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on July 6, 2023 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Precigen, Inc. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; width: 49%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>26-0084895</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Germantown, Maryland</B></P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>20876</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Zip Code)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Precigen, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Helen Sabzaveri </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Precigen, Inc. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(301) 556-9900&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Kyoko Takahashi Lin</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>450 Lexington Avenue</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York 10017</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(212) 450-4000</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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
&ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller reporting company,&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging growth
company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Accelerated filer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Non-accelerated filer</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PART&nbsp;I</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The documents containing the information specified
in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Securities Act</B>&rdquo;). In accordance with the rules&nbsp;and regulations of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B>Commission</B>&rdquo;) and the instructions to Form&nbsp;S-8, such documents
are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PART II </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following documents are incorporated herein
by reference:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">a.</TD><TD>The Registrant&rsquo;s Annual Report on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000135609023000004/pgen-20221231.htm">Form
10-K</A> for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the &ldquo;<B>2023 Annual Report</B>&rdquo;), filed with the Commission on March
6, 2023 (File No. 001-36042), including the sections of the Registrant&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000110465923049613/tm2313443d2_def14a.htm#P4OT">Form
DEF 14A</A> for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2023, that are incorporated by reference
in the 2023 Annual Report;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">b.</TD><TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Exchange
Act</B>&rdquo;) since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a) above, including the Registrant&rsquo;s Quarterly
Report on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000135609023000009/pgen-20230331.htm">Form 10-Q</A> for the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May 10, 2023 (File No. 001-36042) and the Registrant&rsquo;s Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000110465923007269/tm234545d1_8k.htm">January
27, 2023</A>, <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000095010323005425/dp191956_8k.htm">April 5, 2023</A> and
<A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000095010323008709/dp195190_8k.htm">June 9, 2023</A>; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">c.</TD><TD>Description of the Registrant&rsquo;s securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, which is incorporated by reference
to <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000162828020002699/pgen-20191231exx45.htm">Exhibit 4.5</A> to the Registrant&rsquo;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Commission on March 2, 2020 (File No. 001-36042).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by
the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;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 then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. The Registrant is not incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof,
whether specifically listed above or filed in the future, that are not deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; with the Commission.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Any statement contained in a document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein, (or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or 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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Not applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Article 10 of Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 of the Code
of Virginia, as amended, or the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the &ldquo;VSCA&rdquo;), permits a Virginia corporation before final disposition
of a proceeding to advance funds to pay for or reimburse any officer or director for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding
if the individual is a party to the proceeding because the individual is an officer or director, and if the individual delivers to the
corporation a written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if it is ultimately determined that the individual is not entitled to indemnification.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">In addition, a corporation is permitted to indemnify
a director or officer who is party to a proceeding because the individual is or was a director or officer against liability incurred in
the proceeding.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Authorization to advance funds to, reimburse,
or indemnify a director or officer must be made by the disinterested members of the board of directors, a committee of the board of directors
consisting solely of disinterested directors, or shareholders, and the authorization to indemnify requires that a determination be made
that the individual&rsquo;s conduct was in good faith and otherwise met the required standards of conduct and belief.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">In a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation,
no indemnification shall be made in respect of any matter as to which a director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation,
except for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the individual has met the relevant standard of
conduct and belief. In any other proceeding, no indemnification shall be made if the director or officer is adjudged liable to the corporation
on the basis that the individual improperly received a personal benefit. Corporations are given the power to make any other or further
indemnity, including advance of expenses, to any director or officer that may be authorized by the articles of incorporation or any bylaw
made by the shareholders, or any resolution adopted, before or after the event, by the shareholders, except an indemnity against the individual&rsquo;s
willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation, indemnification against the
reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer is mandatory who is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense
of any proceeding to which the individual is a party because the individual is or was a director or officer. In addition, the VSCA limits
the personal liability of an officer or director in any proceeding brought by or in the name of the corporation or its shareholders except
if the individual engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or any federal or state securities law, including
without limitation any claim of unlawful insider trading or market manipulation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The Company is a Virginia corporation. The Company&rsquo;s
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation contain provisions limiting the liability of and indemnifying its directors and officers
to the extent not prohibited by Virginia law.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8. Exhibits. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>


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  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit<BR>
Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to </FONT><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000119312520023400/d876809dex31.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 3.1</FONT></A> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 6, 2023).</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to </FONT><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000119312520160727/d932829dex31.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 3.1</FONT></A> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 4, 2020).</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Specimen certificate evidencing shares of common stock (incorporated by reference to </FONT><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1356090/000119312520175730/d933596dex41.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 4.1</FONT></A> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on June 22, 2020). </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex0501.htm">5.1*</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex0501.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP.</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex0501.htm">23.1*</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex0501.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). </FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex2302.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.2*</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex2302.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. </FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="#a_001">24.1</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="#a_001">Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereto).</A></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex9901.htm">99.1*</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex9901.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Precigen, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan. </FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex107.htm">107*</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><A HREF="dp195215_ex107.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Filing Fee Table </FONT></A></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">* Filed herewith.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9. Undertakings.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&#9;(1) To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; background-color: white">(i) to include any prospectus required
by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; background-color: white">(ii) to reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &ldquo;Calculation of Registration
fee&rdquo; table in the effective Registration Statement; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; background-color: white">(iii) to include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information
in the Registration Statement;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 55.1pt; background-color: white"><I>provided, however,</I>&nbsp;that
paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 55.1pt; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&#9;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&#9;(3) To remove from registration by means of
a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&rsquo;s annual report pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&rsquo;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification
provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">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 Germantown, State of Maryland on July 6, 2023.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>PRECIGEN, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 60%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Harry Thomasian Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Harry Thomasian Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><A NAME="a_001"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned officers and directors of Precigen,
Inc., a Virginia corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), hereby constitute and appoint Helen Sabzevari, Harry Thomasian Jr. and Donald
P. Lehr, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this registration statement and any and all additional registration statements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b)&nbsp;of the
Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute
or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/ Helen
Sabzevari</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Helen Sabzevari</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -10pt">Chief Executive Officer
    and Director</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -10pt"></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Principal Executive Officer)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">July 6, 2023</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/ Harry
Thomasian Jr.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Harry Thomasian Jr.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</P>
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J. Kirk</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
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R. Frank</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 10pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/ Vinita
D. Gupta</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Vinita D. Gupta</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/ Fred
Hassan</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Fred Hassan</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on July 6, 2023
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Precigen, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Virginia
26-0084895
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway
Germantown, Maryland
20876
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Precigen, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Helen Sabzaveri
President and Chief Executive Officer
Precigen, Inc.
20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway
Germantown, Maryland
(Name and address of agent for service)
(301) 556-9900
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service)
Copies to:
Kyoko Takahashi Lin
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 450-4000
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.
☐
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified
in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"). In accordance with the rules and regulations of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents
are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant
to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated herein
by reference:
a.
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the "
2023 Annual Report
"), filed with the Commission on March
6, 2023 (File No. 001-36042), including the sections of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on
Form
DEF 14A
for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2023, that are incorporated by reference
in the 2023 Annual Report;
b.
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange
Act
") since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a) above, including the Registrant's Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q
for the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May 10, 2023 (File No. 001-36042) and the Registrant's Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
January
27, 2023
,
April 5, 2023
and
June 9, 2023
; and
c.
Description of the Registrant's securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, which is incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 4.5
to the Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Commission on March 2, 2020 (File No. 001-36042).
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by
the Registrant with the Commission 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 then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. The Registrant is not incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof,
whether specifically listed above or filed in the future, that are not deemed "filed" with the Commission.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein, (or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein), modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article 10 of Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 of the Code
of Virginia, as amended, or the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the "VSCA"), permits a Virginia corporation before final disposition
of a proceeding to advance funds to pay for or reimburse any officer or director for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding
if the individual is a party to the proceeding because the individual is an officer or director, and if the individual delivers to the
corporation a written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if it is ultimately determined that the individual is not entitled to indemnification.
In addition, a corporation is permitted to indemnify
a director or officer who is party to a proceeding because the individual is or was a director or officer against liability incurred in
the proceeding.
Authorization to advance funds to, reimburse,
or indemnify a director or officer must be made by the disinterested members of the board of directors, a committee of the board of directors
consisting solely of disinterested directors, or shareholders, and the authorization to indemnify requires that a determination be made
that the individual's conduct was in good faith and otherwise met the required standards of conduct and belief.
In a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation,
no indemnification shall be made in respect of any matter as to which a director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation,
except for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the individual has met the relevant standard of
conduct and belief. In any other proceeding, no indemnification shall be made if the director or officer is adjudged liable to the corporation
on the basis that the individual improperly received a personal benefit. Corporations are given the power to make any other or further
indemnity, including advance of expenses, to any director or officer that may be authorized by the articles of incorporation or any bylaw
made by the shareholders, or any resolution adopted, before or after the event, by the shareholders, except an indemnity against the individual's
willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation, indemnification against the
reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer is mandatory who is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense
of any proceeding to which the individual is a party because the individual is or was a director or officer. In addition, the VSCA limits
the personal liability of an officer or director in any proceeding brought by or in the name of the corporation or its shareholders except
if the individual engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or any federal or state securities law, including
without limitation any claim of unlawful insider trading or market manipulation.
The Company is a Virginia corporation. The Company's
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation contain provisions limiting the liability of and indemnifying its directors and officers
to the extent not prohibited by Virginia law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1
to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 6, 2023).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1
to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 4, 2020).
4.1
Specimen certificate evidencing shares of common stock (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1
to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on June 22, 2020).
5.1*
Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereto).
99.1*
Precigen, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
107*
Filing Fee Table
* Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required
by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act,
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information
in the Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that
paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of
a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification
provisions summarized in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Germantown, State of Maryland on July 6, 2023.
PRECIGEN, INC.
By:
/s/ Harry Thomasian Jr.
Harry Thomasian Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned officers and directors of Precigen,
Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitute and appoint Helen Sabzevari, Harry Thomasian Jr. and Donald
P. Lehr, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this registration statement and any and all additional registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their 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, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Helen
Sabzevari
Helen Sabzevari
Chief Executive Officer
    and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
July 6, 2023
/s/ Harry
Thomasian Jr.
Harry Thomasian Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
July 6, 2023
/s/ Randal
J. Kirk
Randal J. Kirk
Executive Chairman
July 6, 2023
/s/ Cesar
L. Alvarez
Cesar L. Alvarez
Director
July 6, 2023
/s/ Steven
R. Frank
Steven R. Frank
Director
July 6, 2023
/s/ Vinita
D. Gupta
Vinita D. Gupta
Director
July 6, 2023
/s/ Fred
Hassan
Fred Hassan
Director
July 6, 2023
/s/ Jeffrey
B. Kindler
Jeffrey B. Kindler
Director
July 6, 2023
/s/ Dean
J. Mitchell
Dean J. Mitchell
Director
July 6, 2023
/s/ James
S. Turley
James S. Turley
Director
July 6, 2023