As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 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
INHIBIKASE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 26-3407249 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE (302) 295-3800 |
19801 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
INHIBIKASE THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
Mark Iwicki
Chief Executive Officer
Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc.
1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(302) 295-3800
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Danielle Lauzon
Marishka DeToy
Katherine Hand
Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(617) 570-1000
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 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 on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”) registers additional shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Registrant”) under the Registrant’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Option Plan”). On June 26, 2026, the stockholders of the Registrant approved an amendment to the Option Plan, pursuant to which the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Option Plan increased by 3,000,000 shares. This Registration Statement registers these additional 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The additional shares are of the same class as other securities relating to the Option Plan for which the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-259555, Registration No. 333-284687 and Registration No. 333-294657) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 15, 2021, February 4, 2025 and March 26, 2026, respectively, are effective. The information contained in the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-259555, Registration No. 333-284687 and Registration No. 333-294657) is hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E, except for “Item 8. Exhibits.”
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index on the page immediately preceding the exhibits for a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| * | Filed herewith. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Wilmington, State of Delaware, on the 11th day of August, 2026.
| INHIBIKASE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ MARK IWICKI | |
| Mark Iwicki Chief Executive Officer | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each officer and director of Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mark Iwicki and David McIntyre and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute any or all amendments including any post-effective amendments and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated below.
| Name |
Title |
Date | ||||
| /s/ MARK IWICKI |
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
August 11, 2026 | ||||
| Mark Iwicki | ||||||
| /s/ DAVID McINTYRE |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
August 11, 2026 | ||||
| David McIntyre | ||||||
| /s/ AMIT MUNSHI |
Director | August 11, 2026 | ||||
| Amit Munshi | ||||||
| /s/ DAVID CANNER, PH.D. |
Director | August 11, 2026 | ||||
| David Canner, Ph.D. | ||||||
| /s/ DENNIS BERMAN |
Director | August 11, 2026 | ||||
| Dennis Berman | ||||||
| /s/ ARVIND KUSH |
Director | August 11, 2026 | ||||
| Arvind Kush | ||||||
| /s/ ROBERTO BELLINI |
Director | August 11, 2026 | ||||
| Roberto Bellini | ||||||
| /s/ VINCENT AURENTZ |
Director | August 11, 2026 | ||||
| Vincent Aurentz | ||||||