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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;5, 2013 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-[<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>]</B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Under </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>The
Securities Act of 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SAFESTITCH MEDICAL, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>11-2962080</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4400 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33137 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices including zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TRANSENTERIX, INC. 2006 STOCK PLAN, AS AMENDED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Joshua B.
Weingard, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Legal Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SafeStitch Medical, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4400 Biscayne Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Miami, Florida 33137 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(305) 575-4602 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With a copy to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Philip Oettinger, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, P.C. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>650 Page Mill Road </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Palo
Alto, CA 94304 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(650) 493-9300 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Securities to</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be<BR>Registered (1)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>Per Share (3)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price (3)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount&nbsp;of</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock $0.001 par value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">15,680,775&nbsp;shares&nbsp;(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$0.13</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$2,038,501</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$278.06</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share
(&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) which become issuable under the TransEnterix, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan, as amended (the &#147;TransEnterix 2006 Plan&#148;), by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as defined below), the Registrant assumed certain outstanding options to acquire common stock of TransEnterix, Inc. under the TransEnterix 2006 Plan, and all of such securities became
issuable for shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, subject to appropriate adjustments to the number of shares pursuant to the exchange ratio of 1.1533 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock for each share of TransEnterix, Inc. common
stock, as provided for in the Merger Agreement. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act based on the weighted average exercise price of options outstanding under the
TransEnterix 2006 Plan, as adjusted by the exchange ratio set forth in the Merger Agreement. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is filed for the purposes of registering certain shares of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148;) issuable pursuant to outstanding equity awards assumed by the
Registrant in connection with the acquisition of TransEnterix, Inc. (&#147;TransEnterix&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;13, 2013, the Registrant
and its wholly owned subsidiary Tweety Acquisition Corp. (&#147;Merger Sub&#148;) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) with TransEnterix. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on September&nbsp;3, 2013 (the
&#147;Effective Time&#148;), Merger Sub merged with and into TransEnterix (the &#147;Merger&#148;), with TransEnterix continuing after the Merger as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant. Pursuant to and subject
to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Registrant assumed the TransEnterix 2006 Plan and certain stock options of TransEnterix granted under the Plan, and such assumed stock options are exercisable (or will become
exercisable in accordance with their terms) for and cover, respectively, the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreements. The aggregate number of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock to be
subject to such assumed stock options will be 15,680,775 shares. The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement to register such shares under the Securities Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information specified in Item&nbsp;1 and Item&nbsp;2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with
the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plans covered
by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Part&nbsp;II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2012 filed on April&nbsp;1, 2013; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2013 filed on May&nbsp;15, 2013; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June&nbsp;30, 2013 filed on August&nbsp;14, 2013; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;2, 2013, February&nbsp;28, 2013, March&nbsp;26, 2013 (other than
the information furnished therein pursuant to Item&nbsp;7.01 of Form 8-K), June&nbsp;18, 2013 and August&nbsp;14, 2013; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The portions
of the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed on April&nbsp;30, 2013 that are deemed &#147;filed&#148; with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on
July&nbsp;30, 1991 and any amendments to such Registration Statement filed subsequently thereto, including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (not including any information
furnished under Items 2.02, 7.01 or 9.01 of Form 8-K, which information is not incorporated by reference herein) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement
which indicates that all securities offered 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 part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides in relevant part that &#147;[a] corporation shall have power to 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, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the 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 corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the 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 the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.&#148; With respect to derivative actions, Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that
&#147;[a] corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its
favor&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. [by reason of such person&#146;s service in one of the capacities specified in the preceding sentence] against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the
defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem
proper.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws (together, the
&#147;Charter Documents&#148;) contain indemnification provisions that are substantially identical to those contained in the DGCL, and which have been included in furtherance and not in limitation or exclusion of the powers conferred by the DGCL.
Additionally, the Charter Documents provide that the Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was serving the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent against any liability asserted against him and
incurred by him in such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions contained in the Charter Documents. The Registrant maintains a
Director and Officer insurance policy. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive
officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in
the future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See also the Registrant&#146;s undertakings under Item&nbsp;9 of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, filed as Annex A to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the SEC on December 7, 2007 and incorporated by reference
herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as amended, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2008 and incorporated by reference herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">SafeStitch Medical, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, filed as Annex A to our Definitive information Statement on schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">TransEnterix, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan, as amended, and forms of agreement thereunder.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C. (see Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (contained on signature pages hereto).</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A. The Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided,
however</I>, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if 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
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">II-3 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 applicable law, the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws or the Registrant&#146;s indemnification agreements,
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 a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder, 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 of
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. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 Miami, State of Florida on this 5th day of September, 2013. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>SAFESTITCH MEDICAL, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Todd M. Pope</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Todd M. Pope</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Executive Officer and President</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Todd M. Pope and James J. Martin, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, with authority to execute in the name of each such person, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, any and all
amendments (including without limitation post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement necessary or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, which amendments may make such other changes in this Registration Statement as the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same deems appropriate. Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Todd M. Pope</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Todd M. Pope</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and President</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;5, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Paul A. LaViolette</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Paul A. LaViolette</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jane H. Hsiao, Ph.D.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jane H. Hsiao, Ph.D.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dennis Dougherty</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Dennis Dougherty</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;5, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Phillip Frost, M.D.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Phillip Frost, M.D.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;5, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Aftab Kherani, M.D.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Aftab Kherani, M.D.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;5, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David B. Milne</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">David B. Milne</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;5, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;5, 2013</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ William N. Starling Jr.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">William N. Starling Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ James J. Martin</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">James J. Martin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:39.50pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, filed as Annex A to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the SEC on December 7, 2007 and incorporated by reference
herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as amended, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2008 and incorporated by reference herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">SafeStitch Medical, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, filed as Annex A to our Definitive information Statement on schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">TransEnterix, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan, as amended, and forms of agreement thereunder.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C. (see Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (contained on signature pages hereto).</TD></TR>
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FORM S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2013
Registration No. 333-[
]
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The
Securities Act of 1933
SAFESTITCH MEDICAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
11-2962080
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
4400 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33137
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
TRANSENTERIX, INC. 2006 STOCK PLAN, AS AMENDED
(Full title of the plan)
Joshua B.
Weingard, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer
SafeStitch Medical, Inc.
4400 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33137
(Name and address of agent for service)
(305) 575-4602
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Philip Oettinger, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
650 Page Mill Road
Palo
Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
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.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
x
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to
be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (3)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (3)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock $0.001 par value
15,680,775 shares (2)
$0.13
$2,038,501
$278.06
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share
("Common Stock"), of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (the "Registrant") which become issuable under the TransEnterix, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan, as amended (the "TransEnterix 2006 Plan"), by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as defined below), the Registrant assumed certain outstanding options to acquire common stock of TransEnterix, Inc. under the TransEnterix 2006 Plan, and all of such securities became
issuable for shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, subject to appropriate adjustments to the number of shares pursuant to the exchange ratio of 1.1533 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock for each share of TransEnterix, Inc. common
stock, as provided for in the Merger Agreement.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act based on the weighted average exercise price of options outstanding under the
TransEnterix 2006 Plan, as adjusted by the exchange ratio set forth in the Merger Agreement.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is filed for the purposes of registering certain shares of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (the "Registrant," "we," "us" or "our") issuable pursuant to outstanding equity awards assumed by the
Registrant in connection with the acquisition of TransEnterix, Inc. ("TransEnterix").
On August 13, 2013, the Registrant
and its wholly owned subsidiary Tweety Acquisition Corp. ("Merger Sub") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with TransEnterix. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on September 3, 2013 (the
"Effective Time"), Merger Sub merged with and into TransEnterix (the "Merger"), with TransEnterix continuing after the Merger as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant. Pursuant to and subject
to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Registrant assumed the TransEnterix 2006 Plan and certain stock options of TransEnterix granted under the Plan, and such assumed stock options are exercisable (or will become
exercisable in accordance with their terms) for and cover, respectively, the Registrant's Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreements. The aggregate number of the Registrant's Common Stock to be
subject to such assumed stock options will be 15,680,775 shares. The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement to register such shares under the Securities Act.
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Part I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with
the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plans covered
by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
Part II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, which have been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed on April 1, 2013;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013 filed on May 15, 2013;
(c) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013 filed on August 14, 2013;
(d) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2013, February 28, 2013, March 26, 2013 (other than
the information furnished therein pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K), June 18, 2013 and August 14, 2013;
(e) The portions
of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 30, 2013 that are deemed "filed" with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); and
(f) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on
July 30, 1991 and any amendments to such Registration Statement filed subsequently thereto, including all amendments or reports 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 (not including any information
furnished under Items 2.02, 7.01 or 9.01 of Form 8-K, which information is not incorporated by reference herein) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement
which indicates that all securities offered 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 part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
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 subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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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(a) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides in relevant part that "[a] corporation shall have power to 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, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the 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 corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the 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 the person's conduct was unlawful." With respect to derivative actions, Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that
"[a] corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its
favor . . . [by reason of such person's service in one of the capacities specified in the preceding sentence] against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the
defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem
proper."
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws (together, the
"Charter Documents") contain indemnification provisions that are substantially identical to those contained in the DGCL, and which have been included in furtherance and not in limitation or exclusion of the powers conferred by the DGCL.
Additionally, the Charter Documents provide that the Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was serving the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent against any liability asserted against him and
incurred by him in such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions contained in the Charter Documents. The Registrant maintains a
Director and Officer insurance policy.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive
officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and intends to enter into indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive officers in
the future.
See also the Registrant's undertakings under Item 9 of this Registration Statement.
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Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, filed as Annex A to the Registrant's Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the SEC on December 7, 2007 and incorporated by reference
herein.
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as amended, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2008 and incorporated by reference herein.
4.3
SafeStitch Medical, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, filed as Annex A to our Definitive information Statement on schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein.
4.4
TransEnterix, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan, as amended, and forms of agreement thereunder.
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (see Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature pages hereto).
Item 9.
Undertakings.
A. The 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 of 1933;
(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) of this section do not apply if 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
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
B. The 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 this Registration Statement 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.
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 applicable law, the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant's Bylaws or the Registrant's indemnification agreements,
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 a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder, 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 of
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.
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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 Miami, State of Florida on this 5th day of September, 2013.
SAFESTITCH MEDICAL, INC.
By:
/s/ Todd M. Pope
Todd M. Pope
Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Todd M. Pope and James J. Martin, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, with authority to execute in the name of each such person, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, any and all
amendments (including without limitation post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement necessary or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, which amendments may make such other changes in this Registration Statement as the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same deems appropriate. Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Todd M. Pope
Todd M. Pope
Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
September 5, 2013
/s/ Paul A. LaViolette
Paul A. LaViolette
Chairman of the Board of Directors
September 5, 2013
/s/ Jane H. Hsiao, Ph.D.
Jane H. Hsiao, Ph.D.
Director
September 5, 2013
/s/ Dennis Dougherty
Dennis Dougherty
Director
September 5, 2013
/s/ Phillip Frost, M.D.
Phillip Frost, M.D.
Director
September 5, 2013
/s/ Aftab Kherani, M.D.
Aftab Kherani, M.D.
Director
September 5, 2013
/s/ David B. Milne
David B. Milne
Director
September 5, 2013
/s/ Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.
Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.
Director
September 5, 2013
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/s/ William N. Starling Jr.
William N. Starling Jr.
Director
September 5, 2013
/s/ James J. Martin
James J. Martin
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
September 5, 2013
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, filed as Annex A to the Registrant's Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the SEC on December 7, 2007 and incorporated by reference
herein.
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as amended, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2008 and incorporated by reference herein.
4.3
SafeStitch Medical, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, filed as Annex A to our Definitive information Statement on schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein.
4.4
TransEnterix, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan, as amended, and forms of agreement thereunder.
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (see Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature pages hereto).