As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2024
Registration No. 333-
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ONE STOP SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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33-0885351 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2235 Enterprise Street #110
Escondido, California 92029
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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ONE STOP SYSTEMS, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
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Michael Knowles
Chief Executive Officer
One Stop Systems, Inc.
2235 Enterprise Street #110
Escondido, California 92029
(760) 745-9883
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Dennis J. Doucette, Esq.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92130
(858) 720-6300
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.
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Accelerated Filer |
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Non-accelerated Filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging Growth Company |
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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 ☐
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REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, One Stop Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”) to register an additional 2,000,000 shares of Company common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), for issuance under the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Original Plan”), as amended by that Amendment No. 1 to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, dated June 24, 2020 (the “First Amendment”), that Amendment No. 2 to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, dated May 19, 2021 (the “Second Amendment”), and that Amendment No. 3 to the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, dated May 15, 2024 (the “Third Amendment,” and collectively with the Original Plan, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the “2017 Plan”). Such additional shares of Common Stock were added to the 2017 Plan pursuant to the Third Amendment and are in addition to the 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 2017 Plan registered on the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 3, 2018 (Commission File No. 333-227671) and June 21, 2021 (Commission File No. 333-257219), the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth in this Registration Statement or by any subsequently filed document.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are incorporated herein by reference:
All reports and other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing such reports and documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by, or deemed incorporated by reference herein, 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. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
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Item 8 Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Incorporation by Reference |
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Exhibit Description |
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Filing Date |
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Exhibit |
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Filed Herewith |
4.1 |
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8-K/A |
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03/21/2018 |
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3.1 |
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4.2 |
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8-K |
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02/06/2018 |
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3.2 |
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4.3 |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated April 7, 2023. |
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8-K |
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04/07/2023 |
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3.1 |
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5.1 |
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X |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Haskell & White LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. |
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X |
23.2 |
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X |
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24.1 |
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto) |
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X |
99.1 |
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One Stop Systems, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan and related form agreements. |
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S-1 |
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12/18/2017 |
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10.5 |
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99.2 |
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8-K |
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06/25/2020 |
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10.2 |
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99.3 |
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10-Q |
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08/12/2021 |
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10.7 |
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99.4 |
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8-K |
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05/20/2024 |
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10.1 |
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107 |
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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-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Escondido, State of California, on July 24, 2024.
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ONE STOP SYSTEMS, INC. |
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By: /s/ Michael Knowles |
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Michael Knowles |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Michael Knowles and John Morrison as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective amendments, and to file such amendments thereto, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the 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 for 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 his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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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.
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/s/ Michael Knowles |
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President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
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July 24, 2024 |
Michael Knowles |
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/s/ John W. Morrison Jr. |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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July 24, 2024 |
John W. Morrison Jr. |
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/s/ Kenneth Potashner |
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Chairman
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July 24, 2024 |
Kenneth Potashner |
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/s/ Gioia Messinger |
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Director |
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July 24, 2024 |
Gioia Messinger |
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/s/ Greg Matz |
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Director |
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July 24, 2024 |
Greg Matz |
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/s/ Mike Dumont |
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Director |
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July 24, 2024 |
Mike Dumont |
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/s/ Mitchell Herbets |
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Director |
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July 24, 2024 |
Mitchell Herbets |
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/s/ Joseph Manko, Jr. |
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Director
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July 24, 2024 |
Joseph Manko, Jr. |
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