As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2018

 

Registration No. 333-           

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

ARQULE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

04-3221586 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

One Wall Street
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(781) 994-0300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

PAOLO PUCCI
Chief Executive Officer
ArQule, Inc.
One Wall Street
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(781) 994-0300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

PETER S. LAWRENCE President and Chief Operating Officer ArQule, Inc. One Wall Street Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 (781) 994-0300

RICHARD E. BALTZ Arnold & Porter 601 Massachusetts Ave, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 942-5000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

 

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: x

 

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 of 1933, 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, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ¨

Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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 to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the 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 share (2)				Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)				Amount of registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share			10,629,000			$	2.715			$	28,857,735			$	3,592.79

 

 (1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities issuable pursuant to stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.

 

(2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on May 11, 2018.

 

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 of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell any of the securities described in this prospectus until the registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to cover the securities is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion
Preliminary Prospectus Dated May 17, 2018

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

Up to 10,629,000 Shares of our Common Stock

 

This prospectus relates to up to 10,629,000 shares of our common stock that may be offered for sale by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus under “Selling Stockholders.” The shares consist of 8,370,000 outstanding shares of common stock and 2,259,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants held by certain of the selling stockholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares.

 

The selling stockholders or their pledgees, assignees or successors-in-interest may offer and sell or otherwise dispose of the shares of common stock described in this prospectus from time to time through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The selling stockholders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sales of shares. We will bear all other costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information about how the selling stockholders may sell or dispose of their shares of common stock.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Market and traded under the symbol “ARQL.” On May 16, 2018 the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market was $3.41 per share.

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” contained on page 5 of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and in any applicable free writing prospectuses, and under similar headings in the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is _______________

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS	1
SUMMARY	2
RISK FACTORS	5
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS	6
USE OF PROCEEDS	7
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS	8
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	10
LEGAL MATTERS	12
EXPERTS	12
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE	13
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION	14

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus (as supplemented and amended). We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. 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 under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference” before deciding whether to invest in any of the common stock being offered.

 

Neither we nor the selling stockholders are making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted. Furthermore, you should not consider this prospectus to be an offer or solicitation relating to our common stock if the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or it is unlawful for you to receive such an offer or solicitation.

 

We have not taken any action to permit a public offering of the shares of common stock outside the United States or to permit the possession or distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to the offering of the shares of common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under which the selling stockholders may offer from time to time up to an aggregate of 10,629,000 shares of our common stock in one or more offerings. If required, each time a selling stockholder offers common stock, in addition to this prospectus, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to that offering. We may also use a prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus to add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference. This prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplements, any related free writing prospectuses and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, includes all material information relating to this offering. To the extent that any statement that we make in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in a prospectus supplement. Please carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described below under “Important Information Incorporated by Reference.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RISK FACTORS 

 

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the specific risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement before making an investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described in the prospectus supplement are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of or that we believe are not material at the time could also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In any case, the value of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. You should also refer to the other information contained in this prospectus or incorporated herein by reference, including our financial statements and the notes to those statements and the risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. See also the information contained under the heading “Forward Looking Statements” immediately below.

 

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by their use of words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “target,” “will” and other words and terms of similar meaning. You also can identify them by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. All statements which address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, such as projections about our future results of operations, our financial condition, research, development and commercialization of our products and anticipated trends in our business are forward-looking statements.

 

In this report we make forward-looking statements regarding our drug development pipeline and our existing and planned clinical trials as well as projected financial results and our ability to fund operations with current cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

 

Drug development involves a high degree of risk. Only a small number of research and development programs result in the commercialization of a product. For example, pre-clinical experiments associated with our product pipeline may fail or prove disappointing because our technology platform did not produce candidates with the desired characteristics. Animal xenograft pre-clinical studies may be unpredictive of human response. Positive information about early stage clinical trial results will not ensure that later stage or larger scale clinical trials will be successful.

 

Furthermore, our drugs may not demonstrate promising therapeutic effects; in addition, they may not demonstrate appropriate safety profiles in ongoing or later stage or larger scale clinical trials as a result of known or as yet unidentified side effects. The results achieved in later stage trials may not be sufficient to meet applicable regulatory standards. Problems or delays may arise during clinical trials or in the course of developing, testing or manufacturing our drugs that could lead us or our partner to discontinue development.

 

Even if later stage clinical trials are successful, the risk exists that unexpected concerns may arise from analysis of data or from additional data or that obstacles may arise or issues be identified in connection with review of clinical data with regulatory authorities or that regulatory authorities may disagree with our view of the data or require additional data or information or additional studies. Also, the planned timing of initiation of clinical trials and the duration and conclusion of such trials for our drugs are subject to the ability of the company and its collaborators to enroll patients, enter into agreements with clinical trial sites and investigators, and other technical hurdles and issues that may not be resolved.

 

We also make forward-looking statements regarding the adequacy of our financial resources. Our capital resources may not be adequate because our cash requirements may vary materially from those now planned depending upon the results of our drug discovery and development strategies, the outcomes of our clinical trials, our ability to enter into additional corporate collaborations in the future and the terms of such collaborations, results of research and development, the need for currently unanticipated capital expenditures, competitive and technological advances, acquisitions, financial market conditions and other factors. Additionally, our corporate collaborators may terminate their agreements with us, thereby eliminating that source of funding, because we may fail to satisfy the prescribed terms of the collaborations or for other reasons.

 

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to develop any of our drug candidates into a commercial product generating revenues. If we experience increased losses, we may have to seek additional financing from public and private sales of our securities, including equity securities. There can be no assurance that additional funding will be available when needed or on acceptable terms.

 

The factors, risks and uncertainties referred to above and others are more fully described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on March 5, 2018, as updated from time to time in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent our judgment as of the date of this report. We are not under any obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders. We may, however, receive cash proceeds equal to up to the total exercise price of the warrants to the extent that the Warrants are exercised for cash. The exercise price of the warrants is $1.75 per share of common stock. The exercise price and the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including stock splits, dividends or distributions, or other similar transactions. However, the warrants contain a “cashless exercise” feature that allows the holders to exercise the warrants without making a cash payment to us in the event that there is no registration statement registering the warrant shares for resale. There can be no assurance that any of these warrants will be exercised by the selling stockholders at all or that the warrants will be exercised for cash rather than pursuant to the “cashless exercise” feature. To the extent we receive proceeds from the cash exercise of the warrants, we intend to use such proceeds to provide capital support or for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, supporting asset growth and engaging in acquisitions or other business combinations. We do not have any specific plans for acquisitions or other business combinations at this time. Our management will retain broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds from the exercise of the warrants for cash.

 

The selling stockholders will pay any underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses incurred by the selling stockholders in disposing of the shares. We will bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the issuance and registration of the shares covered by this prospectus, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, NASDAQ Global Market listing fees and fees and expenses of our counsel and our accountants.

 

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

This prospectus covers an aggregate of 10,629,000 shares of our common stock, including 2,259,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants.

 

We are registering the shares under the Securities Act to give the selling stockholders the opportunity, if they so desire, to publicly sell the shares for their own accounts in such amounts and at such times and prices as each may choose. The selling stockholders may from time to time offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus any or all of the below listed shares of common stock owned by them. The registration of these shares does not require that any of the shares be offered or sold by the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders may from time to time offer and sell all or a portion of their shares through ordinary brokerage transactions on the Nasdaq Global Market, the principal exchange on which our common stock is listed, in the over-the-counter market or other exchanges on which our shares are traded, in negotiated transactions or otherwise, at market prices then prevailing or related to the then current market price or at negotiated prices.

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders named below and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of the shares offered hereby. The shares beneficially owned have been determined in accordance with rules promulgated by the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose.

 

The information in the table below is current as of May 16, 2018. All information contained in the table is based upon information provided to us by the selling stockholders and we have not independently verified this information. The selling stockholders are not making any representation that any shares covered by the prospectus will be offered for sale.

 

Except as set forth below, no affiliate of any of the selling stockholders has held any position or office with us or any of our affiliates, and no selling stockholder has had any other material relationship with us or any of our affiliates within the past three years other than as a result of its ownership of shares of equity securities.

 

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Ran Nussbaum currently serves on our Board of Directors as a nominee of Pontifax (China) IV Limited Partnership, Pontifax (Israel) IV Limited Partnership and Pontifax (Cayman) IV Limited Partnership (together “Pontifax”). Pontifax has the right to nominate one director to the Board of Directors, subject to the reasonable approval of the Board of Directors. Mr. Nussbaum is a managing partner and co-Founder of The Pontifax Group.

 

As explained below under “Plan of Distribution,” we have agreed with the selling stockholders to bear certain expenses (other than broker discounts and commissions, if any) in connection with the registration statement, which includes this prospectus.

 

 

We considered the following factors and made the following assumptions regarding the table:

 

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solely for purposes of the following table, we have assumed that the shares issuable pursuant to the warrants are owned by the selling stockholders even though the warrants have not been exercised;

 

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unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, the selling stockholders named below have sole voting and investment power with respect to their shares of common stock;

 

•

the “Number of Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering” column assumes the sale of all shares offered pursuant to this registration statement; and

 

•

the “Percentage Beneficial Ownership After Offering” column is based upon 95,495,327 shares of our common stock outstanding as of May 16, 2018.

 

Notwithstanding these assumptions, the selling stockholders may sell less than all of the shares listed on the table. In addition, the shares listed below may be sold pursuant to this prospectus or in privately negotiated transactions. Accordingly, we cannot estimate the number of shares of common stock that the selling stockholders will sell under this prospectus.

 

Name of Selling Stockholder		Number of Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering				Number of Shares Registered for Sale				Number of Shares Beneficially Owned After Offering(1)				Percentage Beneficial Ownership After Offering(1)
Pontifax (China) IV Limited Partnership(2)			2,238,000				2,238,000				0				0
Pontifax (Israel) IV Limited Partnership(2)			4,139,000				4,139,000				0				0
Pontifax (Cayman) IV Limited Partnership(2)			2,015,000				2,015,000				0				0
Sphera Global Healthcare Master Fund(3)			2,653,574				2,165,000				488,574				*
HFR HE Sphera Global Healthcare Master Trust(3)			85,562				72,000				13,562				*

 

* Less than 1%

 

⁽¹⁾ We do not know when or in what amounts the selling stockholders will offer shares for sale, if at all. The selling stockholders may sell any or all of the shares included in and offered by this prospectus. Because the selling stockholders may offer all or some of the shares pursuant to this offering, we cannot estimate the number of shares that will be held by the selling stockholders after completion of the offering. However, for purposes of this table, we have assumed that after completion of the offering, none of the shares included in and covered by this prospectus will be held by the selling stockholders.

 

⁽²⁾ Pontifax IV GP L.P. is the general partner of each of Pontifax (China) IV Limited Partnership, Pontifax (Israel) IV Limited Partnership and Pontifax (Cayman) IV Limited Partnership. Pontifax Management 4 G.P. (2015) Ltd. is the general partner of Pontifax IV GP L.P. Mr. Nussbaum is one of the directors and shareholders of Pontifax Management 4 G.P. (2015) Ltd.

 

⁽³⁾ Sphera Global Healthcare Master Fund and HFR HE Sphera Global Healthcare Master Trust, or together, the Sphera Entities, have delegated investment management authority to Sphera Global Healthcare Management, LP, or the Management Company. By virtue of such authority, the Management Company may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of common stock held by such entities. Sphera Global Healthcare GP, Ltd. is the general partner of the Management Company and by virtue of such status may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the Sphera Entities. Moshe Arkin and Sphera Funds Management Ltd. may be deemed to jointly control the Management Company and each, by virtue of such status, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the shares held by Sphera Entities.

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Each of the selling stockholders and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

	·	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;
	·	privately negotiated transactions;
	·	in the over-the-counter market;
	·	settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;
	·	in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;
	·	through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; or
	·	a combination of any such methods or any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution. In connection with distributions of the shares or otherwise, the selling stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In connection with such transactions, broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume with the selling stockholder. The selling stockholder may also sell the common stock short and redeliver the shares to close out such short positions. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions 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 selling stockholders may also pledge shares to a broker-dealer or other financial institution, and, upon a default, such broker-dealer or other financial institution, may effect sales of the pledged shares pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

 

In effecting sales, broker-dealers or agents engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the selling stockholders in amounts to be negotiated immediately prior to the sale.

 

In offering the shares covered by this prospectus, the selling stockholders and any broker-dealers who execute sales for the selling stockholder may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. Any profits realized by the selling stockholders and the compensation of any broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the shares must be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the common stock may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the selling stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of securities of the common stock by the selling stockholders or any other person. 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.

 

At the time a particular offer of shares is made, if required, a prospectus supplement will be distributed that will set forth the number of shares being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent, the purchase price paid by any underwriter, any discount, commission and other item constituting compensation, any discount, commission or concession allowed or reallowed or paid to any dealer, and the proposed selling price to the public.

 

We are required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the registration of the securities. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the selling stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect, and (ii) such time as the selling stockholders own no securities that are required to be registered pursuant to their respective agreements.

 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby has been passed upon for us by Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting(which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. These documents may include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as Proxy Statements. Any documents that we subsequently file with the SEC will automatically update and replace the information previously filed with the SEC. Thus, for example, in the case of a conflict or inconsistency between information set forth in this prospectus and information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, you should rely on the information contained in the document that was filed later. Any documents that we file with the SEC after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the effectiveness of this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we previously have filed with the SEC and any additional documents that we may file with the SEC (File No.000-21429) under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding portions thereof deemed to be “furnished” to the SEC pursuant to Item 2.02, Item 7.01 or Item 9.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K) between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the offering of the securities:

 

1.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Commission on March 5, 2018;

 

2.

Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 7, 2018, February 22, 2018, March 5, 2018, April 17, 2018, May 7, 2018 and May 10, 2018;

 

3.

Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2018 filed with the Commission on May 7, 2018;

 

4.

Our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on March 29, 2018; and

 

5.

The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on September 25, 1996, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

You can obtain a copy of any or all of the documents listed above, at no cost, by requesting them in writing, by email or by telephone at the following address:

 

Peter S. Lawrence 

President and Chief Operating Officer
ArQule, Inc.
One Wall Street 

Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 994-0300

 

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act that registers the distribution of the securities offered under this prospectus. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and schedules and the information incorporated by reference, contains additional relevant information about us and the securities. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit from this prospectus certain information included in the registration statement.

 

In addition, we file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy this information and the registration statement at the SEC public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference room.

 

In addition, any information we file with the SEC, including the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, is also available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. We also maintain a web site at http://www.arqule.com, which provides additional information about our company and through which you can also access our SEC filings. The information set forth on our web site is not part of this prospectus.

 

 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered, all of which will be paid by the Company. All amounts are estimates except with respect to the SEC registration fee.

 

		Amount
SEC Registration Fee		$	3,592.79
Accounting fees and expenses		$	14,000.00
Printing fees and expenses		$	3,000.00
Legal fees and expenses		$	16,000.00
Miscellaneous expenses		$	2,000.00
Total		$	38,592.79

 

ITEM 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), permits, under certain circumstances, the indemnification of any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving in a similar capacity for another enterprise at the request of the corporation. To the extent that a present or former director or officer of the corporation has been successful in defending any such proceeding, the DGCL provides that he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. With respect to a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, such person may be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), actually and reasonably incurred, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. The DGCL provides, however, that indemnification shall not be permitted in such a proceeding if such person is adjudged liable to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court, upon application, determines that he is entitled to indemnification under the circumstances. With respect to proceedings other than those brought by or in the right of the corporation, notwithstanding the outcome of such a proceeding, such person may be indemnified against judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, as well as expenses, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action, had no reason to believe his conduct was unlawful. Except with respect to mandatory indemnification of expenses to successful defendants as described in the preceding paragraph or pursuant to a court order, the indemnification described in this paragraph may be made only upon a determination in each specific case (1) by majority vote of the directors that are not parties to the proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of the directors that are not a party to the proceeding who have been appointed by a majority vote of directors who are not party to the proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.

 

 

The DGCL permits a corporation to advance expenses incurred by a proposed indemnitee in advance of final disposition of the proceeding, provided that the indemnitee undertakes to repay such advanced expenses if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification. Also, a corporation may purchase insurance on behalf of an indemnitee against any liability asserted against him in his designated capacity, whether or not the corporation itself would be empowered to indemnify him against such liability. ArQule has adopted provisions in its bylaws that provide for indemnification of its officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted under the DGCL. As authorized by the DGCL, ArQule’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of directors of ArQule for monetary damages. The effect of this provision is to eliminate the rights of ArQule and its stockholders to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director except in certain limited situations. This provision does not limit or eliminate the rights of ArQule or any stockholder to seek non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care. This provision will not alter the liability of directors under federal securities laws. ArQule has purchased an insurance policy that purports to insure the officers and directors of ArQule against certain liabilities incurred by them in the discharge of their functions as such officers and directors. The foregoing descriptions are only general summaries. For additional information we refer you to the full text of our Restated Certification of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 2, 2011 and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2007.

 

 ITEM 16. Exhibits.

 

The exhibits listed on the Index to Exhibits of this Registration Statement are filed herewith or are incorporated herein by reference to other filings.

 

ITEM 17. 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 of 1933;

 

(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;

 

(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:

 

(A)

Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and 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 the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 of 1933, 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 of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

(i)

If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

 

(A)

Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) 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

 

(B)

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 of 1933 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, 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; or

 

(ii)

If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. 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 first use, 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 date of first use.

 

 

(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; (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.

 

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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.

 

C. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission 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.

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit 3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 2, 2011 (File No. 000-21429) and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit 3.2	Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2017 (File No. 000-21429) and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit 3.3	Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2014 (File No. 000-21429) and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit 4	Form of Warrant. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2017 (File No. 000-21429) and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit 5	Opinion of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Exhibit 10	Form of Securities Purchase Agreement. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2017 (File No. 000-21429) and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit 23.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
Exhibit 23.2	Consent of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
Exhibit 24	Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Burlington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on May 17, 2018.

 

	ARQULE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Paolo Pucci
	Paolo Pucci
	Chief Executive Officer

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Paolo Pucci and Peter S. Lawrence as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 sign any or all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments, exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith) to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereof, and all 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, proxies and agents or any of them, or their, his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

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

 

SIGNATURE		TITLE		DATE
/s/ Paolo Pucci		Chief Executive Officer and Director		May 17, 2018
Paolo Pucci		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Peter S. Lawrence		President and Chief Operating Officer		May 17, 2018
Peter S. Lawrence		(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Robert J. Weiskopf		Chief Financial Officer		May 17, 2018
Robert. J. Weiskopf		and Treasurer
		(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Patrick J. Zenner		Director — Chairman of the Board		May 17, 2018
Patrick J. Zenner
/s/ Timothy C. Barabe		Director		May 17, 2018
Timothy C. Barabe
/s/ Susan L. Kelley		Director		May 17, 2018
Susan L. Kelley
/s/ Ronald M. Lindsay		Director		May 17, 2018
Ronald M. Lindsay
/s/ Michael D. Loberg		Director		May 17, 2018
Michael D. Loberg
/s/ William G. Messenger		Director		May 17, 2018
William G. Messenger

 

/s/ Ran Nussbaum		Director		May 17, 2018
Ran Nussbaum