Post-effective Amendment to Registration Statement (pos Am)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2013

Registration No. 333-51926

Registration No. 333-124940

Registration No. 333-125397

Registration No. 333-143018

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-51926

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-124940

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-125397

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-143018

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

MAXYGEN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		77-0449487
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

411 Borel Avenue, Suite 616

San Mateo, CA 94402

[phone]

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

 

 

John Borkholder

General Counsel

Maxygen, Inc.

411 Borel Avenue, Suite 616

San Mateo, CA 94402

[phone]

(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: This post-effective amendment withdraws from registration all shares of common stock that remain unsold under Registration Statement Nos. 333-51926, 333-124940, 333-125397 and 333-143018.

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If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.   ¨

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer		¨		Accelerated filer		x
Non-accelerated filer		¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company		¨

 

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

As contemplated by the Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of Maxygen, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which became effective on August 29, 2013 and provides for the dissolution of the Company under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Dissolution”). In connection with the Dissolution and in accordance with the undertaking in the Registration Statements (as defined below), the Company is hereby filing this Post-Effective Amendment to each of the Company’s registration statements on Form S-3 (registration nos. 333-51926, 333-124940, 333-125397 and 333-143018) (collectively, the “Registration Statements”) to remove from registration all shares of the Company’s common stock that remain unsold under such Registration Statements.

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-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Mateo, State of California on this 23rd day of September, 2013.

 

M AXYGEN , I NC .
By:		/s/ Isaac Stein
		Isaac Stein
		Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Isaac Stein Isaac Stein		Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Sole Director		September 23, 2013