As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2024
Registration No. [●]-[●]
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Nexalin Technology, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 3845 | | 27-5566468 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1776 Yorktown, Suite 550
Houston, TX 77056
(832) 260-0222
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Mark White
Chief Executive Officer
Nexalin Technology, Inc.
1776 Yorktown, Suite 550
Houston, TX 77056
(832) 260-0222
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Martin S. Siegel, Esq.
Warshaw Burstein, LLP
575 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: (212) 984-7741
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.
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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 that 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 Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATION OF THE FILING
This shelf registration statement will provide our company with the flexibility to issue and sell securities if and when deemed appropriate and in the best interest of our stockholders. We may or may not issue and sell any securities under this registration statement. Filing this registration statement merely gives us flexibility to issue registered securities if and when we deem doing so is appropriate and in the best interest of our stockholders, without any unnecessary delays. This registration statement helps us maintain an optimal state of readiness at all times.
This registration statement contains two prospectuses:
| ● | a base prospectus which covers the potential offering, issuance and sale from time to time of shares of our common stock in one or more offerings with a total value of up to $5,646,485; and |
| ● | a sales agreement prospectus covering the potential offering, issuance and sale from time to time of shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of $5,646,485 pursuant to an equity distribution agreement with Maxim Group LLC. |
The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The equity distribution agreement prospectus, which specifies the terms of our common stock to be sold under the equity distribution agreement, immediately follows the base prospectus. The common stock that may be offered, issued, and sold under the equity distribution agreement prospectus is included in the $5,646,485 of securities that may be offered, issued, and sold under the base prospectus. Upon termination of the equity distribution agreement, any portion of the $5,646,485 included in the sales agreement prospectus that is not sold pursuant to the sales agreement will be available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is declared effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED April 15, 2024
Preliminary PROSPECTUS
$5,646,485
NEXALIN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Common Stock
We may offer and sell up to an aggregate of $5,646,485 of our common stock from time to time in one or more offerings.
This prospectus describes the general terms of these securities and the general manner in which these securities will be offered. We will provide you with the specific terms of any offering in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The prospectus supplements will also describe the specific manner in which these securities will be offered and may also supplement, update or amend information contained in this document. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as any documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, carefully before you invest.
Our securities may be sold directly by us to you, through agents designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement. If any underwriters or agents are involved in the sale of our securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such underwriters or agents and any applicable fees, commissions or discounts and over-allotment options will be set forth in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds that we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.
Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell our securities in public primary offerings with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75.0 million. As of April 12, 2024, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, or the public float, was approximately $16,939,458, based on 5,902,250 shares of our outstanding common stock that were held by non-affiliates on such date and a price of $2.87 per share, which was the price at which our common stock was last sold on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 2, 2024, calculated in accordance with General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3. We have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 during the twelve-month period that ends on and includes the date hereof. Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NXL.”
On April 12, 2024, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $2.29 per share. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to any other listing, if any, on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any securities market or other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement. Prospective purchasers of our securities are urged to obtain current information as to the market prices of our securities, where applicable.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risks that we have described on page 6 of this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors.” We may include specific risk factors in supplements to this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors.” This prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
Currently, we are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Please read “Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is April [●], 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (the “SEC”), using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may offer and sell from time to time any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings in amounts, at prices and on terms that we determine at the time of the offering, with an aggregate offering price of up to $5,646,485. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer.
Each time we offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that describes the terms of the relevant offering. The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Before making an investment decision, you should read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus as described below under the heading “Information Incorporated by Reference.”
This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
You should read both this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement together with the additional information incorporated by reference. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Information Incorporated by Reference.” We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus is accurate at any date other than the date indicated on the cover page of these documents or the filing date of any document incorporated by reference, regardless of its time of delivery. We are not making an offer to sell the securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
We may sell our securities to or through underwriters, dealers or agents, directly to purchasers or through a combination of any of these methods of sale, as designated from time to time. We and our agents reserve the sole right to accept or reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of our securities. An applicable prospectus supplement, which we will provide each time we offer the securities, will set forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of our securities, and any related fee, commission or discount arrangements. See “Plan of Distribution.”
This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you need to consider in making your investment decision. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, including the risks of investing in our securities discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should also carefully read the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including our financial statements, and the exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
In this prospectus, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Nexalin” or the “Company” refer to Nexalin Technology, Inc. and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries. Additionally, references to the “Board” refer to the board of directors of Nexalin Technology, Inc.
CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, an accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents that are incorporated by reference may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, costs and expenses, outcome of contingencies, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, cost savings, objectives of management, business strategies, clinical trial timing and plans, the achievement of clinical and commercial milestones, the advancement of our technologies and our products and product candidates, and other statements that are not historical facts. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “planned,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of those terms or other words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our future expectations or state other “forward-looking” information. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control and our actual results may differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Before you invest in the securities, you should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and elsewhere in this prospectus, an accompanying prospectus supplement and in the information incorporated by reference, could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement relate only to circumstances as of the date on which the statements are made.
All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable U.S. securities law. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
ABOUT NEXALIN tECHNOLOGY, INC.
Our Company
We are a medical device company engaged in the development and sale of innovative neurostimulation products. Our focus in deploying our novel medical devices will be the treatment of depression, anxiety and insomnia, pervasive elements of an ongoing global mental health epidemic. We are also investigating the use of our products, which are designed with patented, state-of-the-art technology, for a wide variety of mental-health-related conditions, including but not limited to, Alzheimer’s, dementia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), opioid addiction, alcoholism and chronic pain.
Our flagship “Generation 2” (“Gen-2”) and “Generation 3” (“Gen-3”) medical devices are engineered with advanced waveform technology, which we believe can penetrate deeper into, while providing, painless stimulation to, regions of the brain with structures associated with mental health conditions. We believe that these devices are capable of producing enhanced patient response with superior recovery, while being administered in a noninvasive, undetectable, painless and well-tolerated treatment with none of the unwanted side effects, adverse reactions and other detrimental impacts commonly associated with medicinal treatments and pharmaceutical therapies. We believe that the technological architecture underlying our groundbreaking devices, including the proprietary 15 milliamp design structure, has the potential to address the pervasive unmet medical needs of individuals worldwide suffering from a broad range of mental health disorders.
Our Gen-2 device is a clinical-use device with a modern enclosure for emitting the 15-milliamp advanced waveform. Our Gen-3 device, engineered with state-of-the-art Deep Intracranial Frequency Stimulation (DIFS®) technology, is a patient headset to be prescribed by licensed medical professionals in a virtual clinic setting similar to existing tele-health platforms.
The advanced waveform that comprises the basis of our Gen-2 and Gen-3 devices has been tested in research settings to develop safety and efficacy. We have submitted data results of such testing for review to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Before a new medical device can be introduced into the U.S. market, marketing clearance must be obtained from the FDA. We have engaged in “pre-submission” meetings with the FDA to address the regulatory pathway necessary for clearance for our devices to be legally marketed in the U.S. We may not commence any marketing or sales activity of our medical devices in the U.S. until such time as FDA clearance is granted. All determinations of the safety and efficacy of our devices in the United States are solely within the purview of the FDA.
Significant aspects of our ongoing operations and clinical trials and development programs are conducted in China, through a joint venture (“Joint Venture”) with Wider Come Limited (“Wider”). We own 48% of the equity of the Joint Venture entity, and Wider owns 52% of such equity. The Chinese Food and Drug Administration, called the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), has granted approval to market and sell the Gen-2 device in China for the treatment of insomnia and depression.
A component of our overall strategic direction involves input from our Military & Government Advisory Board (“M&G Advisory Board”), spearheaded by David F. Lasseter, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy and leading government affairs veteran. Traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially mild TBI (mTBI), has become one of the most prevalent neurological conditions impairing military veterans and service members, especially veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, with resultant mental health-related comorbidities including post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, anxiety, and depression. The M&G Advisory Board counsels the Company on exploring opportunities, engaging, and partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) to make the Nexalin devices available for the clinical study of and use by military personnel and veterans. The recent addition to our M&G Advisory Board of William (“Bill”) A. Hudson, Jr., former Chief Legal Officer at the VA and longtime DoD official, further bolsters the capability of our M&G Advisory Board.
Recent Developments
Our Gen-2 device has been evaluated in two recent clinical studies. According to the resulting published data from such studies, the Gen-2 device:
| ● | meaningfully reduces the severity of insomnia and enhanced sleep quality and efficiency, according to the data from a clinical study conducted at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University in Beijing and Beijing Anding Hospital and published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research; and |
| ● | reduces pain from mild TBI, according to a University of California, San Diego study the results of which were published in recognized abstract co-authored by the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and the Radiology, Psychiatry and Neurosciences Departments of UC San Diego. |
The Sultanate of Oman’s Ministry of Health granted the Company approval for the distribution of its Gen-2 device to treat patients in a new mental health center in Oman for the treatment of mental health issues.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued two new patents relating to the Company’s non-invasive, frequency-based deep brain stimulation device. One patent covers the core technology utilized in the Company’s Gen-2 and Gen-3 systems and was published on January 1, 2024. The latest patent, which was published on April 2, 2024, covers the method of use with respect to the new advanced 15-milliamp wave form that is used in the Gen-2 and Gen-3 medical devices.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in the state of Nevada on October 19, 2010, and redomiciled in Delaware on December 21, 2021. Our principle executive office is located at 1776 Yorktown, Suite 550, Houston, Texas 77056, and our telephone number is (832) 260-0222. Our website address is www.nexalin.com. The information contained on or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus or in deciding whether to purchase our common stock.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (i) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under applicable SEC rules. We expect that we will remain an emerging growth company for the foreseeable future, but cannot retain our emerging growth company status indefinitely and will no longer qualify as an emerging growth company on or before the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from specified disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
These exemptions include:
| ● | being permitted to provide only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements, with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure; |
| ● | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended; |
| ● | not being required to comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements; |
| ● | reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation; and |
| ● | not being required to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. |
We have taken advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.
An emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will not be required to adopt new or revised accounting standards on the dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public reporting companies.
We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and have elected to take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosure available for smaller reporting companies.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, before making an investment decision. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by the materialization of any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to the materialization of any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference also contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks described in the documents incorporated herein by reference, including the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, together with the other information set forth in this prospectus, and in the other documents that we include or incorporate by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings we make with the SEC, the risk factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and any risk factors set forth in our other filings with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, before making a decision about investing in our common stock. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. If any risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. In such an event, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment.
For more information about our SEC filings, please see “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”
Additional risks not presently known or that we presently consider to be immaterial could subsequently materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, business, and prospects.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will retain broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby. Except as described in any prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses and capital expenditures. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in businesses and products that are complementary to our own, although we have no current plans, commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date of this prospectus. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus our intended use for the net proceeds received from the sale of any securities sold pursuant to the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. We intend to invest the net proceeds to us from the sale of securities offered hereby that are not used as described above in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
The following description of our common stock and certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws are summaries. You should also refer to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is part.
General
The following summary sets forth some of the general terms of our common stock. Because this is a summary, it does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. For a more detailed description of our common stock, you should read our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the amended and restated bylaws, each of which is an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).
Our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date, we are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share.
Outstanding Shares
As of April 12, 2024, we had 7,436,562 shares of common stock outstanding, held of record by 875 stockholders.
Voting Rights
Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The affirmative vote of holders of at least 66% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock, voting as a single class, will be required to amend certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, including provisions relating to amending our amended and restated bylaws, the classified board, the size of our board, removal of directors, director liability, vacancies on our board, special meetings, stockholder notices, actions by written consent and exclusive forum.
Dividends
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends that our board of directors may declare out of funds legally available for that purpose.
Liquidation
In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities.
Rights and Preferences
Holders of our common stock have no pre-emptive, conversion, subscription or other rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate in the future.
Fully Paid and Nonassessable
All outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable, and the shares of common stock to be issued upon completion of this offering will be fully paid and non-assessable.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to be in Effect Immediately Prior to Completion of this Offering
Our amended certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws:
| ● | provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of our board of directors; |
| ● | provide that directors may only be removed for cause, which removal may be effected, subject to any limitation imposed by law, by the holders of at least 66% of the voting power of all of our then-outstanding shares of the capital stock entitled to vote generally at an election of directors; |
| ● | provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum; |
| ● | require that any action to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and not be taken by written consent or electronic transmission; |
| ● | provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide advance notice in writing, and also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice; |
| ● | provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our board of directors, our chief executive officer or president or by our board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors; and |
| ● | not provide for cumulative voting rights, therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election if they should so choose. |
The amendment of any of these provisions would require approval by the holders of at least 66% of the voting power of all our then-outstanding common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
The combination of these provisions will make it more difficult for our existing stockholders to replace our board of directors as well as for another party to obtain control of us by replacing our board of directors. Because our board of directors has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management.
These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our board of directors and its policies and to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to reduce our vulnerability to hostile takeovers and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares and may have the effect of delaying changes in our control or management. As a consequence, these provisions may also inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our stock that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts. We believe that the benefits of these provisions, including increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure our company, outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover proposals, because negotiation of takeover proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder, with the following exceptions:
| ● | before such date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested holder; |
| ● | upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction began, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned (a) by persons who are directors and also officers and (b) pursuant to employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; and |
| ● | on or after such date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
In general, Section 203 of the DGCL defines business combination to include the following:
| ● | any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; |
| ● | any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder; |
| ● | subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; |
| ● | any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock or any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; and |
| ● | the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits by or through the corporation. |
In general, Section 203 of the DGCL defines an “interested stockholder” as an entity or person who, together with the entity’s or person’s affiliates and associates, beneficially owns, or is an affiliate of the corporation and within three years prior to the time of determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation.
The statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us even though such a transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the prevailing market price.
A Delaware corporation may “opt out” of these provisions with an express provision in its certificate of incorporation. We have not opted out of these provisions, which may as a result, discourage or prevent mergers or other takeover or change of control attempts of us.
Choice of Forum
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty; any action asserting a claim against us or any of our directors, officers, employees or agents arising under the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws; any action or proceeding to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws; and any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation further provides that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies’ certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with one or more actions or proceedings described above, a court could find the choice of forum provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Our transfer agent and registrar for our common stock and warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Exchange Listing
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NXL.”
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities covered by this prospectus directly to purchasers or through underwriters, broker-dealers, or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions from us. These discounts, concessions, or commissions as to any particular underwriter, broker-dealer, or agent may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved. In addition, we may issue the securities as a dividend or distribution or in a subscription rights offering to our existing stockholders.
The securities may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions which may involve crosses or block transactions.
If underwriters are used in an offering of securities, such offered securities may be resold in one or more transactions:
| ● | on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the common stock or the preferred stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, including, as of the date of this prospectus, the Nasdaq Capital Market in the case of the common stock; |
| ● | in the over-the-counter market; |
| ● | in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market; or |
| ● | through the writing of options, whether the options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise. |
Each prospectus supplement will state the terms of the offering, including, but not limited to:
| ● | the names of any underwriters, dealers, or agents; |
| ● | the public offering or purchase price of the securities and the net proceeds that we will receive from the sale; |
| ● | any underwriting discounts and commissions or other items constituting underwriters’ compensation; |
| ● | any discounts, commissions, or fees allowed or paid to dealers or agents; and |
| ● | any securities exchange on which the offered securities may be listed. |
If we sell securities to underwriters, we will execute an underwriting agreement with them at the time of the sale and will name them in the applicable prospectus supplement. In connection with these sales, the underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation in the form of underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters also may receive commissions from purchasers of securities for whom they may act as agent. Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the underwriters will not be obligated to purchase the securities unless the conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement are satisfied, and if the underwriters purchase any of the securities offered by such prospectus supplement, they will be required to purchase all of such offered securities. The underwriters may acquire the securities for their own account and may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or varying prices determined at the time of sale. The underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive discounts, concessions, or commissions from the underwriters as well as from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent.
We may designate agents who agree to use their reasonable efforts to solicit purchasers for the period of their appointment or to sell securities on a continuing basis. We may also sell securities directly to one or more purchasers without using underwriters or agents.
Under agreements entered into with us, underwriters and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution for payments the underwriters or agents may be required to make. The underwriters, agents, and their affiliates may engage in financial or other business transactions with us and our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
The aggregate proceeds to us from the sale of the securities will be the purchase price of the securities less discounts and commissions, if any.
In order to facilitate the offering of the securities, any underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the price of the securities or any other securities the prices of which may be used to determine payments on such securities. Specifically, any underwriters may over allot in connection with the offering, creating a short position for their own accounts. In addition, to cover overallotments or to stabilize the price of the securities or of any such other securities, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, the securities or any such other securities in the open market. Finally, in any offering of the securities through a syndicate of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing the securities in the offering if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in stabilization transactions, or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities above independent market levels. Any such underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.
The applicable prospectus supplement may provide that the original issue date for your securities may be more than three scheduled business days after the trade date for your securities. Accordingly, in such a case, if you wish to trade securities on any date prior to the third business day before the original issue date for your securities, you will be required, by virtue of the fact that your securities initially are expected to settle in more than three scheduled business days after the trade date for your securities, to make alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
The securities may be new issues of securities and may have no established trading market. The securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. We can make no assurance as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any of the securities.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus must be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock 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 and is complied with.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Warshaw Burstein, LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as set forth in their report (which report includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern) which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Marcum LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. For further information with respect to us and the securities being offered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should read the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including documents that we have incorporated by reference, as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and, with respect to any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or any other such document, each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the corresponding exhibit. You should review the complete contract or other document to evaluate these statements. You may obtain copies of the registration statement and its exhibits via the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other documents with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. You may obtain documents that we file with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. We also make these documents available on our website at www.nexalin.com. Our website and the information contained or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
SEC rules permit us to incorporate information by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, except for information superseded by information contained in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement itself or in any subsequently filed incorporated document. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the SEC (Commission File No. 333-261989), other than information in such documents that is deemed to be furnished and not filed. These documents contain important information about us and our business and financial condition.
| ● | Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 27, 2024; |
| ● | The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B, filed with the SEC on September 15, 2022, and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; |
| ● | Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 11, 2024; and |
| ● | Any future filings made with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
Certain statements in and portions of this prospectus update and replace information in the above listed documents incorporated by reference. Likewise, statements in or portions of a future document incorporated by reference in this prospectus may update and replace statements in and portions of this prospectus or the above listed documents.
We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to:
Nexalin Technology, Inc.
1776 Yorktown, Suite 550
Houston, TX 77056
(832) 260-0222
Our reports and documents incorporated by reference herein may also be found in the “Investors” section of our website at www.nexalin.com. The content of our website and any information that is linked to or accessible from our website (other than our filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference, as set forth under “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference”) is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, or the registration statement.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is declared effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED April 15, 2024
PROSPECTUS
Up to $5,646,485
NEXALIN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Common Stock
We plan to enter into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “ATM Sales Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (the “Sales Agent”), pursuant to which we may, from time to time, issue and sell the shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, covered by this prospectus from time to time through or to the Sales Agent, acting as our agent or principal.
An At-the-Market (“ATM”) program will allow us to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock in open market transactions at our discretion. Unlike in underwritten public offerings, sales under ATM programs are not marketed, they are made at prevailing market prices, and they are generally less dilutive to stockholders than marketed offerings that generate the same net proceeds because (i) they are typically less expensive to transact than marketed offerings and (ii) they can be executed without a discount to the prevailing market price of the stock that is typical in marketed offerings. Our Board of Directors has concluded that, at this time, it is in our best interest to have an ATM program available and to be used at our discretion for capital raising, since it enables us to determine the timing, quantity, and pricing of sales. Under the ATM Sales Agreement, we are not obligated to sell any shares, but we may issue and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $5,646,485 through the Sales Agent.
Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “NXL.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on Nasdaq on April 12, 2024 was $2.29 per share.
Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell our securities in public primary offerings with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75.0 million. As of April 12, 2024, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, or the public float, was approximately $16,939,458, based on 5,902,250 shares of our outstanding common stock that were held by non-affiliates on such date and a price of $2.87 per share, which was the price at which our common stock was last sold on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 2, 2024, calculated in accordance with General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3. We have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 during the twelve-month period that ends on and includes the date hereof.
Shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus may be sold by any method deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). When they receive a sale order from us, the Sales Agents have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with normal trading and sales practices to execute the order on mutually agreed terms. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust, or similar arrangement.
The compensation payable to the Sales Agent for sales of common stock sold pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement will be 3% of the gross proceeds of the sales price of common stock sold. We anticipate no other commissions or material expenses for sales under the ATM Sales Agreement. The orders will be executed at price limits imposed by us.
Even though this prospectus does not relate to a marketed offering of our common stock, in connection with the sale of common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement, the Sales Agent will each be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation of the Sales Agent will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to indemnify the Sales Agent against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. See the section titled “Plan of Distribution” on page 12 of this prospectus.
Currently, we are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Please read “Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”
You should read carefully and consider the “Risk Factors” referenced on page 24 of this prospectus and the risk factors described in other documents incorporated by reference herein.
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.
Maxim Group LLC
The date of this prospectus is April [●], 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a “shelf” registration process on April 15, 2024. Under the shelf registration process, we may offer shares of our common stock from time to time under this prospectus at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering. This prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference include important information about us, the shares being offered, and other information you should know before investing in our common stock.
You should rely only on this prospectus and the information incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not, and the Sales Agents have not, authorized anyone to provide you with information that is in addition to or different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We are not, and the Sales Agents are not, offering to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than as of the date of this prospectus or in the case of the documents incorporated by reference, the date of such documents regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since those dates.
You should read this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus that we may authorize for use in connection with this offering, in their entirety before making an investment decision. You should also read and consider the information in the documents to which we have referred you in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”
We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The distribution of this prospectus and the offering of the common stock in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. 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 common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus does not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered by this prospectus by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.
We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus and accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreement, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.
In this prospectus, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Nexalin” or the “Company” refer to Nexalin Technology, Inc. and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Overview
The following is a summary of selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider before buying our securities. You should read this prospectus in its entirety, including the information incorporated by reference herein and therein.
Our Company
We are a medical device company engaged in the development and sale of innovative neurostimulation products. Our focus in deploying our novel medical devices will be the treatment of depression, anxiety and insomnia, pervasive elements of an ongoing global mental health epidemic. We are also investigating the use of our products, which are designed with patented, state-of-the-art technology, for a wide variety of mental-health-related conditions, including but not limited to, Alzheimer’s, dementia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), opioid addiction, alcoholism and chronic pain.
Our flagship “Generation 2” (“Gen-2”) and “Generation 3” (“Gen-3”) medical devices are engineered with advanced waveform technology, which we believe can penetrate deeper into, while providing, painless stimulation to, regions of the brain with structures associated with mental health conditions. We believe that these devices are capable of producing enhanced patient response with superior recovery, while being administered in a noninvasive, undetectable, painless and well-tolerated treatment with none of the unwanted side effects, adverse reactions and other detrimental impacts commonly associated with medicinal treatments and pharmaceutical therapies. We believe that the technological architecture underlying our groundbreaking devices, including the proprietary 15 milliamp design structure, has the potential to address the pervasive unmet medical needs of individuals worldwide suffering from a broad range of mental health disorders.
Our Gen-2 device is a clinical-use device with a modern enclosure for emitting the 15-milliamp advanced waveform. Our Gen-3 device, engineered with state-of-the-art Deep Intracranial Frequency Stimulation (DIFS®) technology, is a patient headset to be prescribed by licensed medical professionals in a virtual clinic setting similar to existing tele-health platforms.
The advanced waveform that comprises the basis of our Gen-2 and Gen-3 devices has been tested in research settings to develop safety and efficacy. We have submitted data results of such testing for review to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Before a new medical device can be introduced into the U.S. market, marketing clearance must be obtained from the FDA. We have engaged in “pre-submission” meetings with the FDA to address the regulatory pathway necessary for clearance for our devices to be legally marketed in the U.S. We may not commence any marketing or sales activity of our medical devices in the U.S. until such time as FDA clearance is granted. All determinations of the safety and efficacy of our devices in the United States are solely within the purview of the FDA.
Significant aspects of our ongoing operations and clinical trials and development programs are conducted in China, through a joint venture (“Joint Venture”) with Wider Come Limited (“Wider”). We own 48% of the equity of the Joint Venture entity, and Wider owns 52% of such equity. The Chinese Food and Drug Administration, called the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), has granted approval to market and sell the Gen-2 device in China for the treatment of insomnia and depression.
A component of our overall strategic direction involves input from our Military & Government Advisory Board (“M&G Advisory Board”), spearheaded by David F. Lasseter, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy and leading government affairs veteran. Traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially mild TBI (mTBI), has become one of the most prevalent neurological conditions impairing military veterans and service members, especially veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, with resultant mental health-related comorbidities including post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, anxiety, and depression. The M&G Advisory Board counsels the Company on exploring opportunities, engaging, and partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) to make the Nexalin devices available for the clinical study of and use by military personnel and veterans. The recent addition to our M&G Advisory Board of William (“Bill”) A. Hudson, Jr., former Chief Legal Officer at the VA and longtime DoD official, further bolsters the capability of our M&G Advisory Board.
Recent Developments
Our Gen-2 device has been evaluated in two recent clinical studies. According to the resulting published data from such studies, the Gen-2 device:
| ● | meaningfully reduces the severity of insomnia and enhanced sleep quality and efficiency, according to the data from a clinical study conducted at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University in Beijing and Beijing Anding Hospital and published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research; and |
| ● | reduces pain from mild TBI, according to a University of California, San Diego study the results of which were published in recognized abstract co-authored by the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and the Radiology, Psychiatry and Neurosciences Departments of UC San Diego. |
The Sultanate of Oman’s Ministry of Health granted the Company approval for the distribution of its Gen-2 device to treat patients in a new mental health center in Oman for the treatment of mental health issues.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued two new patents relating to the Company’s non-invasive, frequency-based deep brain stimulation device. One patent covers the core technology utilized in the Company’s Gen-2 and Gen-3 systems and was published on January 1, 2024. The latest patent, which was published on April 2, 2024, covers the method of use with respect to the new advanced 15-milliamp wave form that is used in the Gen-2 and Gen-3 medical devices.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in the state of Nevada on October 19, 2010, and redomiciled in Delaware on December 21, 2021. Our principle executive office is located at 1776 Yorktown, Suite 550, Houston, Texas 77056, and our telephone number is (832) 260-0222. Our website address is www.nexalin.com. The information contained on or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus or in deciding whether to purchase our common stock.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (i) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under applicable SEC rules. We expect that we will remain an emerging growth company for the foreseeable future, but cannot retain our emerging growth company status indefinitely and will no longer qualify as an emerging growth company on or before the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from specified disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
These exemptions include:
| ● | being permitted to provide only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements, with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure; |
| ● | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended; |
| ● | not being required to comply with the requirement of auditor attestation of our internal controls over financial reporting; |
| ● | not being required to comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements; |
| ● | reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation; and |
| ● | not being required to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. |
We have taken advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.
An emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected to avail ourselves of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will not be required to adopt new or revised accounting standards on the dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public reporting companies.
We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and have elected to take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosure available for smaller reporting companies.
THE OFFERING
Common Stock offered by us: | | Shares of common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $5,646,485. |
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Common stock outstanding after this offering: | | Up to 2,465,714 shares, assuming a sales price of $2.29 per share, which was the last reported sale price on The NASDAQ Capital Market on April 12, 2024. The actual number of shares issued and outstanding will vary depending on the sales price under this offering. |
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Manner of offering: | | “At-the-market” offering that may be made from time to time in the United States through the Sales Agent, acting as sale agent or principal. See the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” below. |
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Risk Factors: | | Your investment in shares of our common stock involves substantial risks. You should consider the “Risk Factors” included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the risk factors incorporated by reference from our filings with the SEC. |
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Nasdaq Capital Market Symbol: | | NXL |
The number of shares of our common stock that will be outstanding after this offering is based on 7,436,562 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 12, 2024, and excludes the following:
| ● | 2,662,250 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants issued in our initial public offering; |
| ● | 2,281,879 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”); |
| ● | 1,392,573 shares of common stock that have been approved for grant under the 2023 Plan, but have not yet been issued, subject to stockholder approval of an increase in the number of shares reserved under such plan; and |
| ● | 318,750 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options that have been approved for grant under the 2023 Plan, but have not yet been issued, subject to stockholder approval of an increase in the number of shares reserved under such plan. |
This prospectus reflects and assumes no exercise of outstanding options or warrants.
RISK FACTORS
Before purchasing any of the securities you should carefully consider the risk factors relating to our company described below and incorporated by reference in this prospectus from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as the risks, uncertainties, and additional information set forth in other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. For a description of these reports and documents, and information about where you can find them, see “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference.” Additional risks not presently known or that we presently consider to be immaterial could subsequently materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, business, and prospects.
Risks Associated with Our Capital Stock
Nasdaq may delist our common stock and warrants from its exchange which could limit your ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
Our shares of our common stock and warrants are listed on the Capital Market tier of the Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbols “NXL” and “NXLIW.” Nasdaq has rules for continued listing, including, without limitation, minimum market capitalization, minimum stockholders’ equity and other requirements. In order to maintain that listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including the Minimum Bid Price Rule (as discussed below) and those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’ equity, and certain corporate governance requirements. There can be no assurances that we will be able to comply with the applicable listing standards.
On May 10, 2023, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq that we were not in compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”), as the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock was below $1.00 per share for thirty (30) or more consecutive business days (March 27, 2023 to May 9, 2023).
The Company was afforded 180 calendar days, or until November 6, 2023, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. The Company was unable to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by November 6, 2023.
In a determination letter dated November 7, 2023, Nasdaq denied a follow-up request by the Company for an additional 180-day grace period to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule, on the basis that the Company failed to meet the stockholders’ equity requirement set forth in Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).
On March 6, 2024, the Nasdaq Hearing Panel granted the Company a temporary exception to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule until April 25, 2024.
As of April 11, 2024, the bid price of the Company’s common stock has closed above the minimum $1.00 per share for a consecutive period of at least ten business days. As a result, the Company believes it is now in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. On April 11, 2024, the Company notified Nasdaq that the bid price of the Company’s common stock had closed above the $1.00 minimum requirement for a period of 10 consecutive trading days, and that the Company believes it is now in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule.
We intend to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock. There can be no assurance, however, that Nasdaq will not impose additional requirements on the Company, either with respect to the Minimum Bid Price Rule and/or any other listing requirement in the future.
If Nasdaq determines that the Company is required to take additional steps to maintain its listing, the Company will consider implementing all available options in order to address such unresolved deficiencies with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, including implementing a reverse stock split. See our 2023 Form 10-K for more information about a potential reverse stock split.
Risks Related to This Offering
We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering.
Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways with which you may not agree. Accordingly, you will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of the net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. It is possible that the net proceeds will be invested or otherwise used in a way that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for the Company.
Our stockholders may experience significant dilution as a result of future equity issuances and exercise of outstanding options.
In order to raise additional capital, we may in the future offer additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock. We cannot assure you that we will be able to sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that is equal to or greater than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share in this offering.
In addition, as of April 12, 2024, there were outstanding options to purchase 2,281,879 shares of our common stock that were granted under the Company’s 2023 Plan. As of such date, there were also 1,392,573 shares of our common stock and options to purchase 318,750 shares of our common stock approved for grant but not yet issued (subject to shareholder approval to increase the applicable share reserve under the Company’s 2023 Plan).
If you purchase the common stock, you may experience immediate dilution as a result of this offering.
Since the price per share of our common stock being offered may be higher than the net tangible book value per share of our common stock, which was $2.29 per share as of the close of trading on April 12, 2024, you may suffer immediate dilution in the net tangible book value of the common stock you purchase in this offering.
It is not possible to predict the aggregate proceeds resulting from sales made under the ATM Sales Agreement.
Subject to certain limitations in the ATM Sales Agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a placement notice to the Sales Agent at any time throughout the term of the ATM Sales Agreement. The number of shares that are sold through the Sales Agent after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on a number of factors, including the market price of our common stock during the sales period, any limits we may set with the Sales Agent in any applicable placement notice and the demand for our common stock. Because the price per share of each share sold pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement will fluctuate over time, it is not currently possible to predict the aggregate proceeds to be raised in connection with sales under the ATM Sales Agreement.
The common stock offered hereby will be sold in “at-the-market offerings” and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.
Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and accordingly may experience different levels of dilution and different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices and number of shares sold in this offering. In addition, subject to the final determination by our board of directors or any restrictions we may place in any applicable placement notice, there is no minimum or maximum sales price for shares to be sold in this offering. Investors may experience a decline in the value of the shares they purchase in this offering as a result of sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.
The actual number of shares of common stock we will issue under the ATM Sales Agreement in this offering, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.
Subject to certain limitations in the ATM Sales Agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a placement notice to the Sales Agent at any time throughout the term of the offering under this prospectus. The number of shares of common stock that are sold by the Sales Agent after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on the market price of the shares of common stock during the sales period and limits we set with the Sales Agent. Because the price per share sold will fluctuate based on the market price of our common stock during the sales period, it is not possible at this stage to predict the number of common stock that will be ultimately issued or the gross proceeds to be raised in connection with those sales.
The price of our common stock may be volatile and fluctuate substantially, which could result in substantial losses for purchasers of our common stock in this offering.
Our stock price has been and is likely to continue to be volatile. The stock market in general and the market for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in particular have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. As a result of this volatility, our stockholders may not be able to sell our common stock at or above the price they paid for it. The market price for our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including:
| ● | We might not be able to continue as a going concern; |
| ● | We have a limited operating history and historical financial information upon which you may evaluate our performance; |
| ● | We are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA, which could restrict the sales and marketing of Gen-2 and Gen-3 devices and could cause us to incur significant costs; |
| ● | Intellectual property rights do not necessarily address all potential threats to our competitive advantage; |
| ● | Significant aspects of our operations and clinical research program currently are conducted through our Joint Venture with Wider in China, and will likely continue to be conducted in China the future. Changes to Chinese regulations or government policies affecting medical device companies are unpredictable and may have a material adverse effect on our Joint Venture in China, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Evolving changes in China’s economic, political, and social conditions could also negatively impact our ability to conduct our planned clinical trials, which could adversely affect our financial condition. |
| ● | the success of competitive products or technologies; |
| ● | actual or anticipated variations in our financial results or those of companies that are perceived to be similar to us; |
| ● | developments concerning any future collaborations, including but not limited to those with our sources of manufacturing supply and our commercialization partners; |
| ● | market conditions in the medical device sector; |
| ● | developments or disputes concerning patents or other proprietary rights, including patents, litigation matters and our ability to obtain patent protection for our products; |
| ● | our ability or inability to raise additional capital and the terms on which we raise it; |
| ● | the recruitment or departure of key personnel; |
| ● | changes in the structure of healthcare payment and insurance reimbursement systems; |
| ● | actual or anticipated changes in earnings estimates or changes in stock market analyst recommendations regarding our common stock, other comparable companies or our industry generally; |
| ● | our failure or the failure of our competitors to meet analysts’ projections or guidance that we or our competitors may give to the market; |
| ● | fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us; |
| ● | announcement and expectation of additional financing efforts; |
| ● | speculation in the press or investment community; |
| ● | trading volume of our common stock; |
| ● | sales of our common stock by us, our insiders or our other stockholders; |
| ● | expiration of market stand-off or lock-up agreements; |
| ● | the concentrated ownership of our common stock; |
| ● | changes in accounting principles; |
| ● | terrorist acts, acts of war or periods of widespread civil unrest; |
| ● | the impact of any natural disasters or public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and other calamities; |
| ● | general economic, industry and market conditions; and |
| ● | the other factors described in the “Risk Factors” sections of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in subsequent filings, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. |
CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, an accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents that are incorporated by reference may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, costs and expenses, outcome of contingencies, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, cost savings, objectives of management, business strategies, clinical trial timing and plans, the achievement of clinical and commercial milestones, the advancement of our technologies and our products and product candidates, and other statements that are not historical facts. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “planned,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of those terms or other words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our future expectations or state other “forward-looking” information. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control and our actual results may differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Before you invest in the securities, you should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and elsewhere in this prospectus, an accompanying prospectus supplement and in the information incorporated by reference, could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement relate only to circumstances as of the date on which the statements are made.
All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable U.S. securities law. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We may issue and sell shares of common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $5,646,485 from time to time, before deducting sales agent commissions and expenses. The amount of proceeds from this offering will depend upon the number of shares of our common stock sold and the market price at which they are sold. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition of this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. There can be no assurance that we will be able to sell any shares under or fully utilize the ATM Sales Agreement.
Except as described in any prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses and capital expenditures. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in businesses and products that are complementary to our own, although we have no current plans, commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date of this prospectus. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus our intended use for the net proceeds received from the sale of any securities sold pursuant to the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. We intend to invest the net proceeds to us from the sale of securities offered hereby that are not used as described above in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement, we may issue and sell from time to time shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $5,646,485 through the Sales Agent, acting as sales agent or principal, subject to certain limitations. The form of the ATM Sales Agreement has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This is a brief summary of the material terms of the ATM Sales Agreement and does not purport to be a complete statement of its terms and conditions.
Each time that we wish to sell common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement, we will provide an agent designated by the Company as sole executing agent with a placement notice describing the number or dollar value of shares to be issued, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of shares that may be sold in any one day, and any minimum price below which sales may not be made.
Upon receipt of a placement notice from us, and subject to the terms and conditions of the ATM Sales Agreement, the Sales Agent have agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, and the rules of Nasdaq to sell such shares up to the amount specified. The settlement between us and the Sales Agent of each sale will occur on the second trading day following the date on which the sale was made or on some other date that is agreed upon by us and the Sales Agents in connection with a particular transaction. The obligation of the Sales Agent under the ATM Sales Agreement to sell our common stock pursuant to a placement notice is subject to a number of conditions.
We will pay the Sales Agent a commission of 3% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of our common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement. The Sales Agent may also receive customary brokerage commissions from purchasers of the common stock in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121. The Sales Agent may effect sales to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Sales Agents and/or purchasers of shares of common stock for whom they may act as agents or to whom they may sell as principal. In addition, we have agreed to reimburse legal expenses of the Sales Agent in an amount not to exceed $50,000 in connection with entering into the ATM Sales Agreement.
The actual proceeds to us will vary depending on the number of shares sold and the prices of such sales. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions, and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time.
In connection with the sale of our common stock contemplated in this prospectus, the Sales Agent will be deemed to be “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation paid to the Sales Agent will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to indemnify the Sales Agent against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Sales of our common stock as contemplated in this prospectus will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and the Sales Agents may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in escrow, trust, or similar arrangement.
The offering of our common stock pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement will terminate on the earlier of (1) the issuance and sale of all of our common stock subject to the ATM Sales Agreement, or (2) termination of the ATM Sales Agreement by us or the Sales Agent.
The Sales Agent and its affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees. To the extent required by Regulation M, the Sales Agent will not engage in any market making activities involving our common stock while the offering is ongoing under this prospectus.
This prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by the Sales Agent and the Sales Agent may distribute this prospectus electronically.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol “NXL”.
The foregoing does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms and conditions of the ATM Sales Agreement. A copy of the ATM Sales Agreement is attached hereto as an exhibit.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Warshaw Burstein, LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as set forth in their report (which report includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern) which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Marcum LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. For further information with respect to us and the securities being offered by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should read the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including documents that we have incorporated by reference, as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and, with respect to any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or any other such document, each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the corresponding exhibit. You should review the complete contract or other document to evaluate these statements. You may obtain copies of the registration statement and its exhibits via the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other documents with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. You may obtain documents that we file with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. We also make these documents available on our website at www.nexalin.com. Our website and the information contained or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
SEC rules permit us to incorporate information by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, except for information superseded by information contained in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement itself or in any subsequently filed incorporated document. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the SEC (Commission File No. 333-261989), other than information in such documents that is deemed to be furnished and not filed. These documents contain important information about us and our business and financial condition.
| ● | Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 27, 2024; |
| ● | The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B, filed with the SEC on September 15, 2022, and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; |
| ● | Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 11, 2024; and |
| ● | Any future filings made with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
Certain statements in and portions of this prospectus update and replace information in the above listed documents incorporated by reference. Likewise, statements in or portions of a future document incorporated by reference in this prospectus may update and replace statements in and portions of this prospectus or the above listed documents.
We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to:
Nexalin Technology, Inc.
1776 Yorktown, Suite 550
Houston, TX 77056
(832) 260-0222
Our reports and documents incorporated by reference herein may also be found in the “Investors” section of our website at www.nexalin.com. The content of our website and any information that is linked to or accessible from our website (other than our filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference, as set forth under “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference”) is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, or the registration statement.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the various expenses in connection with the registration of the securities offered hereby. We will bear all of these expenses. All amounts are estimated except for the SEC registration fee:
| | Amount | |
SEC registration fee | | $ | 834 | |
FINRA filing fee | | $ | 1,347 | |
Legal fees and expenses | | $ | 65,000 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | | $ | 30,000 | |
Printing and related expenses | | $ | 10,000 | |
Miscellaneous | | $ | 10,000 | |
Total | | $ | 117,181 | |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
As permitted by Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, we have adopted provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws that limit or eliminate the personal liability of our directors for a breach of their fiduciary duty of care as a director. The duty of care generally requires that, when acting on behalf of the corporation, directors exercise an informed business judgment based on all material information reasonably available to them. Consequently, a director will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:
| ● | any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders; |
| ● | any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
| ● | any act related to unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions or payment of dividends; or |
| ● | any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
These limitations of liability do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also authorizes us to indemnify our officers, directors and other agents to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated bylaws provide that:
| ● | we may indemnify our directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions; |
| ● | we may advance expenses to our directors, officers and employees in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions; and |
| ● | the rights provided in our bylaws are not exclusive. |
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, to be attached as Exhibit 3.2, and our amended and restated bylaws, to be attached as Exhibit 3.3, provide for the indemnification provisions described above and elsewhere herein. We have entered or will enter into, and intend to continue to enter, into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the Delaware General Corporation Law. These indemnification agreements generally require us, among other things, to indemnify our officers and directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct. These indemnification agreements also generally require us to advance any expenses incurred by the directors or officers as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our officers and directors for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.
We have purchased and currently intend to maintain insurance on behalf of each and every person who is or was a director or officer of our company against any loss arising from any claim asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, subject to certain exclusions.
In any underwriting agreement we enter into in connection with the sale of common stock being registered hereby, the underwriters will agree to indemnify, under certain conditions, us, our directors, our officers and persons who control us within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, against certain liabilities.
These indemnification provisions may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our directors and officers for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act.
Item 16. Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description of Document |
1.1** | | Underwriting Agreement dated as of September 15, 2022 between the Registrant and Maxim Group LLC |
1.2 | | Form of Equity Distribution Agreement between the Company and Maxim Group LLC |
3.1* | | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as currently in effect. |
3.2* | | Amended and Restated Bylaws. |
4.1* | | Form of Specimen stock certificate evidencing shares of common stock. |
4.2*** | | Form of Warrant Agent Agreement between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company |
4.3* | | Form of Warrant Certificate (filed as part of Exhibit 4.2) |
5.1 | | Opinion of Warshaw Burstein, LLP relating to the base prospectus |
5.2 | | Opinion of Warshaw Burstein, LLP relating to the ATM prospectus |
10.1***** | | Joint Venture Agreement between the Company and Wider Come Limited dated as of May 31, 2023. |
10.2***** | | Employment Agreement between the Company and Mark White dated as of July 1, 2023. |
10.3***** | | Services Agreement between the Company and David Owens, M.D. dated as of July 1, 2023. |
10.4* | | Quality Assurance Agreement between the Company and Apical Instruments dated December 31, 2020. |
10.5* | | Advisor Agreement with Leonard Osser dated as of December 22,2021 |
10.6* | | Advisor Agreement with Tucker Anderson dated as of December 24, 2021 |
10.7* | | Advisor Agreement with Gian Domenico Trombetta dated December 24, 2021 |
10.8* | | Employment Agreement between the Company and Marilyn Elson dated as of January 11, 2022 |
10.9* | | Amendment and Deferral Agreement dated as of March 30, 2022 to Consulting Agreement between the Company and US Asian Consulting Group LLC |
10.10***** | | Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael Nketiah dated as of July 1, 2023. |
10.11* | | Form of Lock-Up Agreement. |
10.12* | | Consulting Agreement dated as of May 9, 2018 between the Company and US Asianc Consulting Group, LLC, as amended on January 2, 1019 and March 4, 2021 |
10.13* | | Amended and Restated Promissory Note in favor of Mark White dated as of January 1, 2023. |
10.14**** | | Distribution Authorization Agreement dated as of May 1, 2019 with Wider Come Limited. |
23.1 | | Consent of Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. |
23.2 | | Consent of Warshaw Burstein, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
107 | | Filing Fees |
* | Previously filed as an exhibit to Form S-1 as declared effective by the SEC on September 15, 2022 (SEC File Number 333-261989). |
** | Previously filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on September 20, 2022. |
*** | Previously filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K/A as filed with the SEC on September 20, 2022. |
**** | Previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on May 10, 2023. |
***** | Previously filed as an exhibit to Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on August 10, 2023. |
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; |
| (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 this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
| (iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement; |
provided, however, that subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if 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 Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this 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, 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 to any purchaser: |
| (i) | 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 |
| (ii) | 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 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. |
| (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 their 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 further undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the annual reports of the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, if any, shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, 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 provisions described under Item 15 of this registration statement, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the 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 such the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(d) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:
| (1) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective; and |
| (2) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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. |
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on April 15, 2024.
| NEXALIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Mark White |
| | Mark White |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this pre effective amendment number 9 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name | | Position/Title | | Date |
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/s/ Mark White | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | April 15, 2024 |
Mark White | | (principal executive officer) | | |
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/s/ David Owens | | Director, Chief Medical Officer | | April 15, 2024 |
David Owens, M.D. | | | | |
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/s/ Leslie Bernhard | | Chairman, Board of Directors | | April 15, 2024 |
Leslie Bernhard | | | | |
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/s/ Alan Kazden | | Director | | April 15, 2024 |
Alan Kazden | | | | |
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/s/ Ben Hu | | Director | | April 15, 2024 |
Ben Hu, M.D | | | | |