SEC Form 8-A12B/A filed by FS Development Corp. II (Amendment)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A/A

(Amendment No. 1)

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

PARDES BIOSCIENCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-258442

(If applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

N/A

Explanatory Note

Pardes Biosciences, Inc. (f/k/a FS Development Corp. II) (the “Company”) hereby amends the registration statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-40067) filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 12, 2021.

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

This registration statement relates to the registration with the SEC of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company.

Prior to December 23, 2021, the Company had two classes of common stock: Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”), and Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B common stock”). On December 23, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved and the Company effected, a merger of Orchard Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) with and into Pardes Biosciences Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Pardes Biosciences, Inc., “Pardes”), with Pardes surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Business Combination”). In connection with the Business Combination, (i) all of the Class B common stock converted into Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, (ii) the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation was amended and restated to, among other things, effect the reclassification of all of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock into a single class of common stock, and (iii) the Company’s board of directors approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s bylaws.

The description of the common stock registered hereunder and related rights is set forth under the heading “Description of Securities after the Business Combination” beginning on page 255 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (the “Proxy Statement”) by the Company with the SEC on December 1, 2021 (Registration No. 333-258442) and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the common stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s second amended and restated certification of incorporation and the Company’s amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are being filed as a part of this registration statement or are incorporated herein by reference:

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 23, 2021

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