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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:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</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:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ENTEROMEDICS INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></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>(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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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2800 Patton Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>St. Paul, MN 55113 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ENTEROMEDICS INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN </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="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Greg S. Lea </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Financial Officer, </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Operating Officer and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EnteroMedics Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2800
Patton Road </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>St. Paul, MN 55113 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(651) 634-3003 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; 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 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" 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</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to 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="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 ($0.01 par value per share)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">7,500,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1.86(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$13,950,000(2)</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers additional shares of EnteroMedics Inc. common stock that may become issuable in
accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the EnteroMedics Inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and (c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low sale prices of EnteroMedics Inc.&#146;s common
stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on June 9, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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 of EnteroMedics Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 7,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company issuable pursuant to the Company&#146;s 2003 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
These additional shares were authorized by an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, which was approved by the stockholders at the Company&#146;s annual meeting of stockholders on May&nbsp;7, 2014. The remaining shares of
common stock issuable under the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan have been previously registered by Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-149662, 333-159592, 333-171244, 333-176174 and 333-184181),
which registration statements are hereby incorporated by reference. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>&nbsp;<B> </B></P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<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 and information, which
EnteroMedics Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement on Form S-8: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2014; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;12, 2014 (only with respect to Item&nbsp;8.01),&nbsp;March 10, 2014,&nbsp;May 8, 2014 and May&nbsp;13, 2014; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;8, 2007, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, (excluding any portions thereof furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K) subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold
or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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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 St. Paul, State of Minnesota, on the 10th day of June, 2014. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>ENTEROMEDICS INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Mark B. Knudson and Greg S. Lea, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with the powers of substitution and revocation, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, relating to the issuance of shares of common stock of EnteroMedics Inc. pursuant to the EnteroMedics Inc. Amended and Restated
2003 Stock Incentive Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that all such
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<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, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">June 10, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Greg S. Lea</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">(principal financial and accounting officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ENTEROMEDICS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
48-1293684
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2800 Patton Road
St. Paul, MN 55113
(Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
ENTEROMEDICS INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED
2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Greg S. Lea
Chief
Financial Officer,
Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
EnteroMedics Inc.
2800
Patton Road
St. Paul, MN 55113
(651) 634-3003
(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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
x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller Reporting Company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock ($0.01 par value per share)
7,500,000
$1.86(2)
$13,950,000(2)
$1,797
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers additional shares of EnteroMedics Inc. common stock that may become issuable in
accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the EnteroMedics Inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and (c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low sale prices of EnteroMedics Inc.'s common
stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on June 9, 2014.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 of EnteroMedics Inc. (the "Company") is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 7,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company issuable pursuant to the Company's 2003 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.
These additional shares were authorized by an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, which was approved by the stockholders at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders on May 7, 2014. The remaining shares of
common stock issuable under the Company's Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan have been previously registered by Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-149662, 333-159592, 333-171244, 333-176174 and 333-184181),
which registration statements are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents and information, which
EnteroMedics Inc. (the "Company") has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement on Form S-8:
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013;
2.
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014;
3.
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2014 (only with respect to Item 8.01), March 10, 2014, May 8, 2014 and May 13, 2014; and
4.
The description of the Company's common stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November 8, 2007, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, (excluding any portions thereof furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K) subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold
or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement).
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 St. Paul, State of Minnesota, on the 10th day of June, 2014.
ENTEROMEDICS INC.
By:
/s/ Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D.
Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Mark B. Knudson and Greg S. Lea, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with the powers of substitution and revocation, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, relating to the issuance of shares of common stock of EnteroMedics Inc. pursuant to the EnteroMedics Inc. Amended and Restated
2003 Stock Incentive Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that all such
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
June 10, 2014
Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D.
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Greg S. Lea
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
June 10, 2014
Greg S. Lea
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Luke Evnin, Ph.D.
Director
June 10, 2014
Luke Evnin, Ph.D.
/s/ Catherine Friedman
Director
June 10, 2014
Catherine Friedman
/s/ Carl Goldfischer, M.D.
Director
June 10, 2014
Carl Goldfischer, M.D.
/s/ Bobby I. Griffin
Director
June 10, 2014
Bobby I. Griffin
/s/ Anthony P. Jansz
Director
June 10, 2014
Anthony P. Jansz
/s/ Nicholas L. Teti, Jr.
Director
June 10, 2014
Nicholas L. Teti, Jr.
/s/ Jon T. Tremmel
Director
June 10, 2014
Jon T. Tremmel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement).