Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
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Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 11, 2022
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Mullen Automotive Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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90-1025599
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
1405 Pioneer Street
Brea, California 92821
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2022 Equity Incentive Plan of Mullen Automotive
Inc.
(Full title of the plan)
David Michery
President, CEO and Chairman
1405 Pioneer St
Brea, CA 92821
(Name and address of agent
for service)
(714) 613-1900
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service)
With a copy to:
Robert H. Cohen, Esq.
Daniel L. Woodard, Esq.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
One Vanderbilt Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (212) 547-5400
Fax: (212) 547-5444 |
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging
growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting
company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ | |
Accelerated filer ¨ | |
Non-accelerated filer x |
Smaller reporting company x |
Emerging growth company x |
If an emerging growth company,
indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information specified in Part I of Form S-8
is omitted from this Registration Statement and will be sent or given to employees in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428(b)(1) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). These documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act.
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, filed by the Company
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), are incorporated herein by reference and deemed to be a part hereof:
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The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, as filed with the Commission on December 29, 2021, as amended by that Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 filed with the Commission on January 10, 2022. |
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The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on May 16, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 17, 2022. |
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The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Commission on February 14, 2022. |
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The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 20, 2021, November 4, 2021, November 12, 2021 (as amended by a Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on November 19, 2021), January 24, 2022, February 28, 2022, March 10, 2022, March 31, 2022, March 31, 2022, June 10, 2022, June 21, 2022, June 24, 2022, July 13, 2022, and July 27, 2022. |
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The description of the Company’s securities contained in the Prospectus, dated April 15, 2022, filed with the Commission on April 18, 2022 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act (File No. 333-263880), relating to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-263880) filed with the Commission on March 28, 2022, together with any amendment thereto filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description. |
To the extent that any
information contained in any Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was furnished to, rather than filed with, the
Commission, including any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, such
information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
All reports and other
documents that the Company subsequently files with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
that indicates the Company has sold all of the securities offered under this Registration Statement or deregisters the distribution of
all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a
part hereof from the date that the Company files such report or document.
Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is,
or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement. Any such statement so modified or replaced shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or replaced, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law (the “DGCL”) provides, in general, that a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, as we are,
may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding (other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. In the case of a derivative
action, a Delaware corporation may indemnify any such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in
a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification
will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person will have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court in which such action was brought
determines such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.
Article VIII of our certificate of incorporation,
as amended, states that to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
Under Article IX of our certificate of incorporation,
any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is in any way involved in any threatened, pending or completed
action suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including any appeal therefrom, by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director or officer of ours or was serving at our request as a director or officer of another entity or enterprise
(including any subsidiary), shall be indemnified and held harmless by us to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law, and we may advance
all expenses incurred by such person in defense of any such proceeding prior to its final determination. The indemnification provided
in our bylaws is not exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled.
We maintain a general liability insurance policy
that covers certain liabilities of directors and officers of our corporation arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their
capacities as directors or officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, we have 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.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
4.1 |
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Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mullen Automotive Inc., a Delaware corporation, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 2, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 12, 2021) |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mullen Automotive, Inc., dated March 8, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2022) |
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Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on July 26, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 27, 2022) |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on October 5, 2012) |
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Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws, dated June 15, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 16, 2015) |
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Amendment No. 2 to the Bylaws, dated July 10, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 10, 2015) |
5.1 |
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Opinion of McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
23.1 |
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Consent of McDermott Will & Emery LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
23.2 |
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Daszkal Bolton LLP) |
24.1 |
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page) |
99.1 |
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Mullen Automotive Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement (Schedule 14A) filed with the Commission on June 24, 2022) |
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Filing Fee Table |
Item 9. 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 the 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% 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 the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) 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 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 herein, 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.
(b) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement 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 foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange 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 the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Brea, CA on August 11, 2022.
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Mullen Automotive Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ David Michery |
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Name: |
David Michery |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each
of Mullen Automotive Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Directors and Officers of Mullen Automotive
Inc. hereby constitute and appoint David Michery and Kerri Sadler as the Company’s or such Director’s or Officer’s true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for the Company or such Director or Officer and in the Company’s or such Director’s
or Officer’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, with full power to act alone, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement, and to file each such amendment to this Registration Statement, with all exhibits thereto, and any and all documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the Company or such Director or Officer might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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/s/ David Michery |
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board |
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August 11, 2022 |
David Michery |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Kerri Sadler |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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August 11, 2022 |
Kerri Sadler |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Ignacio Novoa |
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Director |
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August 11, 2022 |
Ignacio Novoa |
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/s/ Mary Winter |
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Secretary and Director |
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August 11, 2022 |
Mary Winter |
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/s/ Kent Puckett |
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Director |
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August 11, 2022 |
Kent Puckett |
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/s/ Mark Betor |
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Director |
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August 11, 2022 |
Mark Betor |
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/s/ William Miltner |
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Director |
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August 11, 2022 |
William Miltner |
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/s/ Jonathan New |
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Director |
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August 11, 2022 |
Jonathan New |
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