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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">May&nbsp;1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">, 20</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">20</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">SECURITIES </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">AND</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">FORM</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> S-8</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">VERU INC.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(State </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">of Incorporation)</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Identification No.)</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">8 NW 25</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">th</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> Street</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">, Suite </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">102</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Miami, Florida 331</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">7</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">201</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Mitchell S. Steiner, M.D.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Chairman, </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">8 NW 25</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">th</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> Street</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">, Suite </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">102</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Miami, Florida 331</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">7</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(305) 509-6897</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Name</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;"> and address of agent for service </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">and t</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">elephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Benjamin G. Lombard, Esq.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">1000 North Water Street</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(414) 298-1000</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">registrant</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> or an emerging growth company</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;See the definitions of "large accelerated</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> filer</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">," "accelerated filer</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">" "smaller reporting company"</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> and "emerging growth company"</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period or comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> &nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&#x2610;</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Title of Securities</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Amount of</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">5,000,000 (1)</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">$2,440.24 (2)</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">(1)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 26.1pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Securities Act</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">"), t</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">his Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Veru Inc. 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> Equity</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> Incentive Plan (the "Plan")</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration by </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Veru Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> (the "Registrant") which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">(2)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 26.1pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">For the purpose of computing the registration fee, the Registrant has used $</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">3.76</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> as the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">May&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">, 20</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">20</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> on the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">NASDAQ Capital Market</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> for the offering price per share, in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> under the Securities Act</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The actual offering price will be determined in accordance with the terms of the Plan.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">PART II</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Item 3.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">This Registration Statement has been filed to register additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock made available under the Veru Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan by reason of an amendment thereto approved by the shareholders of the Registrant.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant t</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">o General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">S-8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">, the contents of the Registrant's earlier Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No. 333-228789) effective December&nbsp;13, 2018 </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">are</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Item 8.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibits</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">.</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Number</font></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000095012499005508/0000950124-99-005508.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-89273) filed with the Commission on October 19, 1999).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000104216700000058/0001042167-00-000058-0002.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 27,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;SB-2 (File No.&nbsp;333-46314) filed with the Commission on September 21, 2000).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000104216702000129/doc2.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 35,500,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;SB-2 (File No.&nbsp;333-99285) filed with the Commission on September 6, 2002).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000104216703000040/doc3.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 38,500,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.4 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-QSB (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2003).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000104216704000171/fhcmay04exhibit3-5to10qsb.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation designating the terms and preferences for the Class A Preferred Stock &#x2013; Series 3 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-QSB (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;17, 2004).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000119312516756415/d285700dex31.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation designating the terms and preferences for the Class A Preferred Stock &#x2013; Series 4 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;2, 2016).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000119312517243783/d428988dex31.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 77,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;1, 2017).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000119312519092705/d721690dex31.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 154,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;29, 2019).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000119312518152767/d472996dex31.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;4, 2018).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="veru-20200513xex5_1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Opinion of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.</font></a></p>
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						<a href="veru-20200513xex23_1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Consent of RSM US LLP.</font></a></p>
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						<a href="veru-20200513xex5_1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Consent of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</font></a></p>
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						<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863894/000086389420000007/veru-20200324xex10_1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Veru Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective March&nbsp;24,&nbsp;2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;26, 2020).</font></a></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">R</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">egistrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">8</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida on </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">May&nbsp;1</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">, 20</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">20</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">.</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Mitchell S. Steiner</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Mitchell S. Steiner and </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Michele Greco</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">, and each of them individually, as his or her true and lawful attorney</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;in</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;fact and agent, with power to act with or without the other and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;effective amendments</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">to the Registration Statement and file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;in</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">or she </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;in</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">&#8209;fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Mitchell S. Steiner</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Mitchell S. Steiner</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:04.44%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:35.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Chairman, </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director </font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:26.68%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 23.75pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">May&nbsp;13, 2020</font></p>
				</td>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Mario Eisenberger</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Mario Eisenberger</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:04.44%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
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				<td valign="top" style="width:35.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:10.8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Director</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:26.68%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 23.75pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">May&nbsp;13, 2020</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
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				<td valign="top" style="width:33.02%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Harry Fisch</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Harry Fisch</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
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				<td valign="top" style="width:35.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:10.8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Vice Chairman of the Board and </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Director</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:26.68%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 23.75pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">May&nbsp;13, 2020</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
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				<td valign="top" style="width:33.02%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Michael L. Rankowitz</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Michael L. Rankowitz</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:04.44%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:35.84%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:10.8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Director</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:26.68%;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt 23.75pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">May&nbsp;13, 2020</font></p>
				</td>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Jesus Socorro</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Jesus Socorro</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 13pt">
						&nbsp;</p>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:10.8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">Director</font></p>
				</td>
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					<p style="margin:0pt 23.75pt 0pt 0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">May&nbsp;13, 2020</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Michele Greco</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-size:11pt;"></font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:9.6pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size: 11pt">
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 1
3
, 20
20
Registration No.
333 -
_______
﻿
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
____
_____
____________
﻿
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_____________________
﻿
VERU INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_____________________
Wisconsin
39-1144397
(State
of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
﻿
Identification No.)
﻿
4
8 NW 25
th
Street
, Suite
102
Miami, Florida 331
2
7
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
_____________________
﻿
VERU INC.
201
8
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
_____________________
﻿
Mitchell S. Steiner, M.D.
Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
4
8 NW 25
th
Street
, Suite
102
Miami, Florida 331
2
7
(305) 509-6897
(
Name
and address of agent for service
and t
elephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
_____________________
﻿
Copy to:
﻿
Benjamin G. Lombard, Esq.
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
1000 North Water Street
Suite 1700
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 298-1000
_____________________
﻿
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 or comply 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
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
5,000,000 (1)
$3.76 (2)
$18,800,000 (2)
$2,440.24 (2)
﻿
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), t
his Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under
the
Veru Inc. 201
8
Equity
Incentive Plan (the "Plan")
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration by
Veru Inc.
(the "Registrant") which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
﻿
(2)
For the purpose of computing the registration fee, the Registrant has used $
3.76
as the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on
May
6
, 20
20
on the
NASDAQ Capital Market
for the offering price per share, in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)
under the Securities Act
.  The actual offering price will be determined in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
﻿
2
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
﻿
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
﻿
This Registration Statement has been filed to register additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock made available under the Veru Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan by reason of an amendment thereto approved by the shareholders of the Registrant.  Pursuant t
o General Instruction E to Form
S-8
, the contents of the Registrant's earlier Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-228789) effective December 13, 2018
are
incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.
﻿
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
﻿
﻿
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-89273) filed with the Commission on October 19, 1999).
4.2
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 27,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-46314) filed with the Commission on September 21, 2000).
4.3
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 35,500,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-99285) filed with the Commission on September 6, 2002).
4.4
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 38,500,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on May 15, 2003).
4.5
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation designating the terms and preferences for the Class A Preferred Stock – Series 3 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on May 17, 2004).
4.6
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation designating the terms and preferences for the Class A Preferred Stock – Series 4 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8
‑K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on November 2, 2016).
4.7
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 77,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8
‑K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on August 1, 2017).
4.8
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock to 154,000,000 shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8
‑K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on March 29, 2019).
4.
9
Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on May 4, 2018).
5.1
Opinion of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
23.1
Consent of RSM US LLP.
3
Exhibit
Number
Description
23.
2
Consent of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
99.1
Veru Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective March 24, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8
‑K (File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on March 26, 2020).
99.2
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement under Veru Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's
Quarterly
Report on Form
10
-
Q
(File No. 1-13602) filed with the Commission on Ma
y
13
, 20
20
).
﻿
4
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
R
egistrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-
8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida on
May 1
3
, 20
20
.
﻿
﻿
VERU INC.
﻿
﻿
BY
/s/ Mitchell S. Steiner
﻿
Mitchell S. Steiner,
Chairman,
President
﻿
and
Chief Executive Officer
﻿
POWER OF ATTORNEY
﻿
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Mitchell S. Steiner and
Michele Greco
, and each of them individually, as his or her true and lawful attorney
‑in
‑fact and agent, with power to act with or without the other and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post
‑effective amendments
)
to the Registration Statement and 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 full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, 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 their substitutes, may lawfully 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 on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
﻿
﻿
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Mitchell S. Steiner
Mitchell S. Steiner
Chairman,
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 13, 2020
/s/ Mario Eisenberger
Mario Eisenberger
Director
May 13, 2020
/s/ Harry Fisch
Harry Fisch
Vice Chairman of the Board and
Director
May 13, 2020
/s/ Michael L. Rankowitz
Michael L. Rankowitz
Director
May 13, 2020
/s/ Jesus Socorro
Jesus Socorro
Director
May 13, 2020
/s/ Michele Greco
Michele Greco
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 13, 2020
﻿
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