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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-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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:10pt; 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:10pt;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:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Calyxt, 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:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2800 Mount Ridge Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Roseville, MN 55113 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALYXT, INC. 2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Debra Frimerman</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2800 Mount Ridge Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Roseville, MN 55113 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name
and address of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(651) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">683-2807</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; 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>Peter
E. Devlin </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Erik B. Lundgren </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jones Day </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>250 Vesey
Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, NY 10281 (212) 326-3939 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, or 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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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> this Registration Statement is being filed for the
purpose of registering an additional 650,446 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Calyxt, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) authorized for issuance pursuant to the Calxyt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive
Plan, as amended, which is the same class as the securities previously registered for issuance thereunder on effective Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July&nbsp;20, 2017 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-219382),</FONT> May&nbsp;9, 2019 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-231336)</FONT> and July&nbsp;16, 2021 (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-257972)</FONT> (collectively, the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;). The contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated by reference into 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" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<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 Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000119312523058346/d425657d10k.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022 (including the information in Part III incorporated therein by reference from the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2022); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000119312523008913/d451090d8k.htm">January
 17, 2023</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the description of the Company&#146;s common stock filed as <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000156459020008777/clxt-ex41_742.htm">Exhibit
 4.1</A> to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December 31, 2019. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all other reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, 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 remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports or documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement
contained herein, or 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 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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-right:0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001705843/000119312517275727/d432456dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate
 of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company&#146;s Annual Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on March 14, 2018). </A></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001705843/000119312518154661/d532634dex32.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed with the SEC on May 7, 2018). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d453234dex51.htm">Opinion of Jones Day. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000156459021017695/clxt-def14a_20210518.htm">Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement
 filed with the SEC on April 6, 2021. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000119312517221262/d370817dex1021.htm">Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Stock Option Sub&#151;Plan for French Employees and Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company&#146;s
 Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> filed on July 3, 2017 (File No.&nbsp;333&#151;218924)). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000156459020036953/clxt-ex103_184.htm">Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
of the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended June 30, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000156459020036953/clxt-ex102_185.htm">Form of Restrictive Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to
 Exhibit 10.2 of the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended June 30, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000156459019029603/clxt-ex101_347.htm">Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended June 30, 2019). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000119312517221262/d370817dex1025.htm">Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Restricted Stock Unit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Sub-Plan</FONT> for French Employees and Directors (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> filed on July 3, 2017 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-218924)).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.7</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000119312522086783/d340165dex101.htm">Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
 10.1 of the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;28, 2022) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705843/000119312523058346/d425657dex1044.htm">Form of Restrictive Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to
 Exhibit 10.44 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107*</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, 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 the City of Roseville, State of
Minnesota, on March&nbsp;2, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>Calyxt, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael A. Carr</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Michael A. Carr</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned directors and officers of Calyxt, Inc. hereby appoint each of William F. Koschak and Debra H. Frimerman as <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> for the undersigned, with full power of substitution for, and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and any and all applications and other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of the securities covered hereby, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever requisite and necessary or
desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact,</FONT> or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on March&nbsp;2, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Michael A. Carr</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael A. Carr</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ William F. Koschak</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>William F. Koschak</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Yves J. Ribeill, Ph.D.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Board Chair and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Yves J. Ribeill, Ph.D.</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Laurent Arthaud</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Laurent Arthaud</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Philippe Dumont</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Phillipe Dumont</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jonathan Fassberg</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Anna Ewa Kozicz-Stankiewicz</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Anna Ewa Kozicz-Stankiewicz</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Kimberly Nelson</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kimberly Nelson</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Christopher Neugent</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;2, 2023</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Calyxt, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
27-1967997
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2800 Mount Ridge Road
Roseville, MN 55113
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
CALYXT, INC. 2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Debra Frimerman
General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
2800 Mount Ridge Road
Roseville, MN 55113
(Name
and address of agent for service)
(651)
683-2807
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Peter
E. Devlin
Erik B. Lundgren
Jones Day
250 Vesey
Street
New York, NY 10281 (212) 326-3939
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, or 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.  ☐
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form
S-8,
this Registration Statement is being filed for the
purpose of registering an additional 650,446 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Calyxt, Inc. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") authorized for issuance pursuant to the Calxyt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive
Plan, as amended, which is the same class as the securities previously registered for issuance thereunder on effective Registration Statements on Form
S-8
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 20, 2017 (File
No. 333-219382),
May 9, 2019 (File
No. 333-231336)
and July 16, 2021 (File
No. 333-257972)
(collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements"). The contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
the Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022 (including the information in Part III incorporated therein by reference from the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the year
ended December 31, 2022);
(b)
the Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed on
January
 17, 2023
; and
(c)
the description of the Company's common stock filed as
Exhibit
 4.1
to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In addition, all other reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, 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 remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports or documents.
Any statement
contained herein, or 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 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.
Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate
 of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 14, 2018).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
filed with the SEC on May 7, 2018).
5.1*
Opinion of Jones Day.
23.1*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).
99.1
Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement
 filed with the SEC on April 6, 2021.
99.2
Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Stock Option Sub—Plan for French Employees and Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's
 Registration Statement on Form
S-1
filed on July 3, 2017 (File No. 333—218924)).
99.3
Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
of the Company's Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2020).
99.4
Form of Restrictive Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to
 Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2020).
99.5
Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2019).
99.6
Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Restricted Stock Unit
Sub-Plan
for French Employees and Directors (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1
filed on July 3, 2017 (File
No. 333-218924)).
99.7
Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022)
99.8
Form of Restrictive Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Calyxt, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to
 Exhibit 10.44 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022)
107*
Filing Fee Table
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Filed herewith.
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 Roseville, State of
Minnesota, on March 2, 2023.
Calyxt, Inc.
By:
/s/ Michael A. Carr
Name:
Michael A. Carr
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors and officers of Calyxt, Inc. hereby appoint each of William F. Koschak and Debra H. Frimerman as
attorneys-in-fact
for the undersigned, with full power of substitution for, and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
and any and all applications and other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of the securities covered hereby, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever requisite and necessary or
desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact,
or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on March 2, 2023.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael A. Carr
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
March 2, 2023
Michael A. Carr
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ William F. Koschak
Chief Financial Officer
March 2, 2023
William F. Koschak
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Yves J. Ribeill, Ph.D.
Board Chair and Director
March 2, 2023
Yves J. Ribeill, Ph.D.
/s/ Laurent Arthaud
Laurent Arthaud
Director
March 2, 2023
/s/ Philippe Dumont
Director
March 2, 2023
Phillipe Dumont
/s/ Jonathan Fassberg
Jonathan Fassberg
Director
March 2, 2023
/s/ Anna Ewa Kozicz-Stankiewicz
Anna Ewa Kozicz-Stankiewicz
Director
March 2, 2023
/s/ Kimberly Nelson
Kimberly Nelson
Director
March 2, 2023
/s/ Christopher Neugent
Christopher Neugent
Director
March 2, 2023