Form: S-3/A

Registration statement for specified transactions by certain issuers

September 15, 2017

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2017

Registration No. 333-218514            

  

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   04-3321804

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

3301 Agriculture Drive

Madison, WI 53716

(608) 441-8120

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

 

James V. Caruso
President and Chief Executive Officer
3301 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53716
(608) 441-8120

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

 

 With a copy to:

 

 Gregory J. Lynch, Esq.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
One South Pinckney Street, Suite 700
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
(608) 257-3501

 

 

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.

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

                 
Large accelerated filer         Accelerated filer  
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 comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act.

 

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered(1)   Amount to be
Registered(1)
    Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Security(1)
    Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(1)
    Amount of
Registration
Fee(1)(4)
 
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share(2)     --       --       --       --  
Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share(2)     --       --       --       --  
Warrants     --       --       --       --  
Units of the securities listed above     --       --       --       --  
Subscription Rights(3)     --       --       --       --  
Total                   $ 50,000,000     $ 5,795  

 

(1) An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices, with an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $50,000,000.  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), there is also being registered such indeterminable number of additional shares of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, units and subscription rights as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from share dividends, split-up, reverse split-up or similar events.  Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in unit.
(2) Includes an indeterminate number of shares of common stock or preferred stock as may be sold from time to time at indeterminate prices or as may be issued upon conversion or exchange of preferred stock, warrants, units or subscription rights registered hereby.  
(3) Rights evidencing the right to purchase common stock or preferred stock.  Pursuant to Rule 457(g), no separate registration fee is payable with respect to the subscription rights being offered hereby since the subscription rights are being registered in the same registration statement as the securities to be offered pursuant thereto.
(4) Filing fees of $5,795 were previously paid in connection with Registrant’s original Registration Statement filed with the Commission on June 5, 2017.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

The Registration Statement on Form S-3 is being amended solely to update the consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, which is filed with this Amendment No. 1 as Exhibit 23.1.

 

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Part II

Information Not Required in the Prospectus

 

 

Item 16. Exhibits

 

See Exhibit Index following the signature page.

 

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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 this Amendment No. 1 to 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 Madison, State of Wisconsin, on September 15, 2017.

 

CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC.  
     
By: /s/ James V. Caruso  
  James V. Caruso  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

Signature   Title   Date
/s/ James V. Caruso   Chief Executive Officer and Director   September 15, 2017
James V. Caruso   principal executive officer )    
         
/s/ John P. Hamill   Interim Chief Financial Officer   September 15, 2017
John P. Hamill   principal financial officer and principal accounting officer )    
         
/s/ *   Director   September 15, 2017
Stephen A. Hill        
         
/s/ *   Director   September 15, 2017
Stefan Loren        
         
/s/ *   Director   September 15, 2017
John Neis        
         
/s/ *   Director   September 15, 2017
Frederick W. Driscoll        
         
/s/ *   Director   September 15, 2017
Douglas J. Swirsky        

 

* Attorney-in-fact

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

    Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

No.

Description Form Filing Date

Exhibit

No.

         
1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act)      
         
3.1 Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 8-K April 11, 2011 3.1
         
3.2 Certificate of Ownership and Merger of Cellectar Biosciences, Inc.  with and into Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. 8-K February 11, 2014 3.1
         
3.3 Certificate of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 8-K June 13, 2014 3.1
         
3.4 Certificate of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 8-K June 19, 2015 3.2
         
3.5 Certificate of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 8-K March 4, 2016 3.1
         
3.6 Certificate of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 8-K June 1, 2017 3.2
         
3.7 Amended and Restated By-laws  8-K June 1, 2011 3.1
         
4.1 Form of common stock certificate S-1/A November 9, 2011 4.1
         
4.2* Form of preferred stock certificate      
         
4.3* Form of Certificate of Designation with respect to Preferred Stock      
         
4.4* Form of Warrant Agreement      
         
4.5* Form of Unit Agreement      
         
4.6* Form of Subscription Rights Agreement      
         
5.1 Opinion of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP S-3 June 5, 2017 5.1
         
23.1** Consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP      
         
23.2 Consent of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) S-3 June 5, 2017 5.1
         
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to the registration statement) S-3 June 5, 2017 24.1

   

* To be filed as an exhibit to a current report of the registrant on Form 8-K or other document to be incorporated herein by reference.
** Filed herewith.