NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — Regulatory Filings 2017

Nov 17, 2017

S-1/A 1 brpa_s1a2.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 Document created using Blueprint(R) - powered by Issuer Direct - www.issuerdirect.com Copyright 2017 Issuer Direct Corporation Blueprint

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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2017.

Registration No. 333-220947

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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BIG ROCK PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	6770	82-2844431
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or
organization)	(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code
Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)

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2645 N. Federal Highway

Suite 230

Delray Beach, Florida 33483

(310) 734-2300

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Richard Ackerman

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp.

c/o Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC

2645 N. Federal Highway

Suite 230

Delray Beach, Florida 33483

(310) 734-2300

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copies to:

Michael Francis, Esq. Christina C. Russo, Esq. Akerman LLP Three Brickell City Centre 98 Southeast Seventh Street Suite 1100 Miami, Florida 33131 (305) 374-5600 (305) 374-5095 — Facsimile David Alan Miller, Esq. Jeffrey M. Gallant, Esq. Graubard Miller The Chrysler Building 405 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10174 (212) 818-8800 (212) 818-8881 — Facsimile

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

| Large
accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated
filer | ☐ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Non-accelerated
filer | ☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller
reporting company | ☒ |
| | | Emerging
growth company | ☒ |

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

| Title
of each Class of Security
being registered | Amount being Registered | Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per
Security (1) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering
Price (1) | Amount
of Registration
Fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Units, each
consisting of one share of common stock, $0.001 par value, one
right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share
of common stock, and one-half of one warrant | 5,750,000
Units (2) | $ 10.00 | $ 57,500,000 | $ 7,159 |
| Shares of common
stock included as part of the units (3) | 5,750,000
Shares (4) | - | - | (7) |
| Rights included as part of the
units | 5,750,000
Rights | - | - | (7) |
| Warrants included
as part of the units | 2,875,000
Warrants (5) | - | - | (7) |
| Shares of common
stock underlying the rights included as part of the Units | 575,000
Shares | - | - | (7) |
| Representative’s
shares of common stock (3) | 115,000
Shares (6) | $ 10.00 | $ 1,150,000 | $ 144 |
| Units underlying
Representative's Unit Purchase Option (“Representative's
Units") | 500,000
Units | $ 10.00 | $ 5,000,000 | $ 623 |
| Shares of common
stock included as part of the Representative's Units | 500,000
Shares | - | - | (7) |
| Rights included as
part of the Representative's Units | 500,000
Rights | - | - | (7) |
| Warrants included as part of the Representative's
Units | 250,000
Warrants | - | - | (7) |
| Shares of common stock underlying Rights included as
part of the Representative's Units | 50,000 Shares | - | - | (7) |
| Total | | | $ 63,650,000 | $ 7,926 (8) |

(1)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.

(2)

Includes 750,000 units, consisting of 750,000 shares of common stock, 750,000 rights and 375,000 warrants underlying such units, which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.

(3)

Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(4)

Includes 750,000 shares of common stock which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.

(5)

Includes 375,000 warrants which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.

(6)

Includes 15,000 shares of common stock which may be issued to the Representative on exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.

(7)

Pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, no additional fee.

(8)

Previously paid.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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Explanatory Note

Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp. is filing this pre-effective Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment No. 2”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-220947) (the “Registration Statement”) as an exhibit-only filing. This Amendment No. 2 does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, a preliminary prospectus has been omitted.

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The estimated expenses payable by us in connection with the offering described in this registration statement (other than the underwriting discount and commissions) will be as follows:

| SEC Registration
Fee | 7,926 |
| --- | --- |
| FINRA filing
fee | 10,048 |
| Accounting fees and
expenses | 37,500 |
| Nasdaq listing
fees | 50,000 |
| Printing and
engraving expenses | 35,000 |
| Legal fees and
expenses | 250,000 |
| Miscellaneous | 109,526 (1) |
| Total | $ 500,000 |

(1) This amount represents additional expenses that may be incurred by the Company in connection with the offering over and above those specifically listed above, including distribution and mailing costs.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Our certificate of incorporation provides that all directors, officers, employees and agents of the registrant shall be entitled to be indemnified by us to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law concerning indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents is set forth below.

“Section 145. Indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents; insurance.

(a) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, has reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

(b) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

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(c) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

(d) Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.

(e) Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such term s and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.

(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

(g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section.

(h) For purposes of this section, references to “the corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

(i) For purposes of this section, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this section.

(j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

(k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation’s obligation to advance expenses (including attorney’s fees).”

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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Section 8.2(a) of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides:

“To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ proceeding ”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “ indemnitee ”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided , however , that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a) , except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.”

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement, we have agreed to indemnify the underwriters and the underwriters have agreed to indemnify us against certain civil liabilities that may be incurred in connection with this offering, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

(a)

During the past three years, we sold the following shares of common stock without registration under the Securities Act:

| Stockholder | Number of
Shares |
| --- | --- |
| Big Rock Partners
Sponsor, LLC | 1,437,500 |

These shares were issued on September 26, 2017 pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as the shares were sold to accredited investors. The shares issued were sold for an aggregate offering price of $25,000 at an average purchase price of approximately $0.017 per share.

Our sponsor has also committed to purchase from us 225,000 private placement units at $10.00 per unit (for an aggregate purchase price of $2,250,000). These purchases will take place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the consummation of our initial public offering. Our sponsor has also committed to purchase up to a maximum of 18,750 additional private placement units in proportion to the amount of the underwriters’ over-allotment option that is exercised. These issuances will be made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.

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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

| Exhibit
No. | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 1.1 | Form of
Underwriting Agreement. |
| 1.2 | Letter
Agreement between the Registrant and
EarlyBirdCapital. |
| 3.1 | Certificate
of Incorporation. |
| 3.2 | Form of
Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation. |
| 3.3 | By-laws. |
| 3.4 | Form of
Amended and Restated By-laws. |
| 4.1 | Specimen
Unit Certificate. |
| 4.2 | Specimen
Common Stock Certificate. |
| 4.3 | Specimen
Right Certificate ** |
| 4.4 | Specimen
Warrant Certificate. |
| 4.5 | Form of
Right Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company and Registrant |
| 4.6 | Form of
Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company and the Registrant. |
| 4.7 | Form of
Unit Purchase Option. ** |
| 5.1 | Opinion
of Akerman LLP.* |
| 10.1(a) | Form of
Letter Agreement for the Registrant’s
sponsor. |
| 10.1(b) | Form of
Letter Agreement for each of the Registrant’s other officers
and directors. |
| 10.1(c) | Form of
Letter Agreement for A/Z Property Partners,
LLC. |
| 10.2 | Form of
Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company and the
Registrant. |
| 10.3 | Form of
Stock Escrow Agreement between the Registrant, Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company and the Initial
Stockholder. |
| 10.4 | Form of
Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and the Initial
Stockholder. |
| 10.5 | Form of
Administrative Services Agreement. |
| 10.6 | Securities
Subscription Agreement, dated September 26, 2017, between the
Registrant and Big Rock Partners Sponsor,
LLC. |
| 10.7 | Promissory
Note, dated as of September 26, 2017, in favor of Richard
Ackerman. |
| 10.8 | Promissory
Note, dated as of September 26, 2017, in favor of Big Rock Partners
Sponsor, LLC |
| 10.9 | Form of
Indemnification Agreement for officers, directors and special
advisors. |
| 14 | Form of
Code of Ethics. |
| 23.1 | Consent
of Marcum LLP. |
| 23.2 | Consent
of Akerman, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
| 24 | Power
of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration
Statement). |
| 99.1 | C onsent
of Richard Birdoff ** |
| 99.2 | Consent
of Michael Fong. |
| 99.3 | Consent
of Stuart Koenig ** |
| 99.4 | Consent
of Albert G. Rex. |
| 99.5 | Consent
of Troy T. Taylor. |
| 99.6 | Form of
Audit Committee Charter. |
| 99.7 | Form of
Compensation Committee Charter. |
| 99.8 | Form of
Nominating Committee Charter.* |

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Filed herewith.

**

Previously Filed.

Item 17. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

i.

To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

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ii.

To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

iii.

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933 in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

i.

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

ii.

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

iii.

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

iv.

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b)

The undersigned hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(d)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Delray Beach, Florida, on the 17 th day of November, 2017.

| BIG
ROCK PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP. | |
| --- | --- |
| By: | /s/ Richard
Ackerman |
| | Richard
Ackerman |
| | Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer |

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name	Position	Date
/s/ Richard Ackerman	Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)	November
17, 2017
Richard
Ackerman
/s/ Lori B. Wittman	Chief
Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)	November
17, 2017
Lori
B. Wittman

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