SEC Form S-8 filed by Oragenics Inc.

As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2024

Registration No. 333-________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ORAGENICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1990 Main Street, Suite 750

Sarasota, FL 34236

813-286-7900

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

2021 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full Title of the Plans)

Janet Huffman,

Chief Financial Officer.

1990 Main Street, Suite 750

Sarasota, FL 34236

813-286-7900

(Name, Address and Telephone number of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

Mark A. Catchur, Esquire

Julio C. Esquivel, Esquire

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800

Tampa, Florida 33602

(813) 229-7600

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.

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. ☐

REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Oragenics, Inc. (the “Company”) is being filed to register 2,000,000 additional shares of Company common stock authorized for issuance under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) (which is an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan), pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. The table below summarizes the Plan, as amended to date and the registration statements previously filed to cover shares authorized for issuance under the Plan.

Summary Plan Table

*On January 20, 2023, the Company effected a 1 for 60 reverse stock split and the amounts reflected prior to the January 2023 reverse split have been adjusted for such reverse split. On December 14, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase in the number of authorized shares for issuance under the Plan from 166,667 shares to 1,166,667 shares or an additional 1,000,000 shares. On December 11, 2024, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase in the number of authorized shares for issuance under the Plan from 1,166,667 shares to 3,166,667 shares or an additional 2,000,000 shares. This Registration Statement registers the additional 2,000,000 shares approved by the Company’s shareholders.

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the previously filed Registration Statement, on Form S-8 (No. 333-263821), on March 24, 2022, is incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. Only those items of Form S-8 containing new information not contained in the earlier registration statements are presented herein.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities Act Rule 428(b)(1).

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the following documents we previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. In no event, however, will any information that the Registrant discloses under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 (and any related exhibits) of any Current Report on Form 8-K that the Registrant may from time to time furnish to the Commission be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise become a part of, this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be 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 such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of the Registration Statement.

Item 8. Exhibits.

See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page which is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing 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 Tampa, State of Florida this 16^th day of December, 2024.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Oragenics, Inc., hereby constitutes and appoints Janet Huffman, as their true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, for them and in their name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign their names to any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, including post-effective amendments and other related documents, and to cause the same to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys, full power and authority to do and perform any act and thing necessary and proper to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present, and the undersigned for himself hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this S-8 Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

EXHIBIT INDEX