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Form S-8 Stereotaxis, Inc.

August 11, 2022 2:51 PM EDT

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2022

 

Registration No. 333-

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

STEREOTAXIS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   94-3120386

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

710 N. Tucker Blvd. Suite 110

St. Louis, Missouri 63101

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

 

Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan

Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full title of the plans)

 

David L. Fischel

Chief Executive Officer

Stereotaxis, Inc.

710 N. Tucker Blvd. Suite 110

St. Louis, Missouri 63101

(314) 678-6100

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

 

Copies to:

Robert J. Endicott, Esq.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

211 North Broadway, Suite 3600

St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2750

(314) 259-2000

 

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 the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

 

 
 

 

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

 

As permitted by the rules of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), this Registration Statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given to eligible employees as specified by Rule 428(b) promulgated under the Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents listed in (a) through (d) below, which are on file with the SEC, are incorporated herein by reference (except for the portions of the Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof or otherwise not filed with the SEC which are deemed not to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement):

 

(a)The Registrant’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022;
   
(b)The Registrant’s Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2022, and for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2022;
   
(c)The Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022; and
   
(d)The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated September 4, 2019, registering the Registrant’s common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as amended by the Description of Registrant’s securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed as Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 001-36159) filed on March 10, 2022, and any further amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

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In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than those made pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K or other information “furnished” to the Commission) prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. These documents include periodic reports, such as Proxy Statements, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed, which is deemed not to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement). Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.

 

Item 4. Description of Securities.

 

The securities to be offered are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and, accordingly, no description is provided hereunder.

 

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, our directors shall not be liable to the Registrant or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action, suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person or his or her testator or intestate is or was a director, officer or employee of the Registrant, or any predecessor of the Registrant, or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Registrant.

 

Our amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Delaware General Corporation Law or any other law. We are not required to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding brought by such director or officer unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required by law; (ii) the proceeding was authorized by our board of directors; or (iii) such indemnification is provided by the Registrant, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Registrant under the Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable law. In addition, our amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant may indemnify its employees and other agents as set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable law.

 

We have also entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that require us, among other things, to indemnify each of them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service with the Registrant or on behalf of the Registrant, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature. The Registrant is not required to indemnify under the agreement for (i) actions initiated by the director without the authorization of consent of the board of directors; (ii) actions initiated to enforce the indemnification agreement unless the director is successful; (iii) actions resulting from violations of Section 16 of the Exchange Act in which a final judgment has been rendered against the director; and (iv) actions to enforce any non-compete or non-disclosure provisions of any agreement.

 

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The indemnification provided for above provides for reimbursement of all losses of the indemnified party, including expenses, judgment, fines and amounts paid in settlement. The right to indemnification set forth above includes the right for us to pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition in certain circumstances.

 

The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that indemnification is permissible only when the director, officer, employee, or agent acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. The Delaware General Corporation Law also precludes indemnification in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which an officer, director, employee, or agent shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that, despite such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court deems proper.

 

Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference into this registration statement on Form S-8.

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Exhibit Description

5.1   Opinion of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
10.1   Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-36159) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022
10.2   Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-36159) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022
23.1   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accountants
23.2   Consent of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1   Power of Attorney
107.1   Filing Fee Table

 

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Item 9. Undertakings.

 

(a) 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) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(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 paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) 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 Commission by registrant pursuant to Section 13 and Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the 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

 

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(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7), (b)(5), or (b)(7) of the Securities Act as part of this 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 this 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, 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 this registration statement or prospectus that is part of this registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into this registration statement or prospectus that is part of this 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 this registration statement or prospectus that was part of this registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date;

 

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes 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 section 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 of 1933, 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 St. Louis, State of Missouri, on August 11, 2022.

 

  STEREOTAXIS, INC.
     
  By:                *
   

David L. Fischel

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

   

 

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

 

Signature   Title(s)   Date
         
*   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer    August 11, 2022
David L. Fischel   (principal executive officer)    
         
*   Chief Financial Officer   August 11, 2022
Kimberly R. Peery   (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)    
         
*   Director   August 11, 2022
David W. Benfer        
         
*   Director   August 11, 2022
Myriam Curet        
         
*   Director   August 11, 2022
Nathan Fischel        
         
*   Director   August 11, 2022
Ross B. Levin        
         
*   Director   August 11, 2022
Arun S. Menawat        
         
*   Director   August 11, 2022
Robert J. Messey        

 

*By: /s/ Laura Spencer Garth  
  Laura Spencer Garth  
  Attorney-in-fact  

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

August 11, 2022

 

Stereotaxis, Inc.
710 N. Tucker Blvd. Suite 110
St. Louis, Missouri 63101

 

Re:Stereotaxis, Inc.
 Registration Statement on Form S-8

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special counsel to Stereotaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by means of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”), of an aggregate of 4,310,480 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, consisting of (i) 4,107,114 shares (the “Plan Shares”) which may be issued pursuant to the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”), and (ii) 203,366 Shares (the “ESPP Shares”) which may be issued pursuant to the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2022 ESPP”).

 

In connection herewith, we have examined:

 

(1)the Registration Statement;
  
(2)the 2022 Plan;
  
(3)the 2022 ESPP;
  
(4)the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended; and
  
(5)the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.

 

We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other corporate records, agreements and instruments of the Company, statements and certificates of public officials and officers of the Company, and such other documents, records and instruments, and we have made such legal and factual inquiries, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for us to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the foregoing, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal competence and capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies or by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission, or which we obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“Edgar”) or other sites maintained by a court or governmental authority or regulatory body and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. If any documents we examined in printed, word processed or similar form have been filed with the SEC on Edgar or such court or governmental authority or regulatory body, we have assumed that the document so filed is identical to the document we examined except for formatting changes. When relevant facts were not independently established, we have relied without independent investigation as to matters of fact upon statements of governmental officials and upon representations made in or pursuant to the certificates and statements of appropriate representatives of the Company.

 

 

Stereotaxis, Inc.

August 11, 2022

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In connection herewith, we have assumed that, other than with respect to the Company, all of the documents referred to in this opinion letter have been duly authorized by, have been duly executed and delivered by, and constitute the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of, all of the parties to such documents, all of the signatories to such documents have been duly authorized and all such parties are duly organized and validly existing and have the power and authority (corporate or other) to execute, deliver and perform such documents.

 

Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that (i) the Plan Shares have been duly authorized for issuance, and when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the 2022 Plan, such Plan Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and (ii) the ESPP Shares have been duly authorized for issuance, and when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the 2022 ESPP, such ESPP Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

This opinion is not rendered with respect to any laws other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The opinions set forth herein are made as of the date hereof and are subject to, and may be limited by, future changes in the factual matters set forth herein, and we undertake no duty to advise you of the same. The opinions expressed herein are based upon the law in effect (and published or otherwise generally available) on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement these opinions should such law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise. In rendering our opinions, we have not considered, and hereby disclaim any opinion as to, the application or impact of any laws, cases, decisions, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction, court or administrative agency.

 

This opinion is being delivered by us in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. We do not render any opinions except as set forth above. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus which forms part of the Registration Statement. We also consent to your filing copies of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement with such agencies of such states as you deem necessary in the course of complying with the laws of such states regarding the offering and sale of the securities addressed herein. In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-    ) pertaining to the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan, and 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of our report dated March 10, 2022 with respect to the financial statements and schedule of Stereotaxis, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

   

St. Louis, Missouri

 

August 11, 2022

 

  

   

 

 

 

Exhibit 24.1

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Know All Persons By These Presents:

 

That each person whose signature appears below, as a director or officer of Stereotaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint David L. Fischel, Kimberly R. Peery and Laura S. Garth, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute and sign a registration statement on Form S-8 covering the registration of securities of the Company to be issued under the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such registration statements, 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 any of them, or their or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

In Witness Whereof, this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated effective as of the 21st day of July, 2022.

 

Signature

 

Title(s)

   

/s/ David L. Fischel

David L. Fischel

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

   

/s/ Kimberly R. Peery

Kimberly R. Peery

 

Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

   

/s/ David W. Benfer

David W. Benfer

  Director
   

/s/ Myriam Curet

Myriam Curet

  Director
     

/s/ Nathan Fischel

Nathan Fischel

  Director
   

/s/ Ross B. Levin

Ross B. Levin

  Director
   

/s/ Arun S. Menawat

Arun S. Menawat

  Director
   

/s/ Robert J. Messey

Robert J. Messey

  Director

 

 

 

Exhibit 107.1

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

Registration Statement on Form S-8

(Form Type)

 

STEREOTAXIS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Table 1: Newly Registered Securities

 

Security

Type

  Security Class Title 

Fee

Calculation

Rule

 

Amount

Registered (1)

  

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Share (2)

  

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering

Price

  

Fee

Rate

  

Amount of

Registration

Fee

 
Equity  Common Stock, $0.001 par value,
issuable pursuant to the 2022
Stock Incentive Plan
  Other   4,107,114(3)  $2.32   $9,528,504.48    

$92.70 per

$1,000,000

   $883.30 
Equity  Common Stock, $0.001 par value,
issuable pursuant to the 2022
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  Other   203,366(4)  $2.32   $471,809.12    

$92.70 per

$1,000,000

   $43.74 
Total Offering Amounts $10,000,313.30        $927.04 
Total Fees Previously Paid             
Total Fee Offsets             
Net Fee Due           $927.04 

 

  (1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover an indeterminate number of additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), that become issuable under the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2022 Incentive Plan”) or the Stereotaxis, Inc. 2022 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2022 ESPP”) by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalization or other similar transactions.
  (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock as reported by the NYSE American LLC on August 9, 2022.
  (3) Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2022 Incentive Plan.
  (4) Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2022 ESPP.

 

 

 



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