fs32014resale_neonode.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2014
Registration No. 333-      


      UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


NEONODE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

 
Delaware
 
94-1517641
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

2350 Mission College Blvd, Suite 190
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 496-6722
 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 
David W. Brunton
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Secretary
Neonode Inc.
2350 Mission College Blvd, Suite 190
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 496-6722
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

David T. Mittelman, Esq.
Donald C. Reinke, Esq.
Reed Smith LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, California 94105-3659
(415) 543-8700

 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
 
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ¨
 
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  x
 
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨
 
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ¨
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ¨
 
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,” “non-accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
       
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
 
 

 

 
 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of each class of
securities to be registered
 
Amount
to be
registered(1)(2)
   
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share(3)
   
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(3)
   
Amount of
registration fee
 
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
    5,000,000     $ 3.585     $
17,925,000
    $
2,309
 
 
(1)
Consists of an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of common stock and 2,500,000 shares of common stock that may be issued upon exercise of a warrant, all of which were acquired by the selling stockholder in a private placement.
 
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of the registrant’s common stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder to prevent dilution by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction.
 
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. The proposed maximum offering price per share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high $3.72 and low $3.45 sales prices of the registrant’s common stock on May 22, 2014, as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
 

 
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.
 


 
 

 
 
The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholder may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, and the selling stockholder is not soliciting offers to buy, these securities in any state where the offer or sale of these securities is not permitted.
 
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 30, 2014
 
PROSPECTUS
 
5,000,000 SHARES
 
 
NEONODE INC.
 
Common Stock
 
This prospectus covers the sale or other disposition of up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, including 2,500,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant, by the selling stockholder identified in this prospectus. The selling stockholder may, from time to time, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any or all of its shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market, or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.
 
Neonode is not offering any shares of our common stock for sale under this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares of our common stock by the selling stockholder, other than any proceeds from the cash exercise of the warrant to purchase shares of our common stock.
 
Our common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “NEON.” On May 29, 2014, the last reported sales price of our common stock, as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market, was $3.61 per share.
 
Investing in our common stock involves certain risks. See the “Risk Factors” section herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as well as our subsequently filed periodic and current reports, which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus carefully before you make your investment decision.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
The date of this prospectus is May 30, 2014
 
 
 

 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
 
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration or continuous offering process.
 
You should read this prospectus and the information and documents incorporated by reference carefully. Such documents contain important information you should consider when making your investment decision. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference” in this prospectus.
 
You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus or documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We have not, and the selling stockholder has not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. This prospectus covers offers and sales of our common stock only in jurisdictions in which such offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security.
 
In this prospectus, we refer to Neonode Inc. as “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Neonode.”  Reference to “selling stockholder” refers to the stockholder listed herein under “Selling Stockholder” and its pledgees, assignees, or successors-in-interest.
 
Neonode, the Neonode logo, MultiSensing, and zForce are trademarks of Neonode Inc. registered in the United States and other countries.
 
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
 
Information in and incorporated by reference into this prospectus contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Statements that are not purely historical may be forward-looking.  You can identify some forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends” and similar expressions.  Forward looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect our future plans of operation, business strategy, results of operations, and financial position.
 
A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those included within or contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to risks relating to the uncertainty of growth in market acceptance for our technology, our history of losses since inception, our ability to remain competitive in response to new technologies, the costs to defend, as well as risks of losing, patents and intellectual property rights, a reliance on our customers’ ability to develop and sell products that incorporate our technology, our customer concentration and dependence on a limited number of customers, the uncertainty of demand for our technology in certain markets, the length of a product development and release cycle, our ability to manage growth effectively, our dependence on key members of our management and development team, uncertainty regarding expansion or other corporate transactions, and our ability to obtain adequate capital to fund future operations. For a discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements, please see the discussion under “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and in our publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Because actual results or outcomes could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any responsibility to update or revise any of these factors or to announce publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
 
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
The following is only a summary and therefore does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our common stock. We urge you to read this entire prospectus, including the matters discussed under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and the more detailed consolidated financial statements, notes to the consolidated financial statements and other information incorporated by reference from our other filings with the SEC.
 
Our Company
 
Neonode develops and licenses user interfaces and optical infrared touch technology.  Our touch technology offers multiple features including the ability to sense an object’s size, depth, velocity, pressure, and proximity to any type of surface. We offer our family of touch solutions under the name MultiSensing.  Our MultiSensing offerings are based upon our patented technology we call zForce.  We license our touch technology to Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) and Original Design Manufacturers (“ODMs”) who incorporate it into devices that they produce and sell.  Our licensing model allows us to focus on the development of solutions for touchscreens and touch-enabled surfaces.  We do not manufacture products or components.  Our touch technology can be incorporated by OEMs and ODMs into a wide range of devices such as mobile phones, tablets and e-readers, toys and gaming consoles, printers, household appliances, wearable goods, and advanced automotive infotainment systems.
 
Neonode Inc., formerly known as SBE, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Delaware on September 4, 1997.  SBE’s name was changed to Neonode Inc. upon the completion of a merger in August 2007 between SBE and the parent company of Neonode AB, a company founded in February 2004 and incorporated in Sweden. As a result of the merger, the business and operations of Neonode AB became the primary business and operations of Neonode Inc. Our headquarters is located at 2350 Mission College Blvd, Suite 190, Santa Clara, CA 95054 and phone number is (408) 496-6722.  Our website address is www.neonode.com. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and does not constitute part of this prospectus.
 
Private Placement
 
On May 9, 2014, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited institutional investor (the “Investor”), the selling stockholder named herein, pursuant to which we agreed to issue 2,500,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $4.00 per share (the “Investor Shares”) and a warrant (the “Investor Warrant”) for an aggregate purchase price of $10,000,000 in gross proceeds.  Full cash exercise of the Investor Warrant will result in us receiving an additional $12,725,000 in proceeds.  Closing of the investment transaction pursuant to the Purchase Agreement occurred on May 15, 2014.
 
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which we have filed the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part with the SEC relating to the offer and sale by the holder of the Investor Shares and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Investor Warrant (the “Investor Warrant Shares”).  Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we are obligated to file the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part by June 8, 2014 and to use best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by August 7, 2014.  Failure to meet those and related obligations, or failure to maintain the effective registration of the Investor Shares and Investor Warrant Shares will subject us to payment for liquidated damages.
 
Under the terms of the Investor Warrant, the holder is entitled to exercise the Investor Warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.09 per share for a period of 18 months from the May 15, 2014 issuance date.  The holder may exercise the Investor Warrant in whole or in part.   The terms of the Investor Warrant require that exercise may only be for cash and not a cashless basis unless, after November 15, 2014, the Investor Warrant Shares are not subject to a registration statement or there has been a failure to maintain the effective registration of the Investor Warrant Shares.  The exercise price of the Investor Warrant is subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, and similar transactions a “fundamental event” or “stock combination event” as provided for in the terms of the Investor Warrant.
 
 
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The Offering
 
Common stock outstanding:
  
40,455,352 shares (1)
   
Common stock offered by the selling stockholder:
  
5,000,000 shares (2)
   
Common stock outstanding after the offering
  
42,955,352 shares (3)
   
NASDAQ Capital Market symbol for common stock:
  
NEON
   
Use of proceeds:
  
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares covered by this prospectus. We may receive up to $12,725,000 in proceeds upon the cash exercise of the warrant held by the selling stockholder, and we intend to use any such proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.
   
Risk factors:
  
See “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as well as our subsequently filed periodic and current reports, for a discussion of factors to consider before investing in shares of our common stock.
 
(1)
The number of shares shown to be outstanding is based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of May 28, 2014, and does not include shares issuable upon exercise of warrants (including the shares of common stock registered hereunder underlying the warrant held by the selling stockholder), conversion of outstanding preferred stock, or reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options granted or available under our equity compensation plans.

(2)
The number of shares registered hereunder includes 2,500,000 shares of common stock outstanding and 2,500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant. The number of shares being registered hereunder represents approximately 12.5% of the total number of our shares of common stock outstanding.

(3)
The number of shares shown to be outstanding after the offering assumes full cash exercise by the selling stockholder of the 2,500,000 shares of common stock registered hereunder and issuable upon exercise of the warrant held by the selling stockholder.
 
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
An investment in our common stock involves risks. Prior to making a decision about investing in our common stock, you should consider carefully the risks together with all of the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including any risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” contained in any supplements to this prospectus and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and in our subsequent filings with the SEC.
 
USE OF PROCEEDS
 
We will not receive any of the proceeds from any sale or other disposition of the common stock covered by this prospectus. We will receive proceeds upon the cash exercise of the warrant for which underlying shares of common stock are being registered hereunder. Assuming full cash exercise of such warrant at the exercise price of $5.09 per underlying share of common stock, we will receive proceeds of $12,725,000. We currently intend to use the cash proceeds from any warrant exercise for working capital and general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the cash proceeds to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, technologies, product candidates, or other intellectual property, although we have no present commitments or agreements to do so. The amount and timing of our actual use of proceeds may vary significantly depending upon numerous factors, including the actual amount of proceeds we receive and the timing of when we receive such proceeds. In addition, the terms of the warrant provide that it may be exercised on a cashless basis if, after November 15, 2014, the shares of common stock underlying the warrant are not subject to a registration statement or there has been a failure to maintain the effective registration of such shares. We will not receive any cash proceeds as a result of warrant that are exercised on a cashless basis pursuant to such terms of the warrant.
 
 
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SELLING STOCKHOLDER
 
We have prepared this prospectus to allow the selling stockholder and its pledgees, assignees, or successors-in-interest to offer and sell or otherwise dispose of, from time to time, up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock which it acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated May 9, 2014. The table below presents information regarding the selling stockholder and the shares of our common stock that it may sell or otherwise dispose of from time to time under this prospectus. The table is based on information supplied to us by the selling stockholder. Percentages of beneficial ownership are based upon 40,455,352 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of May 28, 2014. Beneficial ownership is determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities and including any securities that grant the selling shareholder the right to acquire common stock within 60 days of May 28, 2014. We do not know when or in what amounts the selling stockholder may sell or otherwise dispose of the shares covered hereby. The selling stockholder might not sell any or all of the shares covered by this prospectus or may sell or dispose of some or all of the shares other than pursuant to this prospectus. Because the selling stockholder may not sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of the shares covered by this prospectus and because there are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale or other disposition of any of the shares, we cannot estimate the number of the shares that will be held by the selling stockholder after completion of the offering.
 
   
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BEFORE
   
NUMBER
OF SHARES
COVERED
   
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
AFTER OFFERING(2)
 
NAME OF SELLING STOCKHOLDER   OFFERING(1)    
HEREBY(1)
   
NUMBER
   
PERCENTAGE
 
                         
Capital Ventures International (3)
    5,000,000       5,000,000       0       0.00 %
 
(1)
The number of shares for the selling shareholder consists of the aggregate of an equal number of shares of common stock outstanding and shares of common stock issuable upon cash exercise of a presently exercisable warrant.
   
(2)
For purposes of this table, the Company assumes that all of the shares covered by this prospectus will be sold by the selling stockholder.
   
(3)
Heights Capital Management, Inc., the authorized agent of Capital Ventures International (“CVI”), has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by CVI and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Martin Kobinger, in his capacity as Investment Manager of Heights Capital Management, Inc., may also be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over the shares held by CVI. Mr. Kobinger disclaims any such beneficial ownership of the shares. CVI is affiliated with one or more registered broker-dealers. CVI purchased the shares being registered hereunder in the ordinary course of business and at the time of purchase, had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any other person to distribute such shares.

 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
The selling stockholder of the securities offered by this prospectus and any of its pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of the securities covered hereby on the NASDAQ Capital Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions.  These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices.  A selling stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:
 
 
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker‑dealer solicits purchasers;
     
 
block trades in which the broker‑dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
     
 
purchases by a broker‑dealer as principal and resale by the broker‑dealer for its account;
     
 
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
     
 
privately negotiated transactions;
     
 
settlement of short sales;
     
 
in transactions through broker‑dealers that agree with the selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;
     
 
through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
     
 
a combination of any such methods of sale; or
     
 
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
 
The selling stockholder may also sell securities under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
 
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholder may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales.  Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling stockholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440, and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
 
In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the selling stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume.  The selling stockholder may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out its short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities.  The selling stockholder may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
 
The selling stockholder and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales.  In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.  The selling stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.
 
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities.  The Company has agreed to indemnify the selling stockholder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
 
Because the selling stockholder may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder.  In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. The selling stockholder has advised us that there is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale securities by the selling stockholder.
 
 
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We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the selling stockholder without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect, or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect.  The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
 
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution.  In addition, the selling stockholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the selling stockholder or any other person.  We will make copies of this prospectus available to the selling stockholder and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
 
 
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EXPERTS
 
The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, have been audited by KMJ Corbin & Company LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
The validity of our common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Reed Smith LLP, San Francisco, California.
 
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
This prospectus is part of the registration statement on Form S-3 we filed with the SEC under the Securities Act and does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements, or other documents, the reference may not be complete and you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement or the exhibits to the reports or other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a copy of such contract, agreement, or other document.  Because we are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, we file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC.  Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room.  Our website address is www.neonode.com. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus.
 
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
 
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information from other documents that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents.  The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Information contained in any supplement to this prospectus and information that we file with the SEC in the future and incorporate by reference in this prospectus will automatically update and supersede the information contained in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings (other than current reports on Form 8-K furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items) we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the initial filing date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to the termination of this offering covered by this prospectus:
 
 
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 filed on March 6, 2014;
     
 
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014 filed on May 12, 2014;
     
 
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2014, May 9, 2014, and May 12, 2014 as amended May 19, 2014; and
     
 
The description of our common stock included in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed on April 26, 2012.
 
We will provide without charge upon written or oral request, to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, including exhibits to these documents. You should direct any requests for documents to:
 
Neonode Inc.
2350 Mission Blvd, Suite 190
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 496-6722
 
 
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PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
 
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
 
The following table lists the costs and expenses payable by the registrant in connection with the sale of the securities covered by this prospectus other than any sales commissions or discounts, which expenses will be paid by the selling stockholder. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee.
 
SEC registration fee
  
$
2,309
  
Legal fees and expenses
  
$
15,000
  
Accounting fees and expenses
  
$
3,250
  
Miscellaneous fees and expenses
  
$
5,000
  
Total
  
$
25,559
  
 
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
 
Neonode Inc. (the “registrant”) is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person was an officer, director, employee, or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such person as an officer, director, employee, or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was illegal. No indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses which such officer or director has actually and reasonably incurred. The registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for the indemnification of directors and officers of the registrant to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL.
 
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except for liability:
 
  for any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
     
  for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
     
  for improper payment of dividends or redemptions of shares; or
     
  for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.
 
As permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, the registrant’s Bylaws provide that (i) the registrant is required to indemnify its directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, (ii) the registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify other officers, employees and agents as set forth in the DGCL, (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the registrant is required to advance all expenses incurred by its directors and executive officers in connection with a legal proceeding (subject to certain exceptions), (iv) the rights conferred in the registrant’s Bylaws are not exclusive, (v) the registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers, employees and agents, and (vi) the registrant may not retroactively amend its Bylaws provisions relating to indemnity.
 
 
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The registrant has an insurance policy covering its officers and directors with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or otherwise.
 
At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of the registrant’s directors, officers, or key employees as to which indemnification is being sought nor is the registrant aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any of its officers or directors.
 
Indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to the registrant’s directors, officers, and controlling persons under the foregoing provisions, or otherwise. The registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
 
The above discussion of the DGCL and the registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such statutes, Certificate of Incorporation, and Bylaws.
 
Item 16. Exhibits
 
Number
  
Exhibit
   
10.1
  
Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2014 (file no. 0-08419))
   
10.2
  
Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2014 (file no. 0-08419))
   
10.3
  
Investor Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on May 19, 2014 (file no. 0-08419))
   
5.1
  
Opinion of Reed Smith LLP
   
23.1
  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
23.2
  
Consent of Reed Smith LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
   
24
  
Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereto)
 
 
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Item 17. Undertakings
 
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
 
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
 
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
 
 
(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 with the Securities and Exchange 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.
 
 
(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 (i), (ii), and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
 
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.
 
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.
 
That, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
 
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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended that is incorporated by reference in 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.
 
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the 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 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.
 
 
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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-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of California, on the 30th day of May, 2014.
 
 
NEONODE INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ David Brunton
 
   
David Brunton
 
   
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance,
Treasurer and Secretary
 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas Eriksson and David Brunton, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with the full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including any and all post-effective amendments), and to sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this registration statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their or his or substitutes, 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 of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
Signature
  
Title(s)
 
Date
     
/s/ Thomas Eriksson
  
Chief Executive Officer, and Director
 
May 30, 2014
Thomas Eriksson
  
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
     
/s/ David Brunton
  
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Secretary
 
May 30, 2014
David Brunton
  
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
   
     
/s/ Per Bystedt
  
Executive Chairman
 
May 30, 2014
Per Bystedt
  
     
     
/s/ Mats Dahlin
  
Director
 
May 30, 2014
Mats Dahlin
  
     
     
/s/ Lars Lindqvist
  
Director
 
May 30, 2014
Lars Lindqvist
       
         
/s/ John Reardon   Director   May 30, 2014
John Reardon
       
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Number
  
Exhibit
   
5.1
  
Opinion of Reed Smith LLP
   
23.1
  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
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