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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2018</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br />SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br />Washington, D.C. 20549</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;">FORM S-8<br />REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:9pt;">UNDER<br />THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.<br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;">Delaware</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;">33-0702205</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of<br />incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br />Identification Number)</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">11570 6</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">th</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> Street<br />Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730<br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">2015 Equity Incentive Plan<br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Full title of the plan)</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Jason B. Shandell<br />President<br />Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.<br />11570 6</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">th</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> Street<br />Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730<br />(909) 980-9484<br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:9pt;">Copies to:</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;">Donna M. Petkanics<br />Andrew D. Hoffman<br />Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C.<br />650 Page Mill Road<br />Palo Alto, California 94304<br />(650) 493-9300</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;">William J. Peters<br />Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.<br />11570 6th Street<br />Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730<br />(909) 980-9484</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">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 &#x201C;large accelerated filer,&#x201D; &#x201C;accelerated filer&#x201D;, &#x201C;smaller reporting company&#x201D;, and &#x201C;emerging growth company&#x201D; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">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. </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:MS Mincho;font-size:8pt;">&#x2612;</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">Proposed<br />Maximum<br />Offering Price<br />Per Share</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">Amount of<br />Registration Fee</font></p>
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						<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;"><font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan</font></font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,165,590(2)</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$18.55(3)</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$21,621,694.50(3)</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$2,691.90(3)</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:4pt 0pt 3pt 25.2pt;line-height:9.8pt;text-indent: -25.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 8pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">(1)<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;;font-size: 8pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 17.8pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended , this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock that become issuable pursuant to the Registrant&#x2019;s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#x201C;2015 Plan&#x201D;) by reason of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of shares of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock or other securities of the Registrant, or other change in the corporate structure of the Registrant affecting the shares of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock. </font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 3pt 25.2pt;line-height:9.8pt;text-indent: -25.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 8pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">(2) <font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;;font-size: 8pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 15.4pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Represents an automatic annual increase on January&nbsp;1, 2018 to the number of shares of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan, which annual increase is provided for in the 2015 Plan.</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 3pt 25.2pt;line-height:9.8pt;text-indent: -25.2pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 8pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;">(3)<font style="display:inline;font-size:8pt;;font-size: 8pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 17.8pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $18.55, the average of the high and low prices of Registrant&#x2019;s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on March 8, 2018.</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (the &#x201C;Registration Statement&#x201D;) registers additional shares of common stock of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the &#x201C;Registrant&#x201D;) under the Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.&nbsp;2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#x201C;2015 Plan&#x201D;) for which registration statement (No.&nbsp;333-205470) on Form&nbsp;S-8 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#x201C;Commission&#x201D;) on July 2, 2015 (the &#x201C;Initial S-8&#x201D;). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the contents of the Initial S-8 are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except that the provisions contained in Parts I and II of such earlier registration statement are modified as set forth in this Registration Statement. The number of shares of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock available for grant and issuance under the 2015 Plan is subject to an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year starting on January&nbsp;1, 2016, by an amount equal to the least of (i)&nbsp;3,000,000 shares, (ii)&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">)&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;">two and one-half percent (2.5%)</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;">of the outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or (iii)&nbsp;such number of shares of common stock determined by the Board. On January&nbsp;1, 2018, the number of shares of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock available for grant and issuance under the 2015 Plan increased by 1,165,590</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;">shares. This Registration Statement registers such additional shares of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock, which were available for grant and issuance under the 2015 Plan as of January&nbsp;1, 2018.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">PART I </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">The information specified in Item&nbsp;1 and Item&nbsp;2 of Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#x201C;Securities Act&#x201D;) and the introductory note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plans covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">PART II</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the &#x201C;Registrant&#x201D;) hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information previously filed with the Commission: </font>
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						<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#x2019;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2018 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended </font><font style="display:inline;">(the &#x201C;Exchange Act&#x201D;)</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">; &nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant&#x2019;s Annual Report referred to in (1) above; and</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#x2019;s common stock contained in the Registrant&#x2019;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36509) filed with the Commission on June 18, 2014, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents;&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-style:italic;">however</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:inherit;">, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">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 other subsequently filed document which also is or 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. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">Not applicable.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">Not applicable.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">Section&nbsp;102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for breaches of the director&#x2019;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of a law, authorizations of the payments of a dividend or approval of a stock repurchase </font></p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;">
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</div></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"><hr align="center" style='background-color:#000000; border-width:0; color:#000000; height:2pt; lineheight:0; width:100%;'></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"><p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;"><font style="display:inline;">or redemption in violation of Delaware corporate law or for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant&#x2019;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that no director will be liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, subject to the same exceptions as described above. The Registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of its directors which may, in some cases, be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained under Delaware law.&nbsp;These indemnification agreements generally require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify its directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors. These indemnification agreements also generally require the Registrant to advance any expenses incurred by the directors as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. The Registrant also has purchased and expects to maintain standard insurance policies that provide coverage (1)&nbsp;to its directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2)&nbsp;to it with respect to indemnification payments it may make to such officers and directors.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys&#x2019; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with a threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys&#x2019; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with defense or settlement of such action or suit and no indemnification shall be made with respect to 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 other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of 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. In addition, to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding described above (or claim, issue, or matter therein), such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#x2019; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. Expenses (including attorneys&#x2019; fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding may be advanced by the corporation upon receipt of an undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification by the corporation under Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">The Registrant&#x2019;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provide that it will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she (or his or her testators or intestate) is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or serves or served at any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in a similar capacity or as an employee or agent at the Registrant&#x2019;s request, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Registrant, against expenses (including attorneys&#x2019;), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with the investigation, preparation to defend, or defense of such action, suit, proceeding, or claim. However, the Registrant is not required to indemnify or advance expenses in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, claim, or counterclaim initiated by it or on behalf of it. The Registrant&#x2019;s amended and restated bylaws provide that it will indemnify and hold harmless each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the </font></p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;">
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</div></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"><hr align="center" style='background-color:#000000; border-width:0; color:#000000; height:2pt; lineheight:0; width:100%;'></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"><p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;"><font style="display:inline;">Registrant, or is or was serving at the Registrant&#x2019;s request in a similar capacity of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans (whether the basis of such action, suit, or proceeding is an action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director of officer) to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys&#x2019; fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and this indemnification continues after such person has ceased to be an officer or director and inures to the benefit of such person&#x2019;s heirs, executors and administrators. The indemnification rights also include the right generally to be advanced expenses, subject to any undertaking required under Delaware General Corporation Law, and the right generally to recover expenses to enforce an indemnification claim or to defend specified suits with respect to advances of indemnification expenses.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">The indemnification rights set forth above are not exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Registrant&#x2019;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Registrant&#x2019;s amended and restated bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 9 herein.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">Not applicable.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Item 8. Exhibits</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Incorporated by Reference Herein</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit<br />Number</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Description</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Filed<br />Herewith</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Form</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Filing Date</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">4.1 </font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297184/000104746914005387/a2220360zex-4_1.htm"><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Specimen Common Stock certificate of the Registrant</a></font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Form S-1/A</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">4.1</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">June 5, 2014</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">4.2</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297184/000110465915042113/a15-13086_1ex10d1.htm"><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">2015 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of agreement thereunder</a>&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">10.1</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">June 1, 2015</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">5.1 </font></p>
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						<a href="amph-20180314ex514e7b4ac.htm"><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation</a></font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">X</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">23.1 </font></p>
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						<a href="amph-20180314ex231019f97.htm"><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</a></font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">X</font></p>
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						<a href="amph-20180314ex514e7b4ac.htm"><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)</a></font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;">Item 9. Undertakings. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">A.&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">(i) &nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">(ii) &nbsp;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 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#x201C;Calculation of Registration Fee&#x201D; table in the effective Registration Statement; and</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">(iii)&nbsp; 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. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-style:italic;">Provided, however</font><font style="display:inline;">, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in 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. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">(2)&nbsp; 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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </font><font style="display:inline;font-style:italic;">bona fide</font><font style="display:inline;"> offering thereof. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">(3)&nbsp; 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. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">B. &nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#x2019;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&#x2019;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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 </font><font style="display:inline;font-style:italic;">bona fide</font><font style="display:inline;"> offering thereof. </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">C. &nbsp;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 Commission 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.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;">SIGNATURES</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">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 Rancho Cucamonga, State of California, on March 14, 2018.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ JASON B. SHANDELL</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">Jason B. Shandell</font></p>
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</div></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"><hr align="center" style='background-color:#000000; border-width:0; color:#000000; height:2pt; lineheight:0; width:100%;'></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:8.82352941176471%;"><p style="margin:12pt 0pt 0pt;text-indent:36pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;"><font style="display:inline;"></font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY<a name="powerofattorney"></a></font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-style:italic;color:#000000;">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</font><font style="display:inline;color:#000000;">, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jack Yongfeng Zhang, Jason B. Shandell and William J. Peters, and each of them, as their true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, proxy and agent 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 attorney-in-fact, proxy and agent, or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement and the Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Signature</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Date</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ JACK Y. ZHANG</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">Chief Executive Officer and Director&nbsp;(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">Jack Yongfeng Zhang</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ MARY Z. LUO</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and Director</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">Mary Z. Luo</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ WILLIAM J. PETERS</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">William J. Peters</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ JASON B. SHANDELL</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">President and Director</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Jason B. Shandell</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ RICHARD KOO</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Director</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Richard Koo</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ HOWARD LEE</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Director</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Howard Lee</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ FLOYD PETERSEN</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Director</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Floyd Petersen</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ RICHARD PRINS</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Director</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Richard Prins</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ STEPHEN SHOHET</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Director</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Stephen Shohet</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">/s/ MICHAEL A. ZASLOFF</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Director</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">March 14, 2018</font></p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;">Michael A. Zasloff</font></p>
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amph_Current_Folio-S8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2018
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
33-0702205
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
11570 6
th
Street
Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730
(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Jason B. Shandell
President
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11570 6
th
Street
Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730
(909) 980-9484
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Donna M. Petkanics
Andrew D. Hoffman
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 493-9300
William J. Peters
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11570 6th Street
Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730
(909) 980-9484
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", "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growth 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
☐
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.
☒
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, par value $0.0001 per share, reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
1,165,590(2)
$18.55(3)
$21,621,694.50(3)
$2,691.90(3)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended , this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common stock that become issuable pursuant to the Registrant's 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan") by reason of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of the Registrant's common stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of shares of the Registrant's common stock or other securities of the Registrant, or other change in the corporate structure of the Registrant affecting the shares of the Registrant's common stock.
(2)
Represents an automatic annual increase on January 1, 2018 to the number of shares of the Registrant's common stock reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan, which annual increase is provided for in the 2015 Plan.
(3)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $18.55, the average of the high and low prices of Registrant's common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on March 8, 2018.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") registers additional shares of common stock of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Registrant") under the Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan") for which registration statement (No. 333-205470) on Form S-8 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 2, 2015 (the "Initial S-8"). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Initial S-8 are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except that the provisions contained in Parts I and II of such earlier registration statement are modified as set forth in this Registration Statement. The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock available for grant and issuance under the 2015 Plan is subject to an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year starting on January 1, 2016, by an amount equal to the least of (i) 3,000,000 shares, (ii)
)
two and one-half percent (2.5%)
of the outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or (iii) such number of shares of common stock determined by the Board. On January 1, 2018, the number of shares of the Registrant's common stock available for grant and issuance under the 2015 Plan increased by 1,165,590
shares. This Registration Statement registers such additional shares of the Registrant's common stock, which were available for grant and issuance under the 2015 Plan as of January 1, 2018.
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 of 1933, as amended (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.
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information previously filed with the Commission:
(1)  The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2018 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act")
;
(2)  All other reports filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's Annual Report referred to in (1) above; and
(3)  The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36509) filed with the Commission on June 18, 2014, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents;
provided
,
however
, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
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 other subsequently filed document which also is or 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.
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 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for breaches of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of a law, authorizations of the payments of a dividend or approval of a stock repurchase
or redemption in violation of Delaware corporate law or for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that no director will be liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, subject to the same exceptions as described above. The Registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of its directors which may, in some cases, be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained under Delaware law. These indemnification agreements generally require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify its directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors. These indemnification agreements also generally require the Registrant to advance any expenses incurred by the directors as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. The Registrant also has purchased and expects to maintain standard insurance policies that provide coverage (1) to its directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to it with respect to indemnification payments it may make to such officers and directors.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with a threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with defense or settlement of such action or suit and no indemnification shall be made with respect to 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 other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of 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. In addition, to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding described above (or claim, issue, or matter therein), such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding may be advanced by the corporation upon receipt of an undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification by the corporation under Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
The Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provide that it will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she (or his or her testators or intestate) is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or serves or served at any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in a similar capacity or as an employee or agent at the Registrant's request, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Registrant, against expenses (including attorneys'), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with the investigation, preparation to defend, or defense of such action, suit, proceeding, or claim. However, the Registrant is not required to indemnify or advance expenses in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, claim, or counterclaim initiated by it or on behalf of it. The Registrant's amended and restated bylaws provide that it will indemnify and hold harmless each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the
Registrant, or is or was serving at the Registrant's request in a similar capacity of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans (whether the basis of such action, suit, or proceeding is an action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director of officer) to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and this indemnification continues after such person has ceased to be an officer or director and inures to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors and administrators. The indemnification rights also include the right generally to be advanced expenses, subject to any undertaking required under Delaware General Corporation Law, and the right generally to recover expenses to enforce an indemnification claim or to defend specified suits with respect to advances of indemnification expenses.
The indemnification rights set forth above are not exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Registrant's amended and restated bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 9 herein.
Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Incorporated by Reference Herein
Exhibit
Number
Description
Filed
Herewith
Form
Exhibit
Filing Date
4.1
Specimen Common Stock certificate of the Registrant
Form S-1/A
4.1
June 5, 2014
4.2
2015 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of agreement thereunder
Form 8-K
10.1
June 1, 2015
5.1
Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
X
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
X
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
X
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature pages hereto)
X
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 Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent 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) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in 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.
(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 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 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 (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 the 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 the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission 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 Rancho Cucamonga, State of California, on March 14, 2018.
AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
/s/ JASON B. SHANDELL
Jason B. Shandell
President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jack Yongfeng Zhang, Jason B. Shandell and William J. Peters, and each of them, as their true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, proxy and agent 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 attorney-in-fact, proxy and agent, or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement and the Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JACK Y. ZHANG
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
March 14, 2018
Jack Yongfeng Zhang
/s/ MARY Z. LUO
Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and Director
March 14, 2018
Mary Z. Luo
/s/ WILLIAM J. PETERS
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
March 14, 2018
William J. Peters
/s/ JASON B. SHANDELL
President and Director
March 14, 2018
Jason B. Shandell
/s/ RICHARD KOO
Director
March 14, 2018
Richard Koo
/s/ HOWARD LEE
Director
March 14, 2018
Howard Lee
/s/ FLOYD PETERSEN
Director
March 14, 2018
Floyd Petersen
/s/ RICHARD PRINS
Director
March 14, 2018
Richard Prins
/s/ STEPHEN SHOHET
Director
March 14, 2018
Stephen Shohet
/s/ MICHAEL A. ZASLOFF
Director
March 14, 2018
Michael A. Zasloff