As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2021
Registration No. 333-__________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | 77-0487658 (IRS Employer Identification Number) | |||||||
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
149 Commonwealth Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
2012 Incentive Award Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
| Charles Robb Chief Financial Officer and Secretary 149 Commonwealth Drive Menlo Park, California 94025 (650) 327-3270 | ||
(Name and Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to: Kathleen M. Wells, Esq. Brian D. Paulson, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 140 Scott Drive Menlo Park, California 94025 (650) 463-4693 | |||||
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 | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||||||||||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | |||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
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| CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE | ||||||||||||||
| Title of Securities to be Registered | Amount to be Registered (1) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (2) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2) | Amount of Registration Fee | ||||||||||
2012 Incentive Award Plan Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 4,669,395 | $27.28 | $127,381,095.6 | $13,897.28 | ||||||||||
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, this registration statement shall also automatically cover any additional shares of our common stock which become issuable under our 2012 Incentive Award Plan, which we refer to as our 2012 Plan, by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction which results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.
(2) This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(c) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h), and is based on a price of $27.28, which represents the average of the high and low prices per share of our common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on February 18, 2021.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
We filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on August 13, 2012, a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-183284) relating to shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, or common stock, to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-187316) filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013, we registered an additional 3,992,570 shares of common stock to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-194663) filed with the SEC on March 18, 2014, we registered an additional 3,993,300 shares of common stock to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-202753) filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015, we registered an additional 4,055,814 shares of common stock to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-210076) filed with the SEC on March 10, 2016, we registered an additional 4,385,685 shares of common stock to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-216658) filed with the SEC on March 13, 2017, we registered an additional 4,508,404 shares of common stock to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-223318) filed with the SEC on February 28, 2018, we registered an additional 4,588,682 shares of common stock to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-229857) filed with the SEC on February 26, 2019, we registered an additional 4,601,212 shares of common stock to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-236601) filed with the SEC on February 24, 2020, we registered an additional 4,581,942 shares of common stock to be offered and sold under our 2012 Plan. The contents of such registration statements are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. We are hereby registering an additional 4,669,395 shares of our common stock issuable or that may become issuable under our 2012 Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for in Part I of Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this registration statement, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the following documents we have filed, or may file, with the SEC:
•Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 23, 2021;
•Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2021;
•The description of our common stock which is contained in Exhibit 4.2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2021, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
•All documents we file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities covered hereby then remaining unsold.
Any information that we later file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information and statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. Any such information or statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of this registration statement. Under no circumstances will any information filed under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the common stock being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Latham & Watkins LLP, Menlo Park, California. As of the date of this registration statement, Latham & Watkins LLP owns shares of our common stock representing in the aggregate less than one percent of the shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to the filing of this registration statement.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits indemnification of officers, directors and other corporate agents under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by Delaware General Corporation Law, including in circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary under Delaware law. In addition, we have entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers which would require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities which may arise by reason of their status or service (other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature). The indemnification provisions in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws and the indemnification agreements entered into between us and our directors and executive officers may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our directors and executive officers for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act. We also intend to maintain director and officer liability insurance, if available on reasonable terms, to insure our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§ 230.424(b) of the chapter) 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.
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 registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC 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 of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934) 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 SEC 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, 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 Menlo Park, State of California, on February 23, 2021.
| CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ JOSEPH K. BELANOFF | |||||||
| Joseph K. Belanoff, M.D., | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||||
| Date: | February 23, 2021 | |||||||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Joseph K. Belanoff and Charles Robb, and each of them acting individually, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of each to act alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
| Signature | Title | Date | ||||||||||||
| /s/ JOSEPH K. BELANOFF | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph K. Belanoff, M.D. | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||||
| /s/ CHARLES ROBB | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Charles Robb | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||||
| /s/ JOSEPH DOUGLAS LYON | Chief Accounting Officer | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph Douglas Lyon | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||||
| /s/ JAMES N. WILSON | Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| James N. Wilson | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ GREGG ALTON | Director | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Gregg Alton | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ G. LEONARD BAKER, JR. | Director | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| G. Leonard Baker, Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ GILLIAN CANNON | Director | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Gillian Cannon | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ DAVID L. MAHONEY | Director | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| David L. Mahoney | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ KIMBERLY PARK | Director | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Kimberly Park | ||||||||||||||
| /s/ DANIEL N. SWISHER, JR | Director | February 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel N. Swisher, Jr. | ||||||||||||||
Exhibit 4.5
EXHIBIT A
TO STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Pursuant to the Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is attached, Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has granted to Participant an Option under the Company’s 2012 Incentive Award Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), to purchase the number of shares of Stock indicated in the Grant Notice.
ARTICLE 1.
GENERAL
1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan and the Grant Notice.
1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The Option is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.
ARTICLE 2.
GRANT OF OPTION
2.1 Grant of Option. In consideration of Participant’s past and/or continued employment with or service to the Company or a Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration, effective as of the Grant Date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”), the Company grants to Participant the Option to purchase any part or all of an aggregate of the number of shares of Stock set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 13.2 of the Plan. Unless designated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in the Grant Notice, the Option shall be an Incentive Stock Option to the maximum extent permitted by law.
2.2 Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to the Option shall be as set forth in the Grant Notice, without commission or other charge; provided, however, that the exercise price per share of the Stock subject to the Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and Participant owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company or any “parent corporation” of the Company (each within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code), the price per share of the shares of Stock subject to the Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.
2.3 Consideration to the Company. In consideration of the grant of the Option by the Company, Participant agrees to render faithful and efficient services to the Company or any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant.
ARTICLE 3.
PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY
3.1 Commencement of Exercisability.
(a) Subject to Sections 3.2, 3.3, 5.10 and 5.16 hereof, the Option shall become vested and exercisable in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. In the event of a change in Participant’s employment status wherein there is a reduction in the number of his or her hours per week, the Administrator may amend the vesting schedule of the Option, including but not limited to reducing the shares to be vested on each following vesting date, without the consent of Participant, in the Administrator’s sole discretion.
(b) No portion of the Option which has not become vested and exercisable at the date of Participant’s Termination of Service shall thereafter become vested and exercisable, except as may be otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between the Company and Participant.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 3.1(a) hereof and the Grant Notice, but subject to Section 3.1(b) hereof, pursuant to Section 13.2 of the Plan, the Option shall become fully vested and exercisable with respect to all shares of Stock covered thereby in the event of a Change in Control, in connection with which the successor corporation does not assume the Option or substitute an equivalent right for the Option. Should the successor corporation assume the Option or substitute an equivalent right, then no such acceleration shall apply. [In the event the Option is assumed or substituted for an equivalent right, and the surviving or successor corporation terminates Participant’s employment or service without Cause upon or within 12 months of a Change in Control, then the Participant shall be fully vested and exercisable in the assumed or substituted Option.]1
1 The bracketed sentence should be used for general employees. If Participant is a consultant, delete the bracketed sentence and replace with the following: “For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the Option is assumed or substituted for an equivalent right, and the surviving or successor corporation terminates Participant’s service without Cause, no acceleration shall apply to the Option”. If Participant is an officer, delete the bracketed sentence and replace with the following: “In the event the Option is assumed or substituted for an equivalent right, and (i) the surviving or successor corporation terminates Participant’s employment or service without Cause or (ii) Participant resigns for Good Reason (as defined below) upon or within 18 months of a Change in Control, then Participant shall be fully vested and exercisable in the assumed or substituted Option. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following events which Participant provides written notice to the surviving or successor corporation of within ninety (90) days of such event having occurred and which is not cured by the surviving or successor corporation within thirty (30) days after such written notice thereof is provided to the surviving or successor corporation by Participant: (i) any reduction of Participant’s base salary or target annual bonus; (ii) any involuntary relocation of Participant’s principal workplace to a location more than thirty five (35) miles in any direction from Participant’s current principal workplace, (iii) a substantial and material adverse change, without Participant’s written consent, in Participant’s title, authority, responsibility or duties; or (iv) any material breach by the surviving or successor corporation of any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement between the surviving or successor corporation and Participant, after written notice delivered to the surviving or successor corporation of such breach and the surviving or successor corporation’s failure to cure such breach; provided, however, Participant shall not have Good Reason to resign if Participant would retain substantially similar title, authority, duties, base pay and bonus but might have greater or lesser reporting responsibilities. In order to constitute a termination of employment for Good Reason, Participant’s employment must be terminated no later than one hundred eighty (180) days following the initial occurrence of any events set forth above.”
(d) Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, if there is a conflict between Section 3.1(c) hereof and a written agreement by and between Participant and the Company that contains a provision providing for the acceleration of the vesting of Participant’s stock options in the event of a “change in control” or other similar term or a termination of employment or service within a certain period of time following a “change in control,” then such provision in the written agreement shall control only with regard to the treatment of Participant’s stock options in the event of a “change in control” or a termination of employment or service within a certain period of time following a “change in control.”
3.2 Duration of Exercisability. The installments provided for in the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice are cumulative. Each such installment which becomes vested and exercisable pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice shall remain vested and exercisable until it becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof.
3.3 Expiration of Option. The Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur of the following events:
(a) The Expiration Date set forth in the Grant Notice, which shall in no event be more than ten (10) years from the Grant Date;
(b) If this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and Participant owned (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code), at the time the Option was granted, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company or any “parent corporation” of the Company (each within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code), the expiration of five (5) years from the Grant Date;
(c) The expiration of three (3) months from the date of Participant’s Termination of Service, unless such termination occurs by reason of Participant’s death or disability or as provided in Section 3.3(e) below; or
(d) The expiration of one (1) year from the date of Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of Participant’s death or disability or as provided in Section 3.3(e) below.
(e) The expiration of three (3) years from the date of Participant’s Termination of Service in the event Participant is either (i) fifty-five (55) years old or older and has five (5) years or more of service with the Company upon voluntary termination of service (e.g., retirement) or (ii) is involuntarily terminated and has five (5) years or more of service with the Company upon Termination of Service, regardless of age.
3.4 Special Tax Consequences. Participant acknowledges that, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options, including the Option (if applicable), are exercisable for the first time by Participant in any calendar year exceeds $100,000, the Option
and such other options shall be Nonstatutory Stock Options to the extent necessary to comply with the limitations imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code. Participant further acknowledges that the rule set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking the Option and other “incentive stock options” into account in the order in which they were granted, as determined under Section 422(d) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. Participant also acknowledges that an Incentive Stock Option exercised more than three (3) months after Participant’s termination of employment, other than by reason of death or disability, will be taxed as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
3.5 Tax Indemnity.
(a) The Participant agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company, any Subsidiary and his/her employing company, if different, from and against any liability for or obligation to pay any Tax Liability (a “Tax Liability” being any liability for income tax, withholding tax and any other employment related taxes or social security contributions in any jurisdiction, including, if applicable, employee’s and employer’s National Insurance contributions) that is attributable to (1) the grant or exercise of, or any benefit derived by the Participant from, the Option, (2) the acquisition by the Participant of the Stock on exercise of the Option, or (3) the disposal of any Stock.
(b) The Option cannot be exercised until the Participant has made such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction of any Tax Liability that may arise in connection with the exercise of the Option and/or the acquisition of the Stock by the Participant. The Company shall not be required to issue, allot or transfer Stock until the Employee has satisfied this obligation.
ARTICLE 4.
EXERCISE OF OPTION
4.1 Person Eligible to Exercise. During the lifetime of Participant, only Participant may exercise the Option or any portion thereof. After the death of Participant, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time when the Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof, be exercised by Participant’s personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Participant’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.
4.2 Partial Exercise. Any exercisable portion of the Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof.
4.3 Manner of Exercise. The Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Secretary of the Company (or any third party administrator or other person or entity designated by the Company), during regular business hours, of all of the following prior to the time when the Option or such portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof:
(a) An exercise notice in a form specified by the Administrator, stating that the Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Administrator;
(b) The receipt by the Company of full payment for the shares of Stock with respect to which the Option or portion thereof is exercised, including payment of any applicable withholding tax, which shall be made by deduction from other compensation payable to Participant or in such other form of consideration permitted under Section 4.4 hereof that is acceptable to the Company;
(c) Any other written representations as may be required in the Administrator’s reasonable discretion to evidence compliance with the Securities Act or any other applicable law, rule or regulation; and
(d) In the event the Option or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof by any person or persons other than Participant, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to specify all conditions of the manner of exercise, which conditions may vary by country and which may be subject to change from time to time.
4.4 Method of Payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Participant:
(a) Cash or check;
(b) With the consent of the Administrator, surrender of shares of Stock (including, without limitation, shares of Stock otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option) held for such period of time as may be required by the Administrator in order to avoid adverse accounting consequences and having a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Option or exercised portion thereof; or
(c) Other property acceptable to the Administrator (including, without limitation, through the delivery of a notice that Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to shares of Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option exercise price; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company at such time as may be required by the Company, but in any event not later than the settlement of such sale).
4.5 Conditions to Issuance of Stock. The shares of Stock deliverable upon the exercise of the Option, or any portion thereof, may be either previously authorized but unissued shares of Stock or issued shares of Stock which have then been reacquired by the Company. Such shares of Stock shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of the Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:
(a) The admission of such shares of Stock to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Stock is then listed;
(b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such shares of Stock under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or of any other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable;
(c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable;
(d) The receipt by the Company of full payment for such shares of Stock, including payment of any applicable withholding tax, which may be in one or more of the forms of consideration permitted under Section 4.4 hereof; and
(e) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the Option as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience.
4.6 Rights as Stockholder. The holder of the Option shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, voting rights and rights to dividends, in respect of any shares of Stock purchasable upon the exercise of any part of the Option unless and until such shares of Stock shall have been issued by the Company and held of record by such holder (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the shares of Stock are issued, except as provided in Section 13.2 of the Plan.
ARTICLE 5
OTHER PROVISIONS
5.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith shall be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee or the Board shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or the Option.
5.2 Whole Shares. The Option may only be exercised for whole shares of Stock.
5.3 Option Not Transferable. Subject to Section 4.1 hereof, the Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares of Stock underlying the Option have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares of Stock have lapsed. Neither the Option nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.
5.4 Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of the Option contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
5.5 Adjustments Upon Specified Events. The Administrator may accelerate the vesting of the Option in such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, may determine. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain events relating to the Stock contemplated by Section 13.2 of the Plan (including, without limitation, an extraordinary cash dividend on such Stock), the Administrator shall make such adjustments the Administrator deems appropriate in the number of shares of Stock subject to the
Option, the exercise price of the Option and the kind of securities that may be issued upon exercise of the Option. Participant acknowledges that the Option is subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and Section 13.2 of the Plan.
5.6 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal office, and any notice to be given to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at Participant’s last address reflected on the Company’s records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.6, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice which is required to be given to Participant shall, if Participant is then deceased, be given to the person entitled to exercise his or her Option pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof by written notice under this Section 5.6. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.
5.7 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
5.8 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws.
5.9 Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the Option is granted and may be exercised, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.
5.10 Amendments, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Committee or the Board; provided that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the Option in any material way without the prior written consent of Participant.
5.11 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth in Section 5.3 hereof, this Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
5.12 Notification of Disposition. If this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option, Participant shall give prompt notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any shares of Stock acquired under this Agreement if such disposition or transfer is made (a) within two (2) years from the Grant Date with respect to such shares of Stock or (b) within one (1) year after the transfer of such shares of Stock to Participant. Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by Participant in such disposition or other transfer.
5.13 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Option and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
5.14 Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue to serve as an employee or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
5.15 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including all Exhibits thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.
5.16 Section 409A. This Option is not intended to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, “Section 409A”). However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement (or any Exhibits hereto), if at any time the Administrator determines that the Option (or any portion thereof) may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify Participant or
any other person for failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement (or any Exhibits hereto), or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate either for the Option to be exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.
5.17 Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Participant shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the Option, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Stock as a general unsecured creditor with respect to options, as and when exercised pursuant to the terms hereof.
5.18 Consent to Personal Data Use. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company is permitted to collect, hold, store, process, modify, transfer, lock or delete certain personal (and sensitive) data in any medium about Participant (i.e., name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, tax identification number and payroll information) as a part of its personnel and other business records in the course of its business, including for the-purpose of tracking stock option grants, processing stock option exercises and subsequent share transfers and sales, arranging for appropriate tax reporting and withholding and regulatory tracking and reporting purposes and the Company may disclose such information to third parties in the event that such disclosure is in the Company’s view required in the course of its business, including for the proper tracking of stock option grants, processing stock option exercises and subsequent share transfers and sales, arranging for appropriate tax reporting and withholding and regulatory tracking. This personal data will be transferred to other locations, including locations outside of the European Union and in so-called insecure third-party countries that do not guarantee the data privacy protection level of the European Union.
The Company will hold, collect and otherwise process certain personal data as set out in the Company’s privacy notice, which is available on the Company’s website. All personal data will be treated in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.
5.19 Special Provisions for Stock Options Granted to Participants Outside the U.S. The Option shall be subject to the special provisions, if any, for the Participant’s country of residence, as set forth in the Special Provisions for Stock Options Granted to Participants Outside the U.S. attached to the Grant Notice as Exhibit B (the “Non-U.S. Provisions”).
(a) If Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Non-U.S. Provisions during the life of the Option, the special provisions for such country shall apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such provisions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan.
(b) The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Option and the shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of the Option, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
EXHIBIT B
TO STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR STOCK OPTIONS
GRANTED TO PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.
This Exhibit B to the Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated 2012 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) Stock Option Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”) includes special terms and conditions applicable to Participants in the countries below. These terms and conditions are in addition to those set forth in the Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Grant Notice. In the event of any inconsistency between the Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan and terms in this Exhibit B, the terms of this Exhibit B shall control. Any capitalized term used in this Exhibit B without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan, the Grant Notice or the Agreement, as applicable.
This Exhibit B also includes information relating to exchange control and other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the exchange control, securities and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of January 2012. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the Option is exercised or shares of Stock acquired under the Plan are sold.
In addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to the particular situation of Participant, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in Participant’s country may apply to Participant’s individual situation. Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant.
UNITED KINGDOM
Service Providers. The Agreement as amended pursuant to this Exhibit B forms the rules of the employee share scheme applicable to the United Kingdom based Participants of the Company and any Subsidiaries. Only Employees of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company are eligible to be granted Options under the Agreement. Other Service Providers who are not Employees are not eligible to receive Options under the Agreement in the United Kingdom.
Section 3.4 of the Agreement. Section 3.4 of the Agreement shall not apply.
Scope of Option Grant. The grant of an Option does not form part of the Participant’s entitlement to remuneration or benefits in terms of his employment with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate.
Exhibit 5.1
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Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the proposed issuance of up to 4,669,395 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), issuable or that may become issuable under the Company’s 2012 Incentive Award Plan (the “2012 Plan”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 23, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares.
As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters.
We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.
Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, as of the date hereof, when the terms (including the exercise price and exercise period) and form of the options or equity awards pursuant to which the Shares will be issued are determined by resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, in accordance with the 2012 Plan, when the person or persons entitled to receive Shares and the number of Shares to be issued to such person or persons pursuant to the options or equity awards granted under the 2012 Plan are determined by resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and when either (i) the Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of such person or persons or (ii) when certificates representing the Shares in the form of the specimen certificate examined by us have been manually signed by an authorized officer of the transfer agent and registrar therefor, and receipt of payment for such Shares in the manner contemplated by the 2012 Plan in an amount in cash or other legal consideration of not less than the aggregate par value thereof, and assuming the Company completes all other actions and proceedings required on its part to be taken prior to the issuance and delivery of the
Shares pursuant to the terms of the 2012 Plan, the Shares will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2012 Incentive Award Plan of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated of our reports dated February 23, 2021, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Redwood City, California
February 23, 2021