UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
Registration Statement
Under the Securities Act of 1933
START SCIENTIFIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
Delaware
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20-4910418
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(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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6 Champion Trail
San Antonio, Texas
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78258
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Start Scientific, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive
Plan
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(Full Title of the Plan)
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S.Arne D. Greaves, 6 Champion Trail, San Antonio, Texas 78258
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(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
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(801) 816-2570
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(Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of Agent For Service)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated
filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Large accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be
Registered
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Amount
to be
Registered
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Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(1)
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Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
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Amount of
Registration
Fee(3)
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Common Stock
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20,000,000
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$0.40
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$8,000,000
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$916.80
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(1) The maximum offering price per share of the securities is calculated
based on Rule 457(c). The maximum offering price of $0.40 is based upon the average of the bid and asked price on July 30, 2012.
(2) The maximum aggregate offering price equal to 20,000,000 shares
multiplied by the offering price of $0.40, equaling $8,000,000.
(3) The amount of the Registration Fee equals $916.80. This amount
is arrived at pursuant to the fee calculations set forth in Section 6 of the Securities Act of 1933.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a)
PROSPECTUS
Note: The document(s) containing
the information specified in this Part I will be sent or given to employees (or non-employee directors or consultants as the
case may be) as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with the Commission either as part of this
registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in the registration statement in Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 1. Plan Information.
(a) General Plan Information
Start Scientific, Inc., (hereafter, the “Registrant”
or the “Company”) has adopted its 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), the
nature and purpose of which is to compensate the Company’s officers, directors, employees, and consultants (hereafter, collectively,
“Participants” or individually a “Participant”) for services rendered to the Company and to generate an
increased incentive to contribute to the progress of the Company. The Plan is attached as an exhibit to the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2012 and provides for the issuance of an
aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock in connection with common stock purchase options granted
under the Plan, or outright grants of common stock under the Plan (grants of common stock purchase options or shares of common
stock are hereafter generically referred to as “Awards.”) Awards under the Plan may be made at any time up until May
1, 2022 (the “Plan Expiration Date”).
The Company’s Board of Directors (hereafter,
“Board” or the “Administrator”) is the administrator of the Plan. Members of the Board serve for one-year
terms or until such time as they resign, are unable to perform their duties as directors, or are dismissed by the shareholders.
The Board may amend the Plan at any time and may also amend any Award granted thereunder without the consent of the Participant
in receipt of such Award, unless any such amendment would have a material adverse effect in respect to the Award so granted.
The Plan is not subject to any of the provisions
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
The name, address, and telephone number of the
Registrant are as set forth on the facing page of this Registration Statement. Additional information about the Plan may be obtained
from the Registrant by any Participant.
(b) Securities to be Offered
The Registrant intends to issue shares of
its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, the maximum amounts of which are set forth above in subsection (a) of this
Item 1.
(c) Employees Who May Participate
in the Plans
Any Employee, including any officer or employee-director
of the Company or of any affiliate, and any consultant of, or other individual providing services to, the Company or any affiliate
shall be eligible to be designated a Participant in the Plan.
(d) Purchase of Securities
Pursuant to the Plans and Payment for Securities Offered
(1) The Participants may be
issued common stock purchase options or grants of common stock for services rendered to the Registrant. The number of shares of
common stock (whether as common stock purchase options or grants of common stock) underlying any Award under the Plan shall be
set by the Administrator. The aggregate number of shares of common stock underlying all Awards granted under the Plan shall not
exceed the amount set forth in Item 1(a). Awards may be granted under the Plan until the Plan Expiration Date.
(2) Payment for the securities constituting an
Award consists of services rendered to the Registrant. In the case of an Award consisting of common stock purchase
options, payment of the exercise price of any such options shall be made in cash unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator.
(3) No contributions are required
by a Participant under the Plan.
(4) No contributions by the
Registrant other than the issuance of Awards is applicable.
(5) Reports to the Participant
as to the amount and status of the Participant’s account under the Plan will not be made.
(6) The Awards issued pursuant
to the Plan will consist of (i) newly-issued shares of the Registrant, or (ii) options to acquire newly-issued shares of the Registrant.
(e) Resale Restrictions
Awards of common stock purchase options may
not be resold until the same are exercised pursuant to the terms of such Award, following which no resale restrictions shall apply.
There are no resale restrictions in respect of Awards constituting shares of common stock.
(f) Tax Effects on Plan
Participation
The Plan is not qualified under Section 401(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent a Participant receives an Award of common stock purchase options with an exercise price
below the fair value of the underlying common stock, such Participant may recognize ordinary income with respect to the difference
between the exercise price and fair value. To the extent that a Participant receives an Award of common stock, the Participant
will recognize ordinary income equal to the aggregate fair market value of the shares issued to the Participant as of the date
of issuance.
(g) Investment of Funds
Not applicable.
(h) Withdrawal from Plan;
Assignment of Interest
(1) Withdrawal from Plan-
Not applicable.
(2) Assignment: Except by
the laws of descent and distribution, a Participant may not assign his interests in the Plan without the written consent of the
Company.
(i) Forfeitures and Penalties
The termination of a Participant’s directorship,
employment, consulting relationship may result in the forfeiture of any unvested portion of an Award granted under the Plan. Moreover,
any Award of common stock purchase options must be exercised within six months of the cessation of a Participant’s directorship,
employment, or consulting relationship with the Company, as applicable. In the case of a Participant’s death, such exercise
period is extended an additional six months. In the case of a Participant’s termination or removal for “cause”
as defined in the Plan, any unvested portion of an Award of common stock purchase options or other securities shall be immediately
forfeited to the Company.
(j) Charges and Deductions,
and Liens Therefor
There are no charges or deductions that may
be made against the Participant’s interest in the Plan.
Item 2. Registration Information and Employee Plan Annual
Information.
Registrant shall provide to the Participant,
without charge, upon oral or written request, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration
Statement. The Registrant shall also provide to the Participant, without charge, upon oral or written request, all of the documents
required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to Rule 428(b). Any and all such requests shall be directed to the Registrant
at the address set forth on the cover page hereof. Its telephone number is (801) 816-2570.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are hereby incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement:
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(a)
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the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (including amendments thereto) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011,
as filed with the SEC; and
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(b)
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all other reports filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act") since December 31, 2011.
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In addition to the above, 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, 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 the Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of filing
of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document
incorporated or deemed 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 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.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not Applicable
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Kenneth I. Denos, the President and sole shareholder of
Kenneth I. Denos, P.C. serves as a member of the Board and as its General Counsel. Mr. Denos also holds 12,657 shares of the Registrant’s
common stock and common stock purchase options to acquire 1,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.65 per share.
Additionally, Mr. Denos holds 100 shares of Series “A” Preferred Stock which carry no dividend, distribution, liquidation,
or rights of conversion into common stock, but hold 10,000,000 votes per share, and are entitled to vote together with holders
of our common stock on all matters upon which our common stockholders may vote.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under the Registrant’s Cerificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws, the Company may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any proceeding, including a lawsuit, because
of his position, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interest. The Company may advance
expenses incurred in defending a proceeding. To the extent that the officer or director is successful on the merits in a proceeding
as to which he is to be indemnified, the Company must indemnify him against all expenses incurred, including attorney's fees. With
respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be made only for expenses
actually and reasonably incurred in defending the proceeding, and
if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent
permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.
Regarding indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933, which may be permitted to directors or officers under Delaware law, the Company has been informed
that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Form
S-8.
Exhibit Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Kenneth I Denos, P.C. regarding the legality of the securities being registered hereunder.
10.1 Start Scientific, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (1)
23.1
Consent of Kenneth I. Denos, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 above).
23.2
Consent of Independent Auditors, Morrill & Associates, LLC.
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2012.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The Registrant hereby
undertakes to do the following:
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(1)
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement
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;
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(2)
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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
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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.
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(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, 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 of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant
to any provisions 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 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 a controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 San Antonio, State of Texas, on August 1, 2012. This Form S-8 has been signed below on behalf of the Company and
by the following persons, which include the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, its controller or principal
accounting officer, and at least a majority of the board of directors, in the following capacities and on the dates indicated:
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By:
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/s/ S. Arne D. Greaves
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S. Arne D. Greaves
Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/ George Edwards
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George Edwards
Chief Financial Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the
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day of August, 2012.
Signature
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Title
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/s/ S. Arne D. Greaves________
S. Arne D. Greaves
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Director
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/s/ George Edwards___________
George Edwards
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Director
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/s/ Kenneth I. Denos__________
Kenneth I. Denos
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Director
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/s/ Scott Bouslog_____________
Scott Bouslog
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Director
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/s/ Ruben Flores______________
Ruben Flores
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Director
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The Plan
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of San Antonio, State of Texas, on August 1, 2012:
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By:
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/s/ S. Arne D. Greaves
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S. Arne D. Greaves
Chairman of the Board
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