 
Printing and miscellaneous fees and expenses   5,000 
Total  $

40,719.89

 

 

(1) All such amounts are estimates, other than the SEC registration fee.

 

(2) All fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares disclosed above are borne by the Company, except for underwriting discounts and trading commissions in connection with the selling stockholders’ offers and sales of the common stock. Counsel fees include fees incurred in respect of counsel to the selling stockholders in addition to those of counsel to the Company.

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The Company may, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities, costs, fees or other matters referred to in or covered by said section, and the indemnification provided for shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, insurance, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

No director shall be personally liable to the Company or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law: (i) for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or our stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. 

 

Delaware Law

 

The Company is subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, which prevents an “interested stockholder” (defined in Section 203, generally, as a person owning 15% or more of a corporation’s outstanding voting stock) from engaging in a “business combination” with a publicly-held Delaware corporation for three (3) years following the date such person became an interested stockholder, unless: (i) before such person became an interested stockholder, the board of directors of the corporation approved the transaction in which the interested stockholder became an interested stockholder or approved the business combination; (ii) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the interested stockholder’s becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owns at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (subject to certain exceptions); or (iii) following the transaction in which such person became an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the corporation and authorized at a meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of 66% of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation not owned by the interested stockholder. A “business combination” includes mergers, stock or asset sales and other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder.

 

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The provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in the control of the Company.

 

The Company maintains a directors and officers insurance and company reimbursement policy. The policy insures directors and officers against unindemnified loss arising from certain wrongful acts in their capacities and reimburses the Company for such loss for which the Company has lawfully indemnified the directors and officers. The policy contains various exclusions, none of which relate to the offering hereunder. The Company also has agreements with its directors and officers providing for the indemnification thereof under certain circumstances.

 

Item 16. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
Description of Documents
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PLx Pharma Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, SEC File No. 001-36351, filed on August 11, 2017.
3.2 Certificate of Amendment to the Amended Certificate of Incorporation of PLx Pharma Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, SEC File No. 001-36351, filed on February 20, 2019.
3.3 Amended and Restated Bylaws of PLx Pharma Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, SEC File No. 001-36351, filed on January 20, 2017.
4.1 Specimen common stock certificate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-196824, filed on June 17, 2014.
4.2 Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, SEC File No. 001-36351, filed on February 20, 2019.

 

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4.3 Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, SEC File No. 001-36351, filed on May 18, 2020.
4.4 Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, SEC File No. 001-36351, filed on November 16, 2020.
4.5 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 16, 2020, between the Registrant and the purchasers identified in Exhibit A therein, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, SEC File No. 001-36351, filed on November 16, 2020.
4.6 Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 18, 2020, between the Registrant and the purchasers identified in Schedule 1 therein, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, SEC File No. 001-36351, filed on November 16, 2020.
5.1* Opinion of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP.
23.1* Consent of Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2* Consent of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1* Powers of Attorney, included on the signature page.

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*Filed herewith

 

Item 17. Undertakings

 

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 facts or events arising after the effective date of the 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 the 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 prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than twenty (20) percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

 

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(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is part of this 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 to any purchaser:

 

(i)Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act 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

 

(ii)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 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 of the Securities Act, 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.

 

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(5)               That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act 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 of the Securities Act; (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, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has 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 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.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Town of Sparta, State of New Jersey, on the 21st day of December, 2020.

 

  PLX PHARMA INC.
   
  By: /s/ Natasha Giordano
    Name: Natasha Giordano
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Natasha Giordano and Rita O’Connor as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this registration statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done with respect to the offering of securities contemplated by this registration statement, 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 agent or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title 

 

Date 

         
/s/ Natasha Giordano   President, Chief Executive Officer and   December 21, 2020
Natasha Giordano   Director (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Rita O’Connor   Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial   December 21, 2020
Rita O’Connor   Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Michael J. Valentino   Director and Executive Chairman of the Board   December 21, 2020
Michael J. Valentino        
         
/s/ Gary Balkema   Director   December 21, 2020
Gary Balkema        

 

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/s/ Anthony Bartsh   Director   December 21, 2020
Anthony Bartsh        
         
/s/ Robert Casale   Director   December 21, 2020
Robert Casale        
         
/s/ Kirk Calhoun   Director   December 21, 2020
Kirk Calhoun        
         
/s/ John W. Hadden II   Director   December 21, 2020
John W. Hadden II        

 

 

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