As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2026
Registration No. 333-290589
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DNA X, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 94-3336783 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number) |
4445 Eastgate Mall, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92121
(661) 618-7580
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Clay Crolius
Chief Financial Officer
DNA X, Inc.
4445 Eastgate Mall, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92121
(661) 618-7580
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
John Egan
Justin Anslow
Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(617) 570-1000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable
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 check the following box: ☐
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| 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. ☐
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
DNA X, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-290589) (the “Registration Statement”) to deregister any and all securities of the Registrant registered but unsold or otherwise unissued under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof.
The Registration Statement pertains to the registration for resale by Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”) of up to 350,000,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to a ChEF Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Chardan.
Any and all offerings of the Registrant’s securities pursuant to the Registration Statement have been terminated. Accordingly, the Registrant hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. In accordance with an undertaking made by the Registrant in the Registration Statement to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Registrant hereby removes from registration all securities that were registered but unsold or otherwise unissued under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this post-effective amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on June 8, 2026.
| DNA X, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Clay Crolius | |
| Name: | Clay Crolius | |
| Title | Chief Financial Officer | |
No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.