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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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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>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size: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>Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">45-1472564</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 400 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brisbane, California 94005 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(415) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">798-8589</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full titles of the plans) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stephen Brady </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 400 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brisbane, California 94005 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(415) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">798-8589</FONT> </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>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Laura
Berezin </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jaime Chase </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cooley LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1700 Seventh
Avenue, Suite 1900 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Seattle, Washington 98101 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(206) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">452-8700</FONT> </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; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. </P> <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">Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) is filing this Registration Statement on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;for</FONT> the purpose of registering an additional (a) 881,810 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable to eligible persons under the
Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;2023 Plan&#148;) pursuant to the provisions of the 2023 Plan providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance
under the 2023 Plan on January&nbsp;1, 2024, and (b)&nbsp;an aggregate of 488,456 shares of Common Stock issuable to eligible persons under the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;2019 ESPP&#148;)
pursuant to the provisions of the 2019 ESPP providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2019 ESPP on each of January&nbsp;1, 2023 and January&nbsp;1, 2024. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> as promulgated by the SEC, the
information specified by Part I of the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> has been omitted from this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation
of Certain Documents By Reference </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the contents of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statements on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> previously filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;16, 2019 (File No.&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000110465919072796/a19-25226_1s8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-235515</FONT></A>), November&nbsp;10, 2020 (File No.&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000154422720000048/mlnd-202011xsx8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-249993</FONT></A>), April&nbsp;15, 2021 (File No.&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000154422721000021/mlnd-202104xsx8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-255261</FONT></A>), May&nbsp;13, 2022 (File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312522150094/d312473ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-264943</FONT></A>), June&nbsp;21, 2022 (File No.&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312522177081/d307046ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-265718</FONT></A>), each as amended by the Post-Effective Amendments to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT>
filed on November&nbsp;
17, 2023 (File Nos. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312523279845/d599420ds8pos.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-265718</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312523279846/d599420ds8pos.htm">
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-264943</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312523279849/d599420ds8pos.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-255261</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312523279851/d599420ds8pos.htm">
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-249993</FONT></A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312523279857/d599420ds8pos.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-235515</FONT></A>), and November&nbsp;17, 2023
(File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312523279836/d609325ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-275637</FONT></A>); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000095017024033555/tpst-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;19, 2024 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-35890);</FONT> and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the description of the Common Stock set forth in the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000110465913033085/a13-9660_28a12b.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-35890),</FONT> filed with the Commission on April 25, 2013, including any amendments thereto or reports filed for the purposes of updating this
description, including <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000095017024033555/tpst-ex4_1.htm">Exhibit 4.1</A> to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;19, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or
after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000155837019005038/mlnd-20190331ex31b53fa83.htm">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312521201157/d196630dex31.htm">Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312521201157/d196630dex32.htm">Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
 on June&nbsp;25, 2021</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312523253882/d547808dex31.htm">Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
 October&nbsp;10, 2023</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312521281694/d222030dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312523253882/d547808dex41.htm">Rights Agreement, dated as of October<U></U>&nbsp;
10, 2023, between Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., which includes the form of Certificate of Designation as Exhibit A, the form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares as
 Exhibit C</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000095017023041429/tpst-ex10_1.htm">Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000095017023041429/tpst-ex10_2.htm">Form of Stock Option Grant Notice under Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.</A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544227/000119312522177053/d370249dex102.htm">Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </A></TD>
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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, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Brisbane, State of
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen Brady and Nicholas
Maestas, and each one of them, as his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in
their name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, 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 to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of them, or his or her 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, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Stephen Brady</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Nicholas Maestas</P>
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S-8
As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
45-1472564
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 400
Brisbane, California 94005
(415)
798-8589
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full titles of the plans)
Stephen Brady
Chief
Executive Officer
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc.
2000 Sierra Point Parkway, Suite 400
Brisbane, California 94005
(415)
798-8589
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Laura
Berezin
Jaime Chase
Cooley LLP
1700 Seventh
Avenue, Suite 1900
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206)
452-8700
Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☒
Smaller reporting company
☒
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Registrant") is filing this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 for
the purpose of registering an additional (a) 881,810 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable to eligible persons under the
Registrant's Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan") pursuant to the provisions of the 2023 Plan providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance
under the 2023 Plan on January 1, 2024, and (b) an aggregate of 488,456 shares of Common Stock issuable to eligible persons under the Registrant's Amended and Restated 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "2019 ESPP")
pursuant to the provisions of the 2019 ESPP providing for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2019 ESPP on each of January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024.
In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form
S-8
as promulgated by the SEC, the
information specified by Part I of the Form
S-8
has been omitted from this Registration Statement.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation
of Certain Documents By Reference
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement:
(a) the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form
S-8,
previously filed with the SEC on December 16, 2019 (File No.
333-235515
), November 10, 2020 (File No.
333-249993
), April 15, 2021 (File No.
333-255261
), May 13, 2022 (File No.
333-264943
), June 21, 2022 (File No.
333-265718
), each as amended by the Post-Effective Amendments to Form
S-8
filed on November 
17, 2023 (File Nos.
333-265718
,
333-264943
,
333-255261
,
333-249993
and
333-235515
), and November 17, 2023
(File No.
333-275637
);
(b) the Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024 (File
No. 001-35890);
and
(c) the description of the Common Stock set forth in the Registrant's registration statement on
Form
8-A
(File
No. 001-35890),
filed with the Commission on April 25, 2013, including any amendments thereto or reports filed for the purposes of updating this
description, including
Exhibit 4.1
to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024.
All reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form
8-K
and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or
after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
Description
Schedule
Form
File
Number
Exhibit
Filing
Date
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended
10-Q
001-35890
3.1
5/15/2019
4.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
 on June 24, 2021
8-K
001-35890
3.1
6/28/2021
4.3
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
 on June 25, 2021
8-K
001-35890
3.2
6/28/2021
4.4
Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
 October 10, 2023
8-K
001-35890
3.1
10/11/2023
4.5
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
8-K
001-35890
3.1
9/4/2021
4.6
Rights Agreement, dated as of October
10, 2023, between Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., which includes the form of Certificate of Designation as Exhibit A, the form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares as
 Exhibit C
8-K
001-35890
4.1
10/11/2023
5.1*
Opinion of Cooley LLP
23.1*
Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Form
S-8).
99.1
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
10-Q
001-35890
10.1
8/10/2023
99.2
Form of Stock Option Grant Notice under Amended and Restated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
10-Q
001-35890
10.2
8/10/2023
99.3
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
8-K
001-35890
10.2
6/21/2022
107*
Filing Fee Table
*
Filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Brisbane, State of
California, on March 19, 2024.
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc.
By:
/s/ Stephen Brady
Name:
Stephen Brady
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen Brady and Nicholas
Maestas, and each one of them, as his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in
their name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective 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
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, 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 to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Stephen Brady
Stephen Brady
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
March 19, 2024
/s/ Nicholas Maestas
Nicholas Maestas
Vice President, Strategy and Finance and Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer)
March 19, 2024
/s/ Justin Trojanowski
Justin Trojanowski
Corporate Controller, Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
March 19, 2024
/s/ Michael Raab
Michael Raab
Chairman of the Board of Directors
March 19, 2024
/s/ Geoff Nichol
Geoff Nichol, M.B., Ch.B., M.B.A.
Director
March 19, 2024
/s/ Christine Pellizzari
Christine Pellizzari
Director
March 19, 2024
/s/ Ronit Simantov
Ronit Simantov
Director
March 19, 2024