As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2026
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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6420 Levit Green Boulevard Suite 310 Houston, Texas |
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77021 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Sixth Amended and Restated Plus Therapeutics, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan
Plus Therapeutics, Inc. 2015 New Employee Incentive Plan
(Full title of the Plans)
Marc H. Hedrick, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Plus Therapeutics, Inc.
6420 Levit Green Boulevard
Suite 310
Houston, Texas 77021
(737) 255-7194
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
With copies to:
David E. Danovitch
Charles E. Chambers, Jr.
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(212) 660-3060
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 under the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement (this “Registration Statement”) registers an aggregate of 860,000 additional shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Registrant”), consisting of (i) 740,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Plus Therapeutics, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”), representing an increase of 740,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan, as a result of an amendment thereto, which was adopted by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Registrant on March 31, 2026 and approved by the Registrant’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 14, 2026; and (ii) 120,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plus Therapeutics, Inc. 2015 New Employee Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2015 Plan”), representing an increase of 120,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan as a result of an amendment thereto, which was adopted by the Board on November 7, 2025. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the contents of the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 15, 2016 (Registration No. 333-210211), March 9, 2018 (Registration No. 333-223566), June 30, 2020 (Registration No. 333-239548), August 23, 2024 (Registration No. 333-281758), and August 22, 2025 (Registration No. 333-289822) are incorporated by reference and made part of this Registration Statement. Any items in such registration statements not expressly changed hereby shall be as set forth in such registration statements.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Registrant with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (filed with the Commission on March 12, 2026); |
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all other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in (a) above (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed); and |
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the description of the Registrant’s Common Stock contained in Exhibit 4.1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Commission on March 12, 2026 (File No. 001-34375). |
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Houston, Texas, on June 18, 2026.
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PLUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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By: |
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/s/ Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. |
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Name: |
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Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. and Andrew Sims, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, in his or her name and on his or her behalf, to do any and all acts and things and execute, in the name of the undersigned, any and all instruments which said attorney-in-fact and agent may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing with the Commission of this Registration Statement under the Securities Act, including specifically but without limitation, power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to such Registration Statement, and any amendments to such Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission and any applicable securities exchange or securities regulatory body, to sign any and all applications, registration statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable securities laws, including without limitation state securities laws, and to file the same, together with other documents in connection therewith with the appropriate authorities, including without limitation state securities authorities, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities set forth below on June 18, 2026.
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/s/ Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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June 18, 2026 |
Marc H. Hedrick, M.D. |
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/s/ Andrew Sims |
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Chief Financial Officer
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June 18, 2026 |
Andrew Sims |
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/s/ Richard J. Hawkins |
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Chair of the Board of Directors |
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June 18, 2026 |
Richard J. Hawkins |
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/s/ Howard Clowes |
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Director |
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June 18, 2026 |
Howard Clowes |
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/s/ An Van Es-Johansson, M.D. |
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Director |
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June 18, 2026 |
An Van Es-Johansson, M.D. |
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/s/ Ronald A. Andrews |
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Director |
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June 18, 2026 |
Ronald A. Andrews |
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/s/ Kyle Guse |
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Director |
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June 18, 2026 |
Kyle Guse |
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