Blueprint
 
  
Filed Pursuant to 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-210337
 
The information in this preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is not complete and may be changed. A registration statement relating to these securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell nor do they solicit an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
 
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 20, 2019
 
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated June 17, 2016)
 
                Shares 
 
Common Stock
 
We are offering           shares of our common stock.
 
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CBMG.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on March 19, 2019 was $18.01.
 
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-4, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before making a decision to purchase our securities.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
 
 
Per Share
 
 
 Total 
 
Public Offering Price
 $
 
 $
 
Underwriting Discount and Commissions(1)
 $  
 $  
Proceeds to Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. (before expenses)
 $  
 $  
 
(1) 
See “Underwriting” beginning on page S-8 of this prospectus supplement for additional information regarding the compensation payable to the underwriters.
 
Delivery of the shares of common stock is expected to be made on or about             , 2019. We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to an additional             shares of our common stock. If the underwriters exercise the option in full, the total underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us will be $             and the total proceeds to us, before expenses, will be $            .
 
Joint Book-Running Managers
 
Cantor
Baird
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is         , 2019. 
 
 
 
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 Prospectus Supplement
 
 
  
Page
 
About this Prospectus Supplement
  
 
 S-ii
  
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
  
 
 S-iii
  
Prospectus Supplement Summary
  
 
S-1
  
The Offering
 
 
S-3
 
Risk Factors
  
 
S-4
  
Use of Proceeds
  
 
S-5
  
Capitalization
  
 
S-6
  
Dilution
  
 
S-7
  
Underwriting
 
 
S-8
 
Legal Matters
  
 
S-15
  
Experts
  
 
S-15
  
Where You Can Find More Information
  
 
S-15
  
 
Prospectus
 
 
  
Page
 
About This Prospectus
  
 
1
  
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
  
 
2
  
About Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.
  
 
3
  
Risk Factors
  
 
4
  
Use of Proceeds
  
 
5
  
Plan of Distribution
  
 
6
  
Description of Securities We May Offer
  
 
9
  
Forms of Securities
  
 
19
  
Legal Matters
  
 
21
  
Experts
  
 
21
  
Where You Can Find More Information
  
 
21
  
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference
  
 
21
  
 
 
S-i
 
 
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
  
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of this offering of common stock and related matters. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which gives more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering of common stock. To the extent the information contained in this prospectus supplement differs or varies from the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or any document incorporated by reference, the information in this prospectus supplement shall control.
 
This prospectus supplement is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may from time to time offer and sell any combination of the securities described in the accompanying prospectus up to a total dollar amount of $150,000,000, of which this offering is a part.
 
You should rely only on the information we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the underwriter is not, making an offer to sell or soliciting an offer to buy these securities under any circumstance in any jurisdiction where the offer or solicitation is not permitted. Youshould assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf is accurate only as of the date of the respective document in which the information appears, and that any information in documents that we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
 
It is important for you to read and consider all of the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in making your investment decision. We include cross-references in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to captions in these materials where you can find additional related discussions. The table of contents in this prospectus supplement provides the pages on which these captions are located. You should read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together with the additional information described in the sections entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference” of this prospectus supplement, before investing in our common stock.
 
We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the offering of the common stock in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the common stock and the distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.
 
In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, we rely on and refer to information and statistics regarding our industry. We obtained this statistical, market and other industry data and forecasts from publicly available information. While we believe that the statistical data, market data and other industry data and forecasts are reliable, we have not independently verified the data.
 
In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.,” “CBMG,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer and relate to Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
 
 
S-ii
 
 
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in these documents contain forward-looking statements. Any statements contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus that are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions or words, identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations that involve risks, changes in circumstances and uncertainties, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.
 
A variety of factors, some of which are outside our control, may cause our operating results to fluctuate significantly. They include:
 
our anticipated cash needs and our estimates regarding our anticipated expenses, capital requirements and our needs for additional financings; 
 
the success, cost and timing of our product development activities and clinical trials;
 
our ability and the potential to successfully advance our technology platform to improve the safety and effectiveness of our existing product candidates; the potential for our identified research priorities to advance our cancer and degenerative disease technologies;
 
our ability to obtain drug designation or breakthrough status for our product candidates and any other product candidates, or to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our product candidates, and any related restrictions, limitations and/or warnings in the label of an approved product candidate;
 
the ability to generate or license additional intellectual property relating to our product candidates;
 
regulatory developments in China, United States and other foreign countries;
 
the potential of the technologies we are developing;
 
fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollars and the Chinese Yuan;
 
the changes associated with our move to the new Zhangjiang building in Shanghai;
 
our plans to continue to develop our manufacturing facilities; and
 
the additional risks, uncertainties and other factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
 
All written and verbal forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We caution investors not to rely on the forward-looking statements we make or that are made on our behalf as predictions of future events. We undertake no obligation, and specifically decline any obligation, to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein include statistical and other industry and market data that we obtained from industry publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. Industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies generally indicate that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. While we believe these industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies are reliable, we have not independently verified such data.
 
In addition, you should refer to the sections of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” as well as the documents we have incorporated by reference for a discussion of other important factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. As a result of these factors, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this prospectus supplement will prove to be accurate. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all.
 
 
S-iii
 
 
 
 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
 
The following summary provides an overview of selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and does not contain all of the information you should consider before making your investment decision. Before investing in our common stock, you should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the information incorporated herein and therein by reference, including our financial statements and the related notes included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You should also consider, among other things, the matters described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-4 and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in each case included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the information incorporated herein and therein by reference.
 
In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.,” “CBMG,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer and relate to Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
 
Overview
 
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to using our proprietary cell-based technologies to develop immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and stem cell therapies for the treatment of degenerative diseases. Our focus is to reduce the aggregate cost and ensure quality products of cell therapies by leveraging our innovative manufacturing and process optimization capabilities for the development of our internal proprietary cell therapy based pipeline and our ability to partner with leading cell therapy companies seeking manufacturing capabilities for global collaborative partnerships.
 
The manufacturing and delivery of cell therapies involve complex, integrated processes, comprised of harvesting T cells from patients, T cell isolation, activation, viral vector transduction and GMP grade purification. We use a semi-automated, fully closed system and self-made high quality viral vector for our cell therapy manufacturing, which enables us to reduce the aggregate cost of cell therapies. Additionally, this system has the ability to scale for commercial supply at an economical cost. Our technology includes two major cell platforms:
 
Immune cell therapy for treatment of a broad range of cancer indications using Chimeric Antigen Receptor modified T cells (CAR-T), genetic modified T-cell receptors (TCRs) and next generation neoantigen-reactive tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) for treatment of cancer; and
 
Human adipose-derived mesenchymal progenitor cells (haMPC) for treatment of joint diseases.
 
Our primary target market is China, where we believe that our cell-based therapies will be able to help patients with high unmet medical needs. We also plan to submit investigational new drug applications to the United States Food and Drug Administration in order to conduct clinical trials in the United States of our solid tumor clinical assets. We have been approved by the National Medical Products Administration, or NMPA, in China to initiate a Phase II clinical trial of AlloJoin™, our allogenic haMPC therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, which represents the first stem cell drug application approved by the NMPA for a Phase II clinical trial in knee osteoarthritis since the NMPA clarified its cell therapy regulations in December 2017. We also have initiated patient recruitment in China for our Phase I clinical trial of our B cell maturation antigen, or anti-BCMA, CAR-T therapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma. We continue to develop our preclinical programs and intend to initiate Phase I clinical trials in China in at least seven different programs by the fourth quarter of 2019.
 
In addition to our own internal pipelines, we have formed partnerships with other cell therapy focused companies as it pertains to their technology and platform’s access into the Chinese market. We believe that our focus on process improvement and creating cost savings on cell therapy manufacturing will enable us to collaborate with those firms as they enter into the Chinese market. In September 2018, we entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Novartis to manufacture and supply their CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah® in China. Pursuant to that agreement, we also gave Novartis a worldwide license to certain of our CAR-T intellectual property for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of CAR-T product candidates. We also have partnered with the National Cancer Institute and Augusta University.
 
 
 
 
S-1
 
 

 
 
Pipeline
 
Our clinical and preclinical pipeline, including stage of clinical development in China, is set forth below:
 
 
** In December 2017, the NMPA issued trial guidelines concerning development and testing of cell therapy products in China. The NMPA has approved our Phase I IND application under the new regulation. We plan to start our Phase II clinical trial as soon as practicable.
 
* Although we completed our Phase IIb study prior to the NMPA’s new cell therapy regulations, we have not yet filed a new IND under the new regulation. We plan to apply for IND under the new regulation as soon as practicable.
 
Corporate Information
 
Our predecessor company, EastBridge Investment Group Corporation, was incorporated in Arizona on June 25, 2011. On January 18, 2013, we completed a reincorporation from the State of Arizona to the State of Delaware and changed our name to Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10105. Our telephone number is: (347) 905-5663. Our website address is www.cellbiomedgroup.com. The information contained on our website is not a part of, and should not be construed as being incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or in deciding whether to purchase shares of our common stock.
 
 
 
 
S-2
 
 
 
THE OFFERING
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock offered by us
  
                shares of common stock.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Option to purchase additional shares
  
We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of up to 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement to purchase up to                 additional shares of common stock at the public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Offering price
  
            per share of common stock.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock to be outstanding after this offering
  
                shares (or                 shares if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares).
 
 
 
 
 
 
Use of Proceeds
  
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for preclinical studies, clinical trials, continued technology platform development, working capital and general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies that we believe are complementary to our own. See the section titled “Use of Proceeds.”
 
 
 
 
 
 
Risk Factors
  
You should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider before deciding to purchase shares of our common stock.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasdaq Global Market symbol
  
“CBMG”
 
 
 
The number of shares of our common stock outstanding is based on 18,119,282 shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and after this offering, and excludes the following:
 
296,847 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2011 Incentive Stock Option Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $7.32 per share;
 
566,213 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $8.45 per share; and
 
965,806 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $16.31 per share, and 227,951 shares of our common stock outstanding under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan subject to vest before November 13, 2021.
 
Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus supplement assumes:
 
that the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase up to               additional shares of our common stock; and
 
no exercise of the outstanding options described above.
 
 
 
 
S-3
 
 
RISK FACTORS
 
 
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and all of the other information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including our financial statements and related notes, before investing in our common stock. If any of the possible events described below or in those sections actually occur, our business, business prospects, cash flow, results of operations or financial condition could be harmed, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you might lose all or part of your investment in our common stock. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our operations and results.
 
Risks Related to This Offering and Our Common Stock
 
We may allocate our cash and cash equivalents, including the proceeds from this offering, in ways that you and other stockholders may not approve.
 
Our management has broad discretion in the application of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, including the proceeds from this offering. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of our cash and cash equivalents, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use. Our management might not apply our cash and cash equivalents in ways that ultimately increase the value of your investment. We expect to use of our cash and cash equivalents to fund our clinical trials and clinical development, and the remainder for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we may invest our cash and cash equivalents in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities. These investments may not yield a favorable return to our stockholders. If we do not invest or apply our cash and cash equivalents, including the proceeds from this offering, in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause our stock price to decline.
 
You will experience immediate and substantial dilution.
 
The offering price per share in this offering may exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering. Based on                 shares of our common stock being sold at the public offering price of $         per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $         million, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, you will experience immediate dilution of $         per share, representing the difference between our as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2018 after giving effect to this offering and the public offering price. In addition, we are not restricted from issuing additional securities in the future, including shares of common stock, securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or substantially similar securities. The issuance of these securities may cause further dilution to our stockholders. The exercise of outstanding stock options and the vesting of outstanding restricted stock units may also result in further dilution of your investment. See the section entitled “Dilution” on page S-7 below for a more detailed illustration of the dilution you may incur if you participate in this offering.
 
We do not intend to pay cash dividends.
 
We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We may not have sufficient funds to legally pay dividends. Even if funds are legally available to pay dividends, we may nevertheless decide in our sole discretion not to pay dividends. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the board of directors, and will depend upon, among other things, the results of our operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors our board of directors may consider relevant. There is no assurance that we will pay any dividends in the future, and, if dividends are declared, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend.
 
 A substantial number of shares of our common stock could be sold into the public market in the near future, which could depress our stock price.
 
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market could reduce the prevailing market prices for our common stock. Substantially all of our outstanding common stock are eligible for sale as are common stock issuable under vested and exercisable stock options. If our existing stockholders sell a large number of shares of our common stock, or the public market perceives that existing stockholders might sell shares of common stock, the market price of our common stock could decline significantly. These sales might also make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities at a time and price that we deem appropriate.
 
Risks Related to our Business
 
Certain of our clinical studies are not registered with relevant authorities.
 
Under the trial guidelines concerning development and testing of cell therapy products issued in December 2017, an applicant of the clinical trial of the said cell therapy products can propose the phases of the clinical trial and the trial plan by itself, instead of the application of the traditional phases I, II and III of a clinical trial. Certain of our clinical studies initiated or sponsored or being initiated or being sponsored by our PRC subsidiaries have not been duly registered or filed by our clinical trial partner’s with, or have been issued the approval by, the NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) or the National Health Commission of the PRC in accordance with then-applicable PRC Law. All clinical studies on trials conducted in China must be approved, registered or filed and conducted at hospitals accredited by the NMPA and any failure of the hospitals to register or file the clinical studies with the NMPA may result in delays or interruptions to such clinical studies or trials. There remain uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC Laws on our clinical studies and these factors could adversely affect the timing of the clinical studies, the timing of receipt and reporting of clinical data, the timing of Company-sponsored IND filings, and our ability to conduct future planned clinical studies, and any of the above could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
 
S-4
 
 
USE OF PROCEEDS
 
 
We estimate that the net proceeds from the public sale of                 shares of our common stock in this offering will be approximately $         million, or approximately $         million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of common stock, based on the public offering price of         per share, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
 
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with such existing cash resources, for preclinical studies, clinical trials, technology platform development, working capital and other general corporate purposes. This expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and business conditions evolve. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies that we believe are complementary to our own, although we are not currently planning or negotiating any such transactions. We have not yet determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for any of the foregoing purposes. Accordingly, our management will have significant discretion and flexibility in applying the net proceeds from the sale of these securities. Pending any use, as described above, we intend to invest the net proceeds in high-quality, short-term, interest-bearing securities.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S-5
 
 
CAPITALIZATION
 
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2018:
 
on an actual basis; and
 
on an as adjusted basis to give effect to the issuance and sale by us of               shares of common stock in this offering, and the receipt of the net proceeds from the sale of these shares, at the public offering price of  $           , after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
 
You should read this table in conjunction with the sections titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes appearing in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2018
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
As Adjusted
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018, actual and as adjusted
 $- 
 $- 
Common stock, voting, $0.001 par value; 300,000,000 authorized and 19,120,781 shares issued and 18,119,282 shares issued and outstanding, actual;             shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted
  19,121 
    
Treasury stock
  (13,953,666)
    
Additional paid-in capital
  250,604,618 
    
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  (1,469,192)
    
Accumulated deficit
  (149,982,489)
    
  
    
    
Total stockholders’ equity
  85,218,392 
    
  
    
    
Total capitalization
 $85,218,392 
 $  
 
The number of shares in the table above excludes:
 
296,847 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2011 Incentive Stock Option Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $7.32 per share;
566,213 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $8.45 per share; and
965,806 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $16.31 per share, and 227,951 shares of our common stock outstanding under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan subject to vest before November 13, 2021.
 
 
S-6
 
 
DILUTION
 
If you purchase our common stock in this offering, your ownership interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share of common stock and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock after this offering. Net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing the number of outstanding shares of our common stock into our total tangible assets (total assets less intangible assets) less total liabilities. As of December 31, 2018, we had a net tangible book value of our common stock of $69,568,911, or approximately $3.84 per share.
 
Investors participating in this offering will incur immediate, substantial dilution. After giving effect to the sale of shares of common stock in this offering at the public offering price of  $            per share, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our net tangible book value as of December 31, 2018 would have been approximately $             million, or approximately $             per share of common stock. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of approximately $             per share to existing stockholders, and an immediate dilution of approximately $             per share to investors participating in this offering.
 
The following table illustrates this per share dilution:
 
Public offering price per share
 
 
 
 $
 
Net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2018
 $3.84
 
    
Increase in net tangible book value per share after this offering
 $ 
    
Net tangible book value per share after this offering
    
 $  
Dilution per share to investors participating in this offering
    
 $  
 
If the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase             additional shares of common stock at the public offering price of $             per share, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value after this offering would be approximately $             per share, representing an increase in net tangible book value of approximately $             per share to existing stockholders and immediate dilution in net tangible book value of approximately $             per share to investors purchasing our common stock in this offering at the public offering price.
 
The above discussion and tables also excludes:
 
296,847 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2011 Incentive Stock Option Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $7.32 per share;
566,213 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $8.45 per share; and
965,806 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, which had a weighted average exercise price of $16.31 per share, and 227,951 shares of our common stock outstanding under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan subject to vest before November 13, 2021.
 
To the extent that any of these options are exercised, new options are issued under our equity incentive plans and subsequently exercised or settled or we issue additional shares of common stock or securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or substantially similar securities in the future, there will be further dilution to investors participating in this offering.
 
 
S-7
 
 
UNDERWRITING
 
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, dated                    , 2019, by and among us, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., 499 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022, and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, as representatives of the underwriters named below (the “Representatives”) and joint book-running managers of this offering, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the shares of common stock shown opposite its name below:
 
Underwriter
 
Number of 
Shares
 
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
     
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
     
  
     
Total
    
 
The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the several underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent such as the receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions and approval of certain legal matters by their counsel. The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriters will purchase all of the shares of common stock if any of them are purchased. We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters and certain of their controlling persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.
 
The underwriters are offering the shares of common stock subject to their acceptance of the shares of common stock from us and subject to prior sale. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
 
Option to Purchase Additional Shares
 
We have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement, to purchase, from time to time, in whole or in part, up to an aggregate of             shares from us at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, less underwriting discounts and commissions. If the underwriters exercise this option, each underwriter will be obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase a number of additional shares approximately proportionate to that underwriter’s initial purchase commitment as indicated in the table above.
 
Commission and Expenses
 
The underwriters have advised us that they propose to offer the shares of common stock to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and to certain dealers, which may include the underwriters, at that price less a concession not in excess of $             per share of common stock. After the initial offering, the Representatives may change the offering price and other selling terms.
 
The following table shows the public offering price, the underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay the underwriters and the proceeds, before expenses, to us in connection with this offering. Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.
 
 
 
Per Share
 
 
Total
 
 
 
Without Option to Purchase Additional Shares
 
 
With Option to Purchase Additional Shares
 
 
Without Option to Purchase Additional Shares
 
 
With Option to Purchase Additional Shares
 
Public offering price
 $
 
 $
 
 $ 
 $
 
Underwriting discounts and commissions
 $ 
 $ 
 $ 
 $  
Proceeds to us, before expenses
 $  
 $  
 $  
 $  
 
We estimate expenses payable by us in connection with this offering, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions referred to above, will be approximately $            . We have also agreed to reimburse the underwriters for up to $100,000 for certain of their counsels’ fees and expenses, which reimbursed fee is deemed underwriting compensation for this offering by FINRA.
 
 
S-8
 
 
Listing
 
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the trading symbol “CBMG.”
 
No Sales of Similar Securities
 
We and our directors and executive officers have agreed, subject to certain specified exceptions, not to directly or indirectly, for a period of 60 days, with respect to the company, and 90 days, with respect to our directors and executive officers, after the date of the underwriting agreement:
 
 sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell (including any short sale), pledge, transfer, establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-l(h) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise dispose of, any shares of common stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of common stock, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of common stock currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially,
 
enter into any swap, hedge or other agreement or transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic consequence of ownership of common stock, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of common stock, or
 
publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing for a period of 60 or 90 days, as applicable, after the date of this prospectus supplement without the prior written consent of the Representatives.
 
In addition, each such person agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, we or such other person will not, during the restricted period, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of common stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock.
 
The Representatives may, in their joint discretion and at any time or from time to time before the termination of the 60-day or 90-day period, as applicable, release all or any portion of the securities subject to lock-up agreements.
 
Market Making, Stabilization and Other Transactions
 
The underwriters may make a market in the common stock as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. However, the underwriters are not obligated to do so, and the underwriters may discontinue any market-making activities at any time without notice in their sole discretion. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for the common stock, that you will be able to sell any of the common stock held by you at a particular time or that the prices that you receive when you sell will be favorable.
 
The underwriters have advised us that they, pursuant to Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may engage in short sale transactions, stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions or the imposition of penalty bids in connection with this offering. These activities may have the effect of stabilizing or maintaining the market price of the common stock at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Establishing short sales positions may involve either “covered” short sales or “naked” short sales.
 
“Covered” short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock in this offering. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares of purchasing shares of our common stock in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the option to purchase additional shares.
 
“Naked” short sales are sales in excess of the option to purchase additional shares of our common stock. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the shares of our common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.
 
A stabilizing bid is a bid for the purchase of shares of common stock on behalf of the underwriters for the purpose of fixing or maintaining the price of the common stock. A syndicate covering transaction is the bid for or the purchase of shares of common stock on behalf of the underwriters to reduce a short position incurred by the underwriters in connection with the offering. Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters’ purchases to cover the syndicate short sales may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. As a result, the price of our common stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. A penalty bid is an arrangement permitting the underwriters to reclaim the selling concession otherwise accruing to a syndicate member in connection with the offering if the common stock originally sold by such syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction and therefore have not been effectively placed by such syndicate member.
 
 
S-9
 
 
Neither we, nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our common stock. The underwriters are not obligated to engage in these activities and, if commenced, may end any of these activities at any time.
 
Passive Market Making
 
The underwriters may also engage in passive market making transactions in our common stock on the Nasdaq in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M during a period before the commencement of offers or sales of shares of our common stock in this offering and extending through the completion of distribution. A passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid of that security. However, if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid that bid must then be lowered when specified purchase limits are exceeded. Passive market making may cause the price of our common stock to be higher than the price that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of those transactions. The underwriters are not required to engage in passive market making and, if commenced, may end passive market making activities at any time.
 
Electronic Distribution
 
A prospectus in electronic format may be made available by e-mail or on the web sites or through online services maintained by one or more of the underwriters, selling group members (if any) or their affiliates. The underwriters may agree with us to allocate a specific number of shares of common stock for sale to online brokerage account holders. Any such allocation for online distributions will be made by the underwriters on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the underwriters’ web sites and any information contained in any other web site maintained by any of the underwriters is not part of this prospectus supplement, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the underwriters and should not be relied upon by investors.
 
Other Activities and Relationships
 
The underwriters and certain of their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in a wide range of activities for their own accounts and the accounts of customers, which may include, among other things, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, merchant banking, equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, derivatives, foreign exchange, futures, asset management, custody, clearance and securities lending. The underwriters and certain of their affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various investment banking and financial advisory services for us and our affiliates, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
 
In addition, in the ordinary course of its business, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may, directly or indirectly, hold long or short positions, trade and otherwise conduct such activities in or with respect to debt or equity securities and/or bank debt of, and/or derivative products. Such investment and securities activities may involve our securities and instruments. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also make investment recommendations or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long or short positions in such securities and instruments. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is the agent under our Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, dated March 22, 2016, pursuant to which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50 million through Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
 
Stamp Taxes
 
If you purchase shares of common stock offered in this prospectus supplement, you may be required to pay stamp taxes and other charges under the laws and practices of the country of purchase, in addition to the offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.
 
Notice To Investors
 
Canada
 
This prospectus supplement constitutes an “exempt offering document” as defined in and for the purposes of applicable Canadian securities laws. No prospectus has been filed with any securities commission or similar regulatory authority in Canada in connection with the offer and sale of the common stock. No securities commission or similar regulatory authority in Canada has reviewed or in any way passed upon this prospectus supplement or on the merits of the common stock and any representation to the contrary is an offence.
 
Canadian investors are advised that this prospectus supplement has been prepared in reliance on section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (“NI 33-105”). Pursuant to section 3A.3 of NI 33-105, this prospectus supplement is exempt from the requirement that the Company and the underwriter(s) provide investors with certain conflicts of interest disclosure pertaining to “connected issuer” and/or “related issuer” relationships that may exist between the Company and the underwriter(s) as would otherwise be required pursuant to subsection 2.1(1) of NI 33-105.
 
 
S-10
 
 
Resale Restrictions
 
The offer and sale of the common stock in Canada is being made on a private placement basis only and is exempt from the requirement that the Company prepares and files a prospectus under applicable Canadian securities laws. Any resale of the common stock acquired by a Canadian investor in this offering must be made in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, which may vary depending on the relevant jurisdiction, and which may require resales to be made in accordance with Canadian prospectus requirements, pursuant to a statutory exemption from the prospectus requirements, in a transaction exempt from the prospectus requirements or otherwise under a discretionary exemption from the prospectus requirements granted by the applicable local Canadian securities regulatory authority. These resale restrictions may under certain circumstances apply to resales of the common stock outside of Canada.
 
Representations of Purchasers
 
Each Canadian investor who purchases the common stock will be deemed to have represented to the Company and the underwriter(s) that the investor (i) is purchasing the common stock as principal, or is deemed to be purchasing as principal in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, for investment only and not with a view to resale or redistribution; (ii) is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) or, in Ontario, as such term is defined in section 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario); and (iii) is a “permitted client” as such term is defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations.
 
Taxation and Eligibility for Investment
 
Any discussion of taxation and related matters contained in this prospectus supplement does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to a Canadian investor when deciding to purchase the common stock and, in particular, does not address any Canadian tax considerations. No representation or warranty is hereby made as to the tax consequences to a resident, or deemed resident, of Canada of an investment in the common stock or with respect to the eligibility of the common stock for investment by such investor under relevant Canadian federal and provincial legislation and regulations.
 
Rights of Action for Damages or Rescission
 
Securities legislation in certain of the Canadian jurisdictions provides certain purchasers of securities pursuant to an offering memorandum (such as this prospectus supplement), including where the distribution involves an “eligible foreign security” as such term is defined in Ontario Securities Commission Rule 45-501 Ontario Prospectus and Registration Exemptions and in Multilateral Instrument 45-107 Listing Representation and Statutory Rights of Action Disclosure Exemptions, as applicable, with a remedy for damages or rescission, or both, in addition to any other rights they may have at law, where the offering memorandum, or other offering document that constitutes an offering memorandum, and any amendment thereto, contains a “misrepresentation” as defined under applicable Canadian securities laws. These remedies, or notice with respect to these remedies, must be exercised or delivered, as the case may be, by the purchaser within the time limits prescribed under, and are subject to limitations and defenses under, applicable Canadian securities legislation. In addition, these remedies are in addition to and without derogation from any other right or remedy available at law to the investor.
 
Language of Documents
 
Upon receipt of this document, each Canadian investor hereby confirms that it has expressly requested that all documents evidencing or relating in any way to the sale of the securities described herein (including for greater certainty any purchase confirmation or any notice) be drawn up in the English language only. Par la réception de ce document, chaque investisseur Canadien confirme par les présentes qu’il a expressément exigé que tous les documents faisant foi ou se rapportant de quelque manière que ce soit à la vente des valeurs mobilières décrites aux présentes (incluant, pour plus de certitude, toute confirmation d’achat ou tout avis) soient rédigés en anglais seulement.
 
Australia
 
This prospectus is not a disclosure document for the purposes of Australia’s Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) of Australia, or Corporations Act, has not been lodged with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission and is only directed to the categories of exempt persons set out below. Accordingly, if you receive this prospectus in Australia:
 
 
S-11
 
 
You confirm and warrant that you are either:
 
a “sophisticated investor” under section 708(8)(a) or (b) of the Corporations Act;
 
a “sophisticated investor” under section 708(8)(c) or (d) of the Corporations Act and that you have provided an accountant’s certificate to the company which complies with the requirements of section 708(8)(c)(i) or (ii) of the Corporations Act and related regulations before the offer has been made; or
 
a “professional investor” within the meaning of section 708(11)(a) or (b) of the Corporations Act.
 
To the extent that you are unable to confirm or warrant that you are an exempt sophisticated investor or professional investor under the Corporations Act any offer made to you under this prospectus is void and incapable of acceptance.
 
You warrant and agree that you will not offer any of the shares issued to you pursuant to this prospectus for resale in Australia within 12 months of those securities being issued unless any such resale offer is exempt from the requirement to issue a disclosure document under section 708 of the Corporations Act.
 
European Economic Area
 
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area , no offer of any securities which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus has been or will be made to the public in that Member State other than any offer where a prospectus has been or will be published in relation to such securities that has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Member State and notified to the relevant competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that an offer of such securities may be made to the public in that Member State:
 
to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive;
 
to fewer than 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives of the underwriters for any such offer; or
 
in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,
 
provided that no such offer of securities shall require the Company or any of the underwriters to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive.
 
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any securities in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.
 
Hong Kong
 
No securities have been offered or sold, and no securities may be offered or sold, in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than to persons whose ordinary business is to buy or sell shares or debentures, whether as principal or agent; or to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance; or in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32) of Hong Kong. No document, invitation or advertisement relating to the securities has been issued or may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to securities which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance.
 
 
S-12
 
 
This prospectus has not been registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong. Accordingly, this prospectus may not be issued, circulated or distributed in Hong Kong, and the securities may not be offered for subscription to members of the public in Hong Kong. Each person acquiring the securities will be required, and is deemed by the acquisition of the securities, to confirm that he is aware of the restriction on offers of the securities described in this prospectus and the relevant offering documents and that he is not acquiring, and has not been offered any securities in circumstances that contravene any such restrictions.
 
Japan
 
The offering has not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948 of Japan, as amended), or FIEL, and the Initial Purchaser will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means, unless otherwise provided herein, any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEL and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
Singapore
 
This prospectus has not been and will not be lodged or registered with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or the invitation for subscription or purchase of the securities may not be issued, circulated or distributed, nor may the securities be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to the public or any member of the public in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person as defined under Section 275(2), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA, or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of any other applicable provision of the SFA.
 
Where the securities are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:
 
a corporation (which is not an accredited investor as defined under Section 4A of the SFA) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or
 
a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor,
 
shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Offer Shares under Section 275 of the SFA except:
 
to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a consideration of not less than $200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets, and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA;
 
where no consideration is given for the transfer; or
 
where the transfer is by operation of law.
 
Switzerland
 
The securities may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, or SIX, or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This prospectus has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses underart. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the securities or the offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.
 
Neither this prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, the Company or the securities have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this prospectus will not be filed with, and the offer of securities will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, or FINMA, and the offer of securities has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes, or CISA. The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of securities.
  
 
S-13
 
 
Israel
 
This document does not constitute a prospectus under the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968, or the Securities Law, and has not been filed with or approved by the Israel Securities Authority. In the State of Israel, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer of the shares is directed only at, investors listed in the first addendum, or the Addendum, to the Israeli Securities Law, consisting primarily of joint investment in trust funds, provident funds, insurance companies, banks, portfolio managers, investment advisors, members of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, underwriters, venture capital funds, entities with equity in excess of NIS 50 million and “qualified individuals”, each as defined in the Addendum (as it may be amended from time to time), collectively referred to as qualified investors (in each case purchasing for their own account or, where permitted under the Addendum, for the accounts of their clients who are investors listed in the Addendum). Qualified investors will be required to submit written confirmation that they fall within the scope of the Addendum, are aware of the meaning of same and agree to it.
 
United Kingdom
 
This prospectus is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors (as defined in the Prospectus Directive) that are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, referred to herein as the “Order”, and/or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated. Each such person is referred to herein as a “Relevant Person”.
 
This prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
 
Any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) may only be communicated or caused to be communicated in connection with the issue or sale of the securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply. All applicable provisions of the FSMA must be complied with in respect of anything done by any person in relation to the securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
 
 S-14
 
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
The validity of the common stock being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by Cooley LLP, New York, New York.
 
EXPERTS
 
The financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 incorporated in this prospectus supplement, constituting a part of the registration statement on Form S-3 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of BDO China Shu Lun Pan Certified Public Accountants LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of such firm as an expert in auditing and accounting.
 
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, which are part of the registration statement, omits certain information, exhibits, schedules and undertakings set forth in the registration statement, as permitted by the SEC. For further information pertaining to us and the securities offered in this prospectus supplement, reference is made to that registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus as to the contents or provisions of any documents referred to in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not necessarily complete, and in each instance where a copy of the document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, reference is made to the exhibit for a more complete description of the matters involved.
 
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us.
 
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CBMG.” General information about our company, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, are available free of charge through our website at www.cellularbiomedgroup.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC. Information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated into this prospectus supplement or other securities filings and is not a part of these filings.
 
 
S-15
 
 
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
 
We are “incorporating by reference” certain documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We filed a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the SEC with respect to the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus omit certain information contained in the registration statement, as permitted by the SEC. You should refer to the registration statement, including the exhibits, for further information about us and the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Statements in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus regarding the provisions of certain documents filed with, or incorporated by reference in, the registration statement are not necessarily complete and each statement is qualified in all respects by that reference. The documents we incorporate by reference are:
 
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 as filed with the SEC on February 19, 2019; 
 
our Current Reports on Form 8-K and/or their amendments as filed with the SEC on January 4, 2019 and, January 25, 2019;
 
the information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 from our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A related to our 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 15, 2019; and
 
the description of our Common Stock contained in our Form 8-A filed with the SEC on June 13, 2014, and as it may be further amended from time to time, under the caption “Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.”
 
All documents (other than current reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed in such forms that are related to such items unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary) subsequently filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act before the date our offering is terminated or completed are deemed to be incorporated by reference into, and to be a part of, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Any statement contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
 
We will provide each person to whom a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is delivered a copy of all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, but not delivered with this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You may obtain copies of these filings, at no cost, through the “Investor Relations” section of our website (www.cellbiomedgroup.com) and you may request a copy of these filings at no cost (other than exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference) by writing or telephoning us at the following address and telephone number:
 
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Telephone: (347) 905-5663
Attention: Tony Liu
 
Information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated into this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, or other securities filings and is not a part of these filings.
 
 
S-16
 

PROSPECTUS
 
$150,000,000
 
 
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Rights
Units
 
 
We may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more series, any one of the following securities of our company, for total gross proceeds up to $150,000,000:
 
common stock;
 
preferred stock;
 
secured or unsecured debt securities consisting of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness which may be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities, each of which may be convertible into equity securities;
 
warrants to purchase our securities;
 
rights to purchase any of the foregoing securities; or
 
units comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing securities.
 
We will provide specific terms of these offerings and securities in one or more supplements to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. The prospectus supplement, and any documents incorporated by reference, may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement, any documents incorporated by reference and any related free writing prospectus carefully before buying any of the securities being offered.
 
We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis.
 
Our common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “CBMG.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market on May 20, 2016 was $15.52 per share.
 
 
 
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement before making a decision to purchase our securities.
 
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 June 17, 2016.
 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
 
 
About This Prospectus
        -i-
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
        -ii-
Prospectus Summary
        1
The Securities We May Offer
7
Risk Factors
8
Use of Proceeds
8
Description of Capital Stock and Securities We May Offer
8
Plan of Distribution
14
Legal Matters
15
Experts
15
Where You Can Find More Information
15
Incorporation of Certain Information By Reference
16
  
You should rely only on the information we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement.
 
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so.
 
You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of their respective dates and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any prospective supplement or any sale of securities.
 
 
 
 
 
 
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
 
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may offer and sell, either individually or in combination, in one or more offerings, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, for total gross proceeds of up to $150,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
 
We urge you to read carefully this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering, together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference,” before investing in any of the securities being offered. You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, along with the information contained in any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so.
 
The information appearing in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document and any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
 
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
 
We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference herein were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.
 
 
-i-
 
 
 
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents we have filed or will file with the SEC that are or will be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus that are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. When we use the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions, we are identifying forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.
 
A variety of factors, some of which are outside our control, may cause our operating results to fluctuate significantly. They include:
 
our plans and expectations regarding the timing and outcome of our research, development, manufacturing, distribution and commercialization efforts, whether with partners or on our own, with primary research and manufacturing facilities in China, relating to our therapies derived from two major cell platforms: (i) Immune Cell therapy for treatment of a broad range of cancers using Vaccine, Tcm, TCR clonality, Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell (“CAR-T”) and anti-PD-1 technologies for various liquid and solid cancerous diseases, and (ii) human adipose-derived mesenchymal progenitor cells (“haMPC”) for treatment of joint and autoimmune diseases comprised of Knee Osteoarthritis (“KOA”), and Cartilage Defect (“CD”) Asthma, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ("COPD") autologous and allogeneic therapies and any other proposed products, product candidates or approved products;
 
the domestic and international regulatory process and related laws, rules and regulations governing our technologies and our approved and proposed products and formulations, including: (i) the timing, status and results of our or our commercial partners’ filings with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Ministry of Health (“MOH”) and the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) or their foreign equivalents, (ii) the timing, status and results of non-clinical work and clinical studies, including regulatory review thereof and (ii) the heavily regulated industry in which we operate our business generally;
 
the significant challenges our newly acquired technology platform presents;
 
our ability to enter into strategic partnerships for the development, commercialization, manufacturing and distribution of our products and product candidates;
 
Our reliance in significant part on outside scientists and their third-party research institutions for research and development and early clinical testing of our product candidates;
 
our ability, or the ability of our commercial partners to actually develop, commercialize, manufacture or distribute our products and product candidates;
 
our ability to generate commercially viable products and the market acceptance of our cell therapy and cell banking technologies and our proposed products and product candidates;
 
our ability to finance our operations on acceptable terms, either through the raising of capital, the incurrence of convertible or other indebtedness or through strategic financing or commercialization partnerships;
 
the protection and control afforded by our patents or other intellectual property, and any interest patents or other intellectual property that we license, or our or our partners’ ability to enforce our rights under such owned or licensed patents or other intellectual property;
 
our ability to maintain our licenses, patents or other intellectual property;
 
the outcome of ongoing or potential future litigation or other claims or disputes relating to our business, technologies, products or processes;
 
the ability of our manufacturing partners to supply us or our commercial partners with clinical or commercial supplies of our products in a safe, timely and regulatory compliant manner and the ability of such partners to address any regulatory issues that have arisen or may in the future arise;
 
competition existing today or that will likely arise in the future; and
 
regulatory oversight of our company by the SEC, FDA, CFDA, the NASDAQ Stock Market and other regulatory agencies.
 
 
-ii-
 
 
 
The foregoing does not represent an exhaustive list of risks that may impact upon the forward-looking statements used herein or in the documents incorporated by reference herein. Please see “Risk Factors” in our reports filed with the SEC or in a prospectus supplement related to this prospectus for additional risks which could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, new risks regularly emerge and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all risks on our business or the extent to which any risk, or combination of risks, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement are based on information available to us on the date hereof or thereof. Except to the extent required by applicable laws or rules, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained throughout (or incorporated by reference in) this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus and the documents we have filed with the SEC. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-iii-
 
 
 
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
The following summary highlights selected information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in the securities. Before making an investment decision, you should read the entire prospectus and any supplement hereto carefully, including the risk factors section as well as the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements incorporated herein by reference.
 
In this prospectus and any amendment or supplement hereto, unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.,” “CBMG,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer and relate to Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
 
Our Company
 
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. is a biomedicine company, principally engaged in the development of new treatments for cancerous and degenerative diseases utilizing proprietary cell-based technologies.  Our technology includes two major cell platforms: (i) Immune Cell therapy for treatment of a broad range of cancers using T Central Memory Cell ("Tcm"), T Cells Receptor ("TCR") clonality analysis, Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell (“CAR-T”) and anti-PD-1 technologies, and (ii) human adipose-derived mesenchymal progenitor cells (“haMPC”) for treatment of joint and autoimmune diseases, with primary research and manufacturing facilities in China, while meeting dual standards.
 
From February 6, 2013 to June 23, 2014, we operated the Company in two separate reportable segments: (i) Biomedicine Cell Therapy (“Biomedicine”); and (ii) Financial Consulting (“Consulting”).  The Consulting segment was conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary EastBridge Investment Corp. (“Eastbridge Sub”).  On June 23, 2014, the Company announced the discontinuation of the Consulting segment as it no longer fits into management’s long-term strategy and vision.  The Company will focus resources on becoming a pure-play biotechnology company bringing therapies to improve the health of patients in China.
 
On September 26, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of Beijing Agreen Biotechnology Co. Ltd. ("AG") and the U.S. patent held by Cellular Immunity Tech Ltd. (a company controlled by the founder).
 
AG is a biotech company with operations in China, engaged in the development of treatments for cancerous diseases utilizing proprietary cell technologies, which include without limitation, preparation of subset T Cell and clonality assay platform technology for treatment of a broad range of cancers by AG’s primary hospital partner, Jilin Hospital.
 
On February 9, 2015, the Company announced its acquisition of Chinese PLA General Hospital's ("PLAGH", Beijing, also known as "301 Hospital") Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell (“CAR-T”) therapy, its recombinant expression vector CD19, CD20, CD30 and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor's (EGFR or HER1) Immuno-Oncology patents applications, and Phase I clinical data of the aforementioned therapies and manufacturing knowledge.  The 301 Hospital team has conducted several preliminary clinical studies of various CAR-T constructs targeting CD19-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, CD20-positive lymphoma, CD30-positive Hodgkin's lymphoma and EGFR-HER1-positive advanced lung cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, and renal cell carcinoma.  Pursuant to the terms of a technology transfer agreement, PLAGH agreed to transfer to the Company all of its right, title and interest in and to certain technologies currently owned by PLAGH (including, without limitation, four technologies and their pending patent applications) that relate to genetic engineering of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T cells and its applications (collectively, the “Technology”).  In addition, PLAGH is responsible for obtaining governmental approval for the clinical trial related to the Technology, and the Company is responsible for the costs and expenses in connection therewith. The parties may collaborate to develop follow-on research and improvements on the Technology (collectively, the “Improvements”).  With respect to any Improvement achieved through the collaboration of the Company and PLAGH, the two parties will jointly own any intellectual property arising from such Improvement.  With respect to any Improvement achieved solely and independently by PLAGH, the Company has a right of first refusal to acquire any intellectual property arising from such Improvement.
 
When combined with CBMG's state-of-the art infrastructure and clinical platform, we anticipate that the aforementioned acquired technologies will enable improvement of cancer immune cell therapies and strategic combination therapies which will boost the Company's Immuno-Oncology presence, and pave the way for future partnerships. We plan to initiate certain cancer clinical trials utilizing such technologies upon receiving acceptance of the clinical trial designs with the principal investigator and obtaining the requisite approvals.
 
 
1
 
 
 
On June 26, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of Blackbird BioFinance, LLC (“Blackbird”)’s University of South Florida (“USF”)’s license on the next generation cancer immunotherapy vaccine CD40LGVAX, its related technologies and technical knowledge.  Of the total consideration to be delivered to Blackbird for the purchased assets, $2,500,000 was delivered in cash and 28,120 shares of Company common stock (the "Closing Shares"), representing $1,050,000 of the purchase consideration, was issued and delivered to Blackbird. Another 18,747 shares (the “Holdback Shares”), representing $700,000 of the purchase consideration (subject to adjustments and satisfaction of certain conditions in line with similar transactions), were to be issued and delivered to Blackbird on November 4, 2015.   Based on the terms of the license, we believe the Company will pay potentially more than $25 million in future milestones and royalty payments.
 
Despite the advances of targeted therapies and recent breakthroughs with immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-PD1 or PDL1 monoclonal antibody treatments, there are still significant unmet medical needs in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (“NSCLC”), and the disease remains largely incurable. We believe the CD40LGVAX vaccine, in combination with an anti-PD1 monoclonal antibody, may provide synergistic and improved clinical benefits in both PDL1 positive and negative patients. We previously anticipated a phase I/II clinical trial for the CD40LGVAX vaccine combined with PD-1 antibody to commence in the second half of 2015.  We currently evaluating both U.S. and non-U.S. options for furthering clinical trials for the CD40LGVAX vaccine following Moffitt Cancer Center’s notification to us that it will not be continuing its sponsorship of the U.S. CD40LGVAX Trial. In the third quarter of 2015 we reviewed and modified the design of CD40LGVAX trial by expanding the number of patient recruitment, changing from single site to multi-sites trial and adding stratification to the trial.  We are converting the CD40LGVAX Investigator Sponsor Research (“ISR”) to a CBMG IND trial. We are converting the CD40LGVAX Investigator Sponsor Research (“ISR”) to a CBMG IND trial.
 
Biomedicine Business
 
Our biomedicine business was founded in 2009 as a newly formed specialty biomedicine company by a team of seasoned Chinese-American executives, scientists and doctors. In 2010 we established a GMP facility in Wuxi, and in 2012 we established a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) GMP standard protocol-compliant manufacturing facility in Shanghai. Our focus has been to monetize the rapidly growing health care market in China by marketing and commercializing stem cell and immune cell therapeutics, related tools and products from our patent-protected homegrown cell technology developed by our research and development team, as well as by utilizing exclusively in-licensed and other acquired intellectual properties.
 
Our current treatment focal points are cancer and other degenerative diseases such as Knee Osteoarthritis (“KOA”), Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (“COPD”) and Cartilage Defects.
 
Cancer. In the cancer field, our in-licensed TC-DC therapy utilizes dendritic cells that have been taught the unique "signature" of the patient's’ cancer, in order to trigger an effective immune response against cancer stem cells, the root cause of cancer metastasis and recurrence. Our Tumor Cell Target Dendritic Cell (“TC-DC”) product candidate has successfully completed a U.S. FDA Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of Metastatic Melanoma at the Hoag Medical Center in California. We have a process to develop human embryo-derived motor neuronal precursor cells and human embryo-derived neuronal precursor cells with high purity levels, validated by synapse formation, and have shown functional innervation with human muscle cells.  Under applicable international reciprocity procedures we are utilizing data generated in a U.S. Phase II clinical trial in an analogous China-based Phase I/II Clinical Trial for the treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (“HCC”), a major type of Liver Cancer. Management believes we will be able to leverage skin cancer data produced in ongoing trials in the U.S., and apply it toward advancing our product candidate for the treatment of liver cancer and other cancer-related indications.  As of December 31, 2013, we have completed the HCC Phase I trial. With the advent of more advanced technologies in our portfolio, at present we do not plan on continuing the HCC trial. We are evaluating hospitals’ post Tcm treatment data to ascertain whether clinical studies for certain cancer disease indications may be warranted.   We plan to continue to evaluate and prioritize our cancer clinical trial indications for commercialization using safe and effective therapy or combination therapies. We announced results from our Phase I trial for certain of CAR-T cancer immunotherapy programs on March 25, May 21, and late September, 2015. The Phase I trial data for the CD19, CD20 and CD30 and EGFR HER 1 constructs showed a positive response rate under controllable toxicities.
 
On October 26, 2015, the Company announced results from the PLAGH Phase IIa clinical trial evaluating the safety, feasibility and anti-tumor activity of its acquired (CAR-T) immunotherapy CBM-CD20.1 targeting CD20 for the treatment of patients with advanced B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).  Overall objective response rate (ORR) is 80.0% (8/10) with durable responses observed.  A total of ten patients were treated with CBM-CD20.1 (seven patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and three patients with other types of NHL). The Phase IIa results showed that CBM-CD20.1 immunotherapy was safe, well tolerated, and efficacious in the treatment of patients with advanced NHL. The data was selected for an oral presentation entitled “Treatment of CD20-directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor-modified T cells in Patients with advanced B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: An Early Phase IIa Trial Report” at the 2015 4th International Conference on Translational Medicine in Baltimore.
 
 
2
 
 
 
KOA.  In 2013, we completed a Phase I/IIa clinical trial for our “KOA therapy named ReJoin™. The trial tested the safety and efficacy of intra-articular injections of autologous haMPCs in order to reduce inflammation and repair damaged joint cartilage. The 6-month follow-up clinical data showed ReJoin™ therapy to be both safe and effective.
 
In Q2 2014 we completed patient enrollment for the Phase IIb clinical trial of ReJoin™  for KOA. The multi-center study has enrolled 53 patients to participate in a randomized, single blind trial. We published 48-week follow-up data of Phase I/IIa on December 5, 2014.  The 48-week data indicated that patients have reported a decrease in pain and a significant improvement in mobility and flexibility, while the clinical data shows our ReJoin™ regenerative medicine treatment to be safe.  We announced interim Phase IIb clinical trial results of KOA therapy named ReJoin  on March 25, 2015, which confirmed that the primary and secondary endpoints of ReJoin™ therapy groups have all improved significantly compared to their baseline. We released positive 48 week follow-up data in January 2016.
 
Cartilage Damage.  In January 2015 we initiated patient recruitment to support a study of ReJoin™  haMPC therapy for Cartilage Defects (“CD”) resulting from osteoarthritis (“OA”) or sports injury. The study is based on the same science that has shown tremendous progress in the treatment of KOA. Both arthroscopy and the use of magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) will be deployed to further demonstrate the regenerative efficacy of ReJoin™ on CD.
 
 Asthma.  In Q1 of 2014 we began a pre-clinical study on haMPC therapy for asthma. The pre-clinical study, conducted by Shanghai First People’s Hospital, a leading teaching hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University, will evaluate the safety and efficacy of haMPCs to treat severe asthma.
 
COPD. COPD refers to a group of diseases that block airflow to the lungs and make it difficult to breathe. The two most common conditions that make up COPD are chronic bronchitis and emphysema, which gradually destroys the smallest air passages (bronchioles) in the lungs. Currently the common treatments for COPD, such as use of steroids, inhalers and bronchodilator drugs, aim to control the symptoms and minimize further damage, but do not reverse the tissue damage. The major risk factors for COPD in China are tobacco smoking, biomass fuel use and genetic susceptibility.
 
Our pre-clinical COPD study is being conducted by Shanghai First People's Hospital, a leading teaching hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University. Professor Zhou Xin, director of the hospital's respiratory department and chairperson of Respiratory Diseases Division of Shanghai Medical Association, will lead the study as Principal Investigator.
 
The  unique lines of adult adipose-derived stem cells and the immune cell therapies enable us to create multiple cell formulations in treating specific medical conditions and diseases, as well as applying single cell types in a specific treatment protocol. Management believes that our adult adipose-derived line will become commercially viable and market-ready within three to four years. In addition, we plan to assess and initiate cancer clinical trials leading to commercialization using safe and most effective therapy or combination therapies. Our facilities are certified to meet the international standards NSF/ANSI 49, ISO-14644 (or equivalent), ANSI/NCSL Z-540-1 and 10CFR21, as well as CFDA standards CNAS L0221. In addition to standard protocols, we use proprietary processes and procedures for manufacturing our cell lines, comprised of:
 
Banking processes that ensure cell preservation and viability; 
 
DNA identification for stem cell ownership; and
 
Bio-safety testing at independently certified laboratories.
 
In July 2015, the Company has received two new certifications from the CFDA for its proprietary cell and tissue preservation media kits respectively, in accordance with the CFDA’s new regulations announced on June 1, 2015. These certified kits enable long-term preservation and long distance shipment of cells and tissue, without freezing them down, from and to the point of care for ready applications by physicians. The latest certifications further strengthen our Vertically Integrated Cell Manufacturing System (“VICMS”) to centralize the processing and supplying of autologous cell therapies, and reinforce our potential to be a world-class biotechnology company, serving large unmet medical needs.
 
Our Strategy
 
The majority of our biomedicine business is in the development stage. We intend to concentrate our business on cell therapies and in the near-term, carrying our KOA stem cell therapy and cancer immune cell therapies to commercialization.
 
 
3
 
 
 
With the recent addition of our cancer immune cell therapy resources, we plan to evaluate and prioritize our cancer clinical trial indications for commercialization using safe and most effective therapy or combination therapies. The Company believes that, when integrated with CBMG's state-of-the-art infrastructure and clinical platform, the aforementioned acquired AG, 301 Hospital and USF technologies will improve our cancer immune cell therapies clinical pathway and pave the way for collaboration with renowned institutions. We plan to initiate certain cancer clinical trials upon receiving acceptance of the clinical trial designs with the principal investigator and obtaining the requisite approvals.
 
In the next 12 months, we aim to accomplish the following:
 
Confirm the safety and tolerability profile of CBM-EGFR.1 in cholangiocarcinoma and NSCLC;
Explore the CBM-EGFR.1 opportunities in other solid tumor indications;
Seek early possibilities of conducting multi-center Phase IIb trials to validate the clinical activity from early CBM-EGFR.1 observation;
Confirm the safety and tolerability profile of CBM-CD20.1 targeting CD20 for NHL;
Explore the CBM-CD20.1 opportunities in other cancer indications;
Seek early possibilities of conducting multi-center Phase IIb trials to validate the clinical activity from early CBM-CD20.1 observation;
Evaluate potential partners to develop an immunohistochemistry based diagnostic assay to aid in the patient selection whenever needed;
Launch Phase II trials to explore the efficacy and safety of CD19 or CD20 CAR-T mono or combination therapies in chemo refractory/relapsing patients with hematological malignancies;
File new CAR-T and other patents;
Obtain approval for pending patents;
Evaluate the feasibility of sponsoring a multi-sites Phase I/II clinical study to support the New Drug Application (NDA) for the U.S. CD40LGVAX trial;
Evaluate feasibility of sponsoring a registration trial-like clinical study to support the New Drug Application (NDA) for an allogeneic haMPC Knee Osteoarthritis therapy (“Allo KOA”) study in the United States;
Complete preclinical GLP safety evaluation studies of haMPC for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD);
Provide update on Cartilage Damage clinical study;
Develop preclinical package for allogeneic haMPC therapy for COPD/Asthma clinical trial;
Continue to seek advanced technologies to bolster our CAR-T China market position;
Bolster R&D resources to fortify our intellectual properties portfolio and scientific development;
File registration for our 2014 Stock Option Plan; and
Improve liquidity by registering the shares sold in previous private placements and further fortify our balance sheet by courting institutional investors.
 
We are developing our business in cell therapeutics and capitalizing on the increasing importance and promise that adult stem cells have in regenerative medicine. Our most advanced candidate involves adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells to treat KOA.
 
Presently we have two autologous cell therapy candidates undergoing clinical trials in China, for the treatment of KOA and CD. If and when these therapies gain regulatory approval in the PRC, we will be able to market and offer them for clinical use. Although our biomedicine business was very recently organized, our technologies have been in development for decades, and our focus is on the latest translational stages of product development, principally from the pre-clinical trial stage to regulatory approval and commercialization of new therapies.
 
Our strategy is to develop safe and effective cellular medicine therapies for indications that represent a large unmet need in China, based on technologies developed both in-house and obtained through acquisition, licensing and collaboration arrangements with other companies. Our near term objective is to pursue successful clinical trials in China for our KOA application, followed by our CD and Asthma therapies.  We intend to utilize our comprehensive cell platform to support multiple cell lines to pursue multiple therapies, both allogeneic and autologous. We intend to apply U.S. Standard Operating Procedures ("SOPs") and protocols while complying with Chinese regulations, while owning, developing and executing our own clinical trial protocols. We plan to establish domestic and international joint ventures or partnerships to set up cell laboratories and/or research facilities, acquire technology or in-license technology from outside of China, and build affiliations with hospitals, to develop a commercialization path for our therapies, once approved. We intend to use our first-mover advantage in China, against a backdrop of enhanced regulation by the central government, to differentiate ourselves from the competition and establish a leading position in the China cell therapeutic market.  We also intend to out-license our technologies to interested parties and explore the feasibility of a U.S. allogeneic KOA clinical study with the FDA.
 
CBMG initially plans to use its centralized manufacturing facility located in Shanghai to service multiple hospitals within 200 km of the facility.  We aim to complete clinical trials for our KOA and CD therapy candidates as soon as practicable. Our goal is to first obtain regulatory permission for commercial use of the therapies for the respective hospitals in which the trials are being conducted. CBMG plans to scale up its customer base by qualifying multiple additional hospitals for the post-trial use of therapies, once approved, by following regulatory guidelines.
 
 
4
 
 
 
With the AG acquisition we intend to monetize AG’s U.S. and Chinese intellectual property for immune cell therapy preparation methodologies and patient immunity assessment by engaging with prominent hospitals to conduct pre-clinical and clinical studies in specific cancer indications. The T Cell clonality analysis technology patent, together with AG’s other know-how for immunity analysis, will enable the Company to establish an immunoassay platform that is crucial for immunity evaluation of patients with immune disorders as well as cancerous diseases that are undergoing therapy.
 
We believe that few competitors in China are as well-equipped as we are in the clinical trial development, diversified U.S. FDA protocol compliant manufacturing facilities, regulatory compliance and policy making participation, as well as a long-term presence in the U.S. with U.S.-based management and investor base.
 
We intend to continue our business development efforts by adding other proven domestic and international biotechnology partners to monetize the China health care market.
 
In order to expedite fulfillment of patient treatment CBMG has been actively developing technologies and products with a strong intellectual properties protection, including haMPC, derived from fat tissue, for the treatment of KOA, CD, Asthma, COPD and other indications. CBMG’s acquisition of AG provides an enlarged opportunity to expand the application of its cancer therapy-enabling technologies and to initiate clinical trials with leading cancer hospitals.  With the AG acquisition, we will continue to seek to empower hospitals' immune cell cancer therapy development programs that help patients improve their quality of life and improve their survival rate.
 
CBMG's proprietary and patent-protected production processes and clinical protocols enable us to produce raw material, manufacture cells, and conduct cell banking and distribution. Applying our proprietary intellectual property, we will be able to customize specialize formulations to address complex diseases and debilitating conditions.
 
CBMG has been developing disease-specific clinical treatment protocols. These protocols are designed for each of these proprietary cell lines to address patient-specific medical conditions. These protocols include medical assessment to qualify each patient for treatment, evaluation of each patient before and after a specific therapy, cell transplantation methodologies including dosage, frequency and the use of adjunct therapies, potential adverse effects and their proper management.
 
The protocols of haMPC therapy for KOA and CD have been approved by the hospitals’ Institutional Review Board for clinical trials. Once the trials are completed, the clinical data will be analyzed by a qualified third party statistician and reports will be filed by the hospitals to regulatory agencies for approval for use in treating patients.
 
CBMG has three cGMP facilities in Beijing, Shanghai and Wuxi, China that meet international standards and have been certified by the CFDA. In any precision setting, it is vital that all controlled-environment equipment meet certain design standards. To achieve this goal, our Shanghai cleanroom facility underwent an ISO-14644 cleanroom certification. Additionally, our facilities have been certified to meet the ISO-9001 Quality Management standard by SGS Group, and accredited by the American National Bureau of Accreditation (“ANBA”). These cGMP facilities make CBMG one of the few companies in China with facilities that have been certified by US- and European-based, FDA authorized ISO accreditation institutions.
 
In total, our cGMP facilities have over 23,000 sq. ft. of cleanroom space with the capacity for nine independent cell production lines.
 
Most importantly, CBMG has a manufacturing and technology team with more than 30 years of relevant experience in China, EU, and the United States. All of these factors make CBMG a high quality cell products manufacturer in China.
 
Subsidiaries and Affiliates
 
We conduct our business operations through the following subsidiaries (including a controlled various interest entity (“VIE”):
 
CBMG BVI, a British Virgin Islands corporation, is a holding company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBMG), a Delaware corporation. We operate our biomedicine business through CBMG BVI and its subsidiary and controlled VIE.  
 
Cellular Biomedicine Group HK Limited, a Hong Kong company limited by shares, is a holding company and wholly-owned subsidiary of CBMG BVI.
 
 
5
 
 
 
Cellular Biomedicine Group Ltd. (Wuxi), license number 320200400034410 (“WFOE”) is a wholly foreign-owned entity that is 100% owned by Cellular Biomedicine Group HK Limited.  This entity’s legal name in China is 西比曼生物科技(无锡)有限公司 , which directly translates to “Xi Biman Biological Technology (Wuxi) Co. Ltd.”  WFOE controls and holds ownership rights in the business, assets and operations of Cellular Biomedicine Group Ltd. (Shanghai) (“CBMG Shanghai”) through variable interest entity ("VIE") agreements.  We conduct certain biomedicine business activities through WFOE, including lab kit production and research.
 
Cellular Biomedicine Group Ltd. (Shanghai) license number 310104000501869, is a PRC domestic corporation, which we control and hold ownership rights in, through WFOE and the above-mentioned VIE agreements.  This entity’s legal name in China is 西比曼生物科技(上海)有限公司 , which directly translates to “Xi Biman Biotech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.”  We conduct certain biomedicine business activities through CBMG Shanghai, including clinical trials and certain other activities requiring a domestic license in the PRC.  Mr. Chen Mingzhe and Mr. Cao Wei (our President, Chief Operating Officer and director) together are the record holders of all of the outstanding registered capital of CBMG Shanghai.  Mr. Chen and Mr. Cao are also directors of CBMG Shanghai constituting the entire management of the same.   Mr. Chen and Mr. Cao receive no compensation for their roles as managers of CBMG Shanghai.
 
Agreen Biotech Co. Ltd. is a PRC domestic corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBMG Shanghai. AG is a cancer-therapy-focused developmental stage company whose intellectual property (including the intellectual property of AG’s founder, which the Company also acquired) is comprised of TCR clonality analysis technology and Tcm and Dendritic Cell ("DC") preparation methodologies.
 
Cellular Biomedicine Group Vax, Inc., a corporation incorporated in the State of California, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.  It holds the assets acquired from Blackbird, including the license on the next generation cancer immunotherapy vaccine CD40LGVAX, its related technologies and technical knowledge.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
On April 21, 2015, a putative class action complaint was filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California captioned Bonnano v. Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc., 3:15-cv-01795-WHO (N.D. Ca.).  The complaint also named Wei Cao, the Company’s then-Chief Executive Officer, and Tony Liu, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, as defendants.  The complaint alleged that during the class period, June 18, 2014, through April 7, 2015, the Company made material misrepresentations in its periodic reports filed with the SEC.  The complaint alleged a cause of action under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) against all defendants and under Section 20(a) of the 1934 Act against the individual defendants. The complaint did not state the amount of the damages sought.
 
On June 3, 2015, defendants were served.  On June 29, 2015, the Court ordered, as stipulated by the parties, that defendants are not required to respond to the initial complaint in this action until such time as a lead plaintiff and lead counsel have been appointed and a consolidated complaint has been filed.  The deadline for filing motions for the appointment of lead plaintiff and selection of lead counsel was June 22, 2015.  On that date, one motion was filed by the Rosen Law Firm on behalf of putative plaintiff Michelle Jackson.  On August 3, 2015, having received no opposition, the Court appointed Jackson as lead plaintiff and the Rosen Law Firm as class counsel.  As stipulated among the parties, Jackson filed an amended class action complaint on September 17, 2015.
 
The amended complaint names ten additional individuals and entities as defendants (“additional defendants”), none of whom were affiliated with the Company, and asserted an additional claim under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder that the Company purportedly engaged in a scheme with the additional defendants to promote its securities.  The amended complaint did not assert any claims against Mr. Liu.
 
On January 19, 2016, the Company filed a motion to dismiss, which was argued on April 20, 2016.  On May 20, 2016, the Court granted the motion to dismiss with leave to amend.  Plaintiffs may amend the complaint within 20 days of the order. The Company anticipates that it will move to dismiss the amended complaint if one is filed.
 
The Company believes that the claims do not have merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.   At this early stage of the proceedings it is not possible to evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or to estimate the range of potential loss.
 
Other than as disclosed above, we are not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
 
Additional Information
 
Since inception and through December 31, 2015, we have recorded accumulated losses totaling approximately $57.3 million. Our historical operating losses have resulted principally from our research and development activities, including clinical trial activities for our product candidates and general and administrative expenses. Ultimately, if we secure additional approvals from the MOH, CFDA and other regulatory bodies throughout the world for our product candidates, our goal will be to augment our current sources of revenue and, as applicable, deferred revenue (principally licensing fees), with sales of such products or royalties from such sales, on which we may pay royalties or other fees to our licensors and/or third-party collaborators as applicable.
 
 
6
 
 
 
We have based our estimates of development costs, market size estimates, peak annual sales projections and similar matters described or incorporated by reference in this prospectus on our market research, third party reports and publicly available information which we consider reliable. However, readers are advised that the projected dates for filing and approval of our drug applications with the MOH, CFDA or other regulatory authorities, our estimates of development costs, our projected sales and similar metrics regarding our KOA and CD therapies or any other product candidates discussed elsewhere (or incorporated by reference) in this prospectus are merely estimates and subject to many factors, many of which may be beyond our control, which will likely cause us to revise such estimates. Readers are also advised that our projected sales figures do not take into account the royalties and other payments we will need to make to our licensors and strategic partners. Our estimates are based upon our management’s reasonable judgments given the information available and their previous experiences, although such estimates may not prove to be accurate.
 
Corporate Information
 
Our principal executive offices are located at 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 100 Cupertino, CA 95014. Our telephone number is: (408) 973-7884.
 
The Securities We May Offer
 
We may offer and sell from time to time up to an aggregate of $150,000,000 of any of, or units comprised of, or other combinations of, the following securities:
 Common Stock. We may issue shares of our common stock. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably dividends if, as and when dividends are declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, after payment of dividends required to be paid on outstanding preferred stock or series common stock. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Holders of common stock have no cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.
 
Preferred Stock. We may issue shares of our preferred stock in one or more series. Our board of directors will determine the dividend, voting, conversion and other rights of the series of preferred stock being offered.
 
Debt Securities. We may offer debt securities, which may be secured or unsecured, senior, senior subordinated or subordinated, may be guaranteed by our subsidiaries, and may be convertible into shares of our common stock. We may issue debt securities either separately or together with, upon conversion of or in exchange for other securities. It is likely that the debt securities that we may issue will not be issued under an indenture.
 
Warrants. We may issue warrants to purchase shares of preferred stock, common stock or debt securities of our company. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold with other securities as a unit may be attached to or separate from the other securities. To the extent the warrants are publicly-traded, we will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a warrant agent that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
 
Rights. We may issue rights to purchase of preferred stock or common stock or debt securities of our company. We may issue rights independently or together with other securities. Rights sold with other securities as a unit may be attached to or separate from the other securities and may be (but shall not be required to be) publicly-listed securities.
 
Units. We may also issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security.
 
Prospectus Supplement. We will describe the terms of any such offering in a supplement to this prospectus. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Such prospectus supplement will contain, among other pertinent information, the following information about the offered securities:
 
title and amount;
offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees, and our net proceeds;
any market listing and trading symbol;
names of lead or managing underwriters or agents and description of underwriting or agency arrangements; and
the specific terms of the offered securities.
 
This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities without a prospectus supplement which includes a description of the method and terms of this offering.
 
 
7
 
 
 
RISK FACTORS
 
We have included discussions of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, which risk factors are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” for an explanation of how to get a copy of this report. Additional risks related to our securities may also be described in a prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you.
 
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors we describe in any prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you or in any report incorporated by reference into this prospectus or such prospectus supplement, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, or any Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus or such prospectus supplement after the date of this prospectus. Although we discuss key risks in those risk factor descriptions, additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business. Our subsequent filings with the SEC may contain amended and updated discussions of significant risks. We cannot predict future risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our financial performance.
 
Please also read carefully the section above entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
 
USE OF PROCEEDS
 
Except as otherwise disclosed in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sales of securities hereunder for the clinical and regulatory advancement of our product candidates; for commercialization of our products, including potential sales and marketing of products on our own behalf; for potential acquisitions of new technologies and products; and to meet working capital needs. The amounts and timing of our use of the net proceeds from this offering will depend on a number of factors, such as the timing and progress of our research and development efforts, the timing and progress of any partnering and commercialization efforts, technological advances and the competitive environment for our products. As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to us from the sale of the securities offered by us hereunder and the applicable prospectus supplement. Accordingly, our management will have broad discretion in the timing and application of these proceeds. Pending application of the net proceeds as described above, we intend to temporarily invest the proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing instruments.
 
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK AND SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER
 
General
 
The following description of our capital stock (which includes a description of securities we may offer pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus, as the same may be supplemented, forms a part) does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws and by the applicable provisions of Delaware law.
 
Our authorized capital stock consists of 300,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of the date of this prospectus, our outstanding capital stock consists of 11,991,188 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, and no shares of preferred stock. These figures do not include securities that may be issued: (i) pursuant to our Amended and Restated 2011 Incentive Plan; (ii) pursuant to our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan; or (iii) pursuant to our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.
 
We, directly or through agents, dealers or underwriters designated from time to time, may offer, issue and sell, together or separately, up to $150,000,000 in the aggregate of:
 
common stock;
preferred stock;
secured or unsecured debt securities consisting of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness which may be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities, each of which may be convertible into equity securities;
warrants to purchase our securities;
rights to purchase our securities; or
units comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing securities.
 
 
8
 
 
 
We may issue the debt securities as exchangeable for or convertible into shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities. The preferred stock may also be exchangeable for and/or convertible into shares of common stock, another series of preferred stock or other securities. The debt securities, the preferred stock, the common stock and the warrants are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “securities.” When a particular series of securities is offered, a supplement to this prospectus will be delivered with this prospectus, which will set forth the terms of the offering and sale of the offered securities.
 
Common Stock
 
As of May 6, 2016, there were 14,089,268 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, held of record by approximately 1,700 stockholders. The outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders.
 
Our board is divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors being elected in each year.  The common stock has no cumulative voting rights, including with respect to the election of directors.
 
Subject to preferential rights with respect to any outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefore. Pursuant to Section 281 of Delaware General Corporation Law, in the event of our dissolution, the holders of common stock are entitled to the remaining assets after payment of all liabilities of the company.
 
Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights.
 
Preferred Stock
 
Our certificate of incorporation, as amended, empowers our board of directors, without action by our shareholders, to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock from time to time in one or more series, which preferred stock may be offered by this prospectus and supplements thereto. As of the date of this prospectus, no shares of preferred stock were designated or issued and outstanding. Our board may fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of our authorized but undesignated preferred shares, including:
 
dividend rights and preferences over dividends on our common stock or any series of preferred stock;
the dividend rate (and whether dividends are cumulative);
conversion rights, if any;
voting rights;
rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions, if any);
redemption price and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of any preferred stock and the designation thereof of any of them; and
to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series but not below the number of shares then outstanding.
 
You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to the series of preferred stock being offered for the specific terms of that series, including:
 
the title of the series and the number of shares in the series;
the price at which the preferred stock will be offered;
the dividend rate or rates or method of calculating the rates, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, whether or not dividends will be cumulative or noncumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends on the preferred stock being offered will cumulate;
the voting rights, if any, of the holders of shares of the preferred stock being offered;
the provisions for a sinking fund, if any, and the provisions for redemption, if applicable, of the preferred stock being offered, including any restrictions on the foregoing as a result of arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments;
the liquidation preference per share;
the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock being offered will be convertible into our common stock, including the conversion price, or the manner of calculating the conversion price, and the conversion period;
the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock being offered will be exchangeable for debt securities, including the exchange price, or the manner of calculating the exchange price, and the exchange period;
any listing of the preferred stock being offered on any securities exchange;
a discussion of any material federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock being offered;
any preemptive rights;
the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs;
any limitations on the issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior or equal to the series of preferred stock being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs; and
any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the series.
 
 
9
 
 
 
Upon issuance, the shares of preferred stock will be fully paid and nonassessable, which means that its holders will have paid their purchase price in full and we may not require them to pay additional funds.
 
Any preferred stock terms selected by our board of directors could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of our common stock or adversely affect the rights and power, including voting rights, of the holders of our common stock without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued by us in the future. The issuance of preferred stock could also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult.
 
Debt Securities
 
As used in this prospectus, the term “debt securities” means the debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness that we may issue from time to time. The debt securities will either be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt or subordinated debt securities. We may also issue convertible debt securities. Debt securities issued under an indenture (which we refer to herein as an Indenture) will be entered into between us and a trustee to be named therein. It is likely that convertible debt securities will not be issued under an Indenture.
 
The Indenture or forms of Indentures, if any, will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The statements and descriptions in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement regarding provisions of the Indentures and debt securities are summaries thereof, do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the Indentures (and any amendments or supplements we may enter into from time to time which are permitted under each Indenture) and the debt securities, including the definitions therein of certain terms.
 
General
 
Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be direct secured or unsecured obligations of our company. The senior debt securities will rank equally with any of our other unsecured senior and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to any senior indebtedness.
 
We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, in each case with the same or various maturities, at par or at a discount. Unless indicated in a prospectus supplement, we may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series outstanding at the time of the issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of debt securities under the applicable Indenture and will be equal in ranking.
 
Should an indenture relate to unsecured indebtedness, in the event of a bankruptcy or other liquidation event involving a distribution of assets to satisfy our outstanding indebtedness or an event of default under a loan agreement relating to secured indebtedness of our company or its subsidiaries, the holders of such secured indebtedness, if any, would be entitled to receive payment of principal and interest prior to payments on the senior indebtedness issued under an Indenture.
 
Prospectus Supplement
 
Each prospectus supplement will describe the terms relating to the specific series of debt securities being offered. These terms will include some or all of the following:
 
the title of debt securities and whether they are subordinated, senior subordinated or senior debt securities;
any limit on the aggregate principal amount of debt securities of such series;
the percentage of the principal amount at which the debt securities of any series will be issued;
the ability to issue additional debt securities of the same series;
the purchase price for the debt securities and the denominations of the debt securities;
the specific designation of the series of debt securities being offered;
the maturity date or dates of the debt securities and the date or dates upon which the debt securities are payable and the rate or rates at which the debt securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, which may be fixed or variable, or the method by which such rate shall be determined;
 
 
10
 
 
 
the basis for calculating interest if other than 360-day year or twelve 30-day months;
the date or dates from which any interest will accrue or the method by which such date or dates will be determined;
the duration of any deferral period, including the maximum consecutive period during which interest payment periods may be extended;
whether the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to any index, formula or other method, such as one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices, and the manner of determining the amount of such payments;
the dates on which we will pay interest on the debt securities and the regular record date for determining who is entitled to the interest payable on any interest payment date;
the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the debt securities will be payable, where any securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange or conversion, as applicable, and notices and demands may be delivered to or upon us pursuant to the applicable Indenture;
the rate or rates of amortization of the debt securities;
if we possess the option to do so, the periods within which and the prices at which we may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to optional redemption provisions, and the other terms and conditions of any such provisions;
our obligation or discretion, if any, to redeem, repay or purchase debt securities by making periodic payments to a sinking fund or through an analogous provision or at the option of holders of the debt securities, and the period or periods within which and the price or prices at which we will redeem, repay or purchase the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and the other terms and conditions of such obligation;
the terms and conditions, if any, regarding the option or mandatory conversion or exchange of debt securities;
the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part at our option and, if other than by a board resolution, the manner in which any election by us to redeem the debt securities shall be evidenced;
any restriction or condition on the transferability of the debt securities of a particular series;
the portion, or methods of determining the portion, of the principal amount of the debt securities which we must pay upon the acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities in connection with any event of default if other than the full principal amount;
the currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated and in which principal, any premium and any interest will or may be payable or a description of any units based on or relating to a currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated;
provisions, if any, granting special rights to holders of the debt securities upon the occurrence of specified events;
any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the events of default or our covenants with respect to the applicable series of debt securities, and whether or not such events of default or covenants are consistent with those contained in the applicable Indenture;
any limitation on our ability to incur debt, redeem stock, sell our assets or other restrictions;
the application, if any, of the terms of the applicable Indenture relating to defeasance and covenant defeasance (which terms are described below) to the debt securities;
what subordination provisions will apply to the debt securities;
the terms, if any, upon which the holders may convert or exchange the debt securities into or for our common stock, preferred stock or other securities or property;
whether we are issuing the debt securities in whole or in part in global form;
any change in the right of the trustee or the requisite holders of debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable because of an event of default;
the depositary for global or certificated debt securities, if any;
any material federal income tax consequences applicable to the debt securities, including any debt securities denominated and made payable, as described in the prospectus supplements, in foreign currencies, or units based on or related to foreign currencies;
any right we may have to satisfy, discharge and defease our obligations under the debt securities, or terminate or eliminate restrictive covenants or events of default in the Indentures, by depositing money or U.S. government obligations with the trustee of the Indentures;
the names of any trustees, depositories, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or other agents with respect to the debt securities;
to whom any interest on any debt security shall be payable, if other than the person in whose name the security is registered, on the record date for such interest, the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payable on a temporary global debt security will be paid if other than in the manner provided in the applicable Indenture;
if the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities is to be payable in one or more currencies or currency units other than as stated, the currency, currencies or currency units in which it shall be paid and the periods within and terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amounts payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
 
 
11
 
 
 
the portion of the principal amount of any debt securities which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities pursuant to the applicable Indenture if other than the entire principal amount;
if the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of any debt security of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the stated maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such debt securities as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated maturity or which shall be deemed to be outstanding as of any date prior to the stated maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined); and
any other specific terms of the debt securities, including any modifications to the events of default under the debt securities and any other terms which may be required by or advisable under applicable laws or regulations.
 
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Holders of the debt securities may present registered debt securities for exchange or transfer in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as limited by the applicable Indenture, we will provide these services without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the exchange or transfer.
 
Debt securities may bear interest at a fixed rate or a variable rate as specified in the prospectus supplement. In addition, if specified in the prospectus supplement, we may sell debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate, or at a discount below their stated principal amount. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any special federal income tax considerations applicable to these discounted debt securities.
 
We may issue debt securities with the principal amount payable on any principal payment date, or the amount of interest payable on any interest payment date, to be determined by referring to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. Holders of such debt securities may receive a principal amount on any principal payment date, or interest payments on any interest payment date, that are greater or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value on such dates of applicable currency, commodity, equity index or other factors. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information as to how we will determine the amount of principal or interest payable on any date, as well as the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which the amount payable on that date relates and certain additional tax considerations.
 
Warrants
 
We may issue warrants for the purchase of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities or any combination thereof. Warrants may be issued independently or together with our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities and may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. To the extent warrants that we issue are to be publicly-traded, each series of such warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with such warrants. The warrant agent will not have any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.
 
We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the warrant and warrant agreement, if any. The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the warrants and a description of the material provisions of the applicable warrant agreement, if any. These terms may include the following:
 
the title of the warrants;
the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;
the designation, amount and terms of the securities or other rights for which the warrants are exercisable;
the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the number of warrants issued with each other security;
the aggregate number of warrants;
any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants;
the price or prices at which the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased;
if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable;
a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants;
the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire;
the maximum or minimum number of warrants that may be exercised at any time;
information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and
any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.
 
 
12
 
 
 
Exercise of Warrants. Each warrant will entitle the holder of warrants to purchase the amount of securities or other rights, at the exercise price stated or determinable in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date shown in the applicable prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, if applicable, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be exercised in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. When the warrant holder makes the payment and properly completes and signs the warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent, if any, or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as possible, forward the securities or other rights that the warrant holder has purchased. If the warrant holder exercises less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants.
 
Rights
 
We may issue rights to purchase our securities. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies or other financial institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.
 
The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:
 
the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution;
the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;
the exercise price;
the conditions to completion of the rights offering;
the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and
any applicable federal income tax considerations.
 
Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.
 
If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
 
Units 
 
We may issue units consisting of any combination of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit agent, if any, may be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent, if any, in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units. Specific unit agreements, if any, will contain additional important terms and provisions. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report that we file with the SEC, the form of unit and the form of each unit agreement, if any, relating to units offered under this prospectus.
 
If we offer any units, certain terms of that series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following, as applicable
 
the title of the series of units;
identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;
the price or prices at which the units will be issued;
the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable;
a discussion of certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and
any other material terms of the units and their constituent securities.
 
 
13
 
 
 
Transfer Agent and Registrar
 
Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.
 
Listing
 
Our common stock is quoted on The NASDAQ Global Market under the trading symbol “CBMG.”
 
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
We may sell the securities from time to time pursuant to underwritten public offerings, direct sales to the public, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods. We may sell the securities to or through underwriters or dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers. We may distribute securities from time to time in one or more transactions:
 
at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
at negotiated prices.
 
A prospectus supplement or supplements will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:
 
the terms of the offering;
the name or names of the underwriters, if any;
the purchase price of the securities or other consideration therefor, and the proceeds, if any, we will receive from the sale;
any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;
any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation;
any public offering price;
any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers; and
any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.
 
Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement will be underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
 
If underwriters are used in the sale, they will acquire the securities for their own account and may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable underwriting agreement. We may offer the securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement, other than securities covered by any over-allotment option. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may change from time to time. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe in the prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.
 
We may sell securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities, and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, our agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
 
We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.
 
We may also make sales through the Internet or through other electronic means. Since we may from time to time elect to offer securities directly to the public, with or without the involvement of agents, underwriters or dealers, utilizing the Internet or other forms of electronic bidding or ordering systems for the pricing and allocation of such securities, you will want to pay particular attention to the description of that system we will provide in a prospectus supplement.
 
Such electronic system may allow bidders to directly participate, through electronic access to an auction site, by submitting conditional offers to buy that are subject to acceptance by us, and which may directly affect the price or other terms and conditions at which such securities are sold. These bidding or ordering systems may present to each bidder, on a so-called “real-time” basis, relevant information to assist in making a bid, such as the clearing spread at which the offering would be sold, based on the bids submitted, and whether a bidder’s individual bids would be accepted, prorated or rejected. For example, in the case of debt security, the clearing spread could be indicated as a number of “basis points” above an index treasury note. Of course, many pricing methods can and may also be used.
 
 
14
 
 
 
 Upon completion of such an electronic auction process, securities will be allocated based on prices bid, terms of bid or other factors. The final offering price at which securities would be sold and the allocation of securities among bidders would be based in whole or in part on the results of the Internet or other electronic bidding process or auction.
 
We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
 
All securities we may offer, other than common stock, will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters may make a market in these securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot guarantee the liquidity of the trading markets for any securities.
 
Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum price. Syndicate-covering or other short-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities, either through exercise of the over-allotment option or in the open market after the distribution is completed, to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a stabilizing or covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.
 
Any underwriters or agents that are qualified market makers on The NASDAQ Global Market may engage in passive market making transactions in the common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of our common stock. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded. Passive market making may stabilize the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus, and any supplement thereto, will be passed upon for us by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, NY. The legality of the securities for any underwriters, dealers or agents will be passed upon by counsel as may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
 
EXPERTS
 
The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2015 and for the year then ended and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 incorporated by reference in this prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO China Shu Lun Pan Certified Public Accountants LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated herein by reference, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 incorporated by reference in this prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated herein by reference, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
 
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
We have filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus is part of that registration statement and does not contain all the information included in the registration statement.
 
For further information with respect to our common stock and us, you should refer to the registration statement, its exhibits and the material incorporated by reference therein. Portions of the exhibits have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements made in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other document referred to are not necessarily complete. In each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contracts or other documents filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, and these statements are hereby qualified in their entirety by reference to the contract or document. The registration statement may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 and the Regional Offices at the Commission located in the Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661, and at 233 Broadway, New York, NY 10279. Copies of those filings can be obtained from the Commission’s Public Reference Section, Judiciary Plaza, 100 F Fifth Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates and may also be obtained from the web site that the Securities and Exchange Commission maintains at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information. We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information on file at the Commission’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. You can request copies of those documents upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
15
 
 
 
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
 
We are “incorporating by reference” certain documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information in the documents incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement. Statements contained in documents that we file with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus supplement, including information in previously filed documents or reports that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, to the extent the new information differs from or is inconsistent with the old information. We have filed or may file the following documents with the SEC and they are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing:
 
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the SEC on March 14, 2016;
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as filed with the SEC on May 9, 2016;
our Current Reports on Form 8-K and/or their amendments as filed with the SEC on January 11, 2016, January 28, 2016 , February 10, 2016, April 15, 2016, April 20, 2016, May 5, 2016 and May 25, 2016; and
the description of our common stock contained in our Form 8-A filed with the SEC on June 13, 2014, and as it may be further amended from time to time, under the caption “Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.”
 
All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be 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 in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
 
You may request a copy of these filings at no cost (other than exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference) by writing or telephoning us at the following address and telephone number:
 
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.
19925 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 100
Cupertino, CA 95014
Telephone: (408) 973-7884
Attention: Tony Liu
 
 

 

 
 

                   Shares
 
 
 
 
 Common Stock
 
 

 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
 

 
 
 
 
Joint Book-Running Managers
 
Cantor
 
Baird
 
 
                     , 2019