Exhibit 3.1

 

RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

BIOTIME, INC.

 

Michael D. West, Ph.D., Aditya Mohanty, and Judith Segall certify that:

 

1. They are the Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Secretary, respectively, of BioTime, Inc., a California Corporation.

 

2. The Articles of Incorporation of this corporation, as amended to date (the “Articles of Incorporation”), without alterations or amendments (other than omissions required by Section 910 of the California Corporations Code), are restated to read in full as follows:

 

“ONE: The name of this corporation is BioTime, Inc.

 

TWO: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business, or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code.

 

THREE: The corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares, which shall be designated “Common Shares” and “Preferred Shares”. The number of Common Shares which the corporation is authorized to issue is 150,000,000, and the number of Preferred Shares which the corporation is authorized to issue is 2,000,000. The Preferred Shares may be issued in one or more series as the board of directors may by resolution designate. The board of directors is authorized to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares and to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the Preferred Shares as a class, or upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Shares. The board of directors may, by resolution, increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares subsequent to the issue of shares of that series.

 

FOUR: The liability of the directors of the corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law. The corporation is authorized to indemnify “agents”, as such term is defined in Section 317 of the California Corporations Code, to the fullest extent permissible under California law.”

 

3. The foregoing restatement of the Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the board of directors.

 

4. The foregoing restatement of the Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902, California Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote is 106,658,109. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50%. There are no Preferred Shares of the corporation issued and outstanding.

 

We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge.

 

Date: August 10, 2017  
   
  /s/ Michael D. West
  Michael D. West, Ph.D.
  Co-Chief Executive Officer
   
  /s/ Aditya Mohanty
 

Aditya Mohanty

Co-Chief Executive Officer

   
  /s/ Judith Segall
  Judith Segall, Secretary

 

 
 

 

FILED

Secretary of State

State of California

MAY 3, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

BIOTIME, INC.

 

The undersigned, Michael D. West, Ph.D., Aditya Mohanty, and Stephana Patton, certify that:

 

1. They are the Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Secretary, respectively, of BioTime, Inc., a California corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

2. Article THREE of the Corporation’s Restated Articles of Incorporation is amended to read as follows:

 

“THREE: The corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares, which shall be designated “Common Shares” and “Preferred Shares”. The number of Common Shares which the corporation is authorized to issue is 250,000,000, and the number of Preferred Shares which the corporation is authorized to issue is 2,000,000. The Preferred Shares may be issued in one or more series as the board of directors may by resolution designate. The board of directors is authorized to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares and to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the Preferred Shares as a class, or upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Shares. The board of directors may, by resolution, increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares subsequent to the issue of shares of that series.”

 

3. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the board of directors.

 

4. The foregoing amendment of the Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 of the California Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect to this amendment was 106,658,109. The number of Common Shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50% of the outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote. There are no Preferred Shares of the Corporation issued and outstanding.

 

We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge.

 

Date: May 1, 2018.  
   
  /s/ Michael D. West
  Michael D. West
  Co-Chief Executive Officer
   
  /s/ Aditya Mohanty
  Aditya Mohanty
  Co-Chief Executive Officer
   
  /s/ Stephana Patton
  Stephana Patton, Secretary

 

 
 

 

Filed

Secretary of State

State of California

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

The undersigned, Brian M. Culley and George A. Samuel Ill, certify that:

 

  1. They are the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Secretary, respectively, of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc., a California corporation (the “Corporation”).
     
  2. Article THREE of the Corporation’s Restated Articles of Incorporation is amended to read as follows:

 

“THREE: The corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares, which shall be designated “Common Shares” and “Preferred Shares”. The number of Common Shares which the corporation is authorized to issue is 450,000,000, and the number of Preferred Shares which the corporation is authorized to issue is 2,000,000. The Preferred Shares may be issued in one or more series as the board of directors may by resolution designate. The board of directors is authorized to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares and to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the Preferred Shares as a class, or upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Shares. The board of directors may, by resolution, increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares subsequent to the issue of shares of that series.”

 

  3. The foregoing amendment to the Corporation’s Restated Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the board of directors of the Corporation.
     
  4. The foregoing amendment to the Corporation’s Restated Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 of the California Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect to this amendment was 174,752,271. The number of Common Shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50% of the outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote. There are no Preferred Shares of the Corporation issued and outstanding.

 

We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge.

 

DATE: September 6, 2023.  
   
  /s/ Brian M. Culley
  Brian M. Culley
  President and Chief Executive Officer
   
  /s/ George A. Samuel III
  George A. Samuel III
  Secretary

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Brian M. Culley, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     
  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     
  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 9, 2023

 

/s/ Brian M. Culley  
Brian M. Culley  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Jill Ann Howe, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     
  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     
  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 9, 2023

 

/s/ Jill Ann Howe  
Jill Ann Howe  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Brian M. Culley, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Jill Ann Howe, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
   
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 9, 2023

 

/s/ Brian M. Culley  
Brian M. Culley  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

/s/ Jill Ann Howe  
Jill Ann Howe  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. and will be retained by Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.