As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2001
Registration No.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-1620407
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
6040 N. Cutter Circle, Suite 317
Portland, Oregon 97217-3935
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1994 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
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(Full title of the plan)
Jon S. Pitcher
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
OXIS International, Inc.
6040 N. Cutter Circle, Suite 317
Portland, OR 97217-3935
(503) 283-3911
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(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of securities Amount to be Proposed Amount of registration
to be registered registered/(1)/ maximum fee
aggregate offering
price/(2)/
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Common Stock, 885,000 shares $ 525,468.75 $ 131.37
$0.001 par value
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/(1)/ This filing registers an additional 885,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company's 1994 Stock Incentive Plan
(the "Plan"), for which two Form S-8 Registration Statements previously were
filed (Registration No. 33-64451 for 240,000 shares, giving effect to a 1998 1
for 5 reverse split and Registration No. 333-32132 for 1,125,000 shares).
/(2)/ Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of OXIS
International, Inc. Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
January 26, 2001.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part 1 of Form S-8
(plan information and registrant information and employee plan annual
information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Securities and
Exchange Commission Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement has been prepared in accordance with General
Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional securities
of the same class for which a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the
same benefit plan is effective.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
1. The contents of the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8,
Registration No. 33-64451 and Registration No. 333-32132, and exhibits thereto,
are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except as
the same may be modified by the information set forth herein.
2. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
3. The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000 and September 30, 2000.
4. The Registrant's current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
March 23, 2000, April 12, 2000 and December 29, 2000, respectively.
5. The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (no. 333-40970) declared effective
by the SEC on December
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22, 2000, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Item. 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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5.1 Opinion of Tonkon Torp LLP.
23.1 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors.
24.1 Power of Attorney (see signature page).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, OXIS International, Inc., 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 Portland, State of
Oregon, on January 26, 2001.
OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Joseph F. Bozman, Jr.
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Joseph F. Bozman, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Joseph F. Bozman, Jr. and Jon S.
Pitcher, and each of them, as his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendment to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to such attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary or advisable
in connection with such matters, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
the attorneys-in-fact, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature Capacities Date
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/s/ Joseph F. Bozman, Jr. President, Chief Executive January 26, 2001
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Joseph F. Bozman, Jr. Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer
and Director)
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/s/ Jon S. Pitcher Vice President and Chief January 26, 2001
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Jon S. Pitcher (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Ray R. Rogers Director January 26, 2001
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Ray R. Rogers
/s/ Timothy G. Biro Director January 26, 2001
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Timothy G. Biro
/s/ Richard A. Davis Director January 26, 2001
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Richard A. Davis
/s/ Stuart S. Lang Director January 26, 2001
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Stuart S. Lang
/s/ Timothy C. Rodell Director January 26, 2001
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Timothy C. Rodell
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Exhibit
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5.1 Opinion of Tonkon Torp LLP
23.1 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors
24.1 Power of Attorney (see signature page)
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