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Origin Materials (ORGN) ends $100M shelf after board approves dissolution

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Origin Materials, Inc. is filing a Post-Effective Amendment to terminate and deregister the remaining securities under its Form S-3 registration that originally allowed sales of up to $100,000,000 of debt, common stock, preferred stock and warrants. The Registration Statement was declared effective on August 26, 2025.

On May 1, 2026, the Board unanimously approved a Plan of Dissolution, subject to stockholder approval. The company states it is removing any unsold Registered Securities from registration and terminating the offering under Registration No. 333-289615. The Post-Effective Amendment is signed on July 6, 2026.

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Legal filing ends the shelf registration after a board-approved dissolution plan.

The amendment formally terminates the effectiveness of the Form S-3 registration statement (Reg. No. 333-289615) and deregisters any unsold securities, consistent with the company’s prior undertakings in the registration statement.

Because the Boardapproved Plan of Dissolution is described as subject to stockholder approval, subsequent filings will be required to disclose the stockholder vote outcome and any wind-up steps. Timing and cash‑flow treatment are not detailed in the provided excerpt.

Registered shelf size $100,000,000 aggregate amount registered on Form S-3
Registration declared effective August 26, 2025 effectiveness date of Registration No. 333-289615
Board action date May 1, 2026 Board approved Plan of Dissolution (subject to stockholder approval)
Post-Effective Amendment signed July 6, 2026 signature date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
Registration filed August 14, 2025 original filing date of the Registration Statement
Post-Effective Amendment regulatory
"This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (this “Post-Effective Amendment”), relates to the registration"
A post-effective amendment is an official update to a securities registration document filed after that document has become effective with regulators; it corrects, adds or replaces information about the securities, the company, or an offering. Investors care because it keeps the legal record current and can change what is being sold or the rights attached to shares — like getting a revised product manual after a launch that may affect value or use.
Form S-3 regulatory
"registration statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-289615"
Form S-3 is a legal document companies use to register their stock sales with the government, making it easier and faster for them to raise money by selling shares to investors. It’s like having a pre-approved shopping list that lets a company quickly sell new shares when they need funds, without going through a lengthy approval process each time.
deregister / deregistration regulatory
"to remove from registration any and all of the Registered Securities that remain unsold"
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2026

 

Registration No. 333-289615

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-289615

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

Origin Materials, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

  87-1388928

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

930 Riverside Parkway, Suite 10

West Sacramento, CA 95605

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

 

 

 

Matt Plavan

Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Operating Officer

Origin Materials, Inc.

930 Riverside Parkway, Suite 10

West Sacramento, CA 95605

(916) 231-9329

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

 

 

 

Copies to:

 

John T. McKenna

Cooley LLP

3175 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 843-5000

 

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not Applicable. The registrant is filing this post-effective amendment to remove from registration any securities registered hereunder that remain unsold.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: 

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, 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 earliest effective registration statement for the same offering: 

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. 

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I. D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. 

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company
      Emerging growth company

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (this “Post-Effective Amendment”), relates to the registration statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-289615 (the “Registration Statement”), filed by Origin Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) on August 14, 2025, with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the sale from time to time of up to $100,000,000 in total of the following securities: (i) debt securities; (ii) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001; (iii) the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.0001; and (iv) warrants for any of the foregoing securities (collectively, the “Registered Securities”). The Registration Statement was declared effective on August 26, 2025.

 

On May 1, 2026, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) unanimously approved the dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to a plan of complete liquidation and dissolution (the “Plan of Dissolution”), subject to stockholder approval. Therefore, the Company has determined to terminate the offerings of Registered Securities under the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Company is filing this Post-Effective Amendment to terminate the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and, in accordance with the undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statement, to remove from registration any and all of the Registered Securities that remain unsold as of the date hereof. The Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of all such securities.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of West Sacramento, California, on July 6, 2026.

 

 

ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Matt Plavan
    Matt Plavan
    Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 

Pursuant to Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement.

 

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FAQ

What did Origin Materials (ORGN) file in this Post-Effective Amendment?

This filing terminates and deregisters remaining securities under Form S-3 Registration No. 333-289615, which had registered up to $100,000,000 of various securities. It removes any unsold Registered Securities following the Board's action.

Why is Origin Materials ending the S-3 registration?

The company states the Board unanimously approved a Plan of Dissolution on May 1, 2026, subject to stockholder approval, and therefore determined to terminate offerings of Registered Securities under the registration statement.

Which securities were covered by the original registration statement?

The Registration Statement registered up to $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of debt securities, common stock (par value $0.0001), preferred stock (par value $0.0001), and warrants for any of the foregoing securities.

Does the amendment state how remaining assets or proceeds will be handled?

The amendment removes unsold securities from registration and terminates the registration; it does not disclose details about asset distribution, proceeds treatment, or liquidation timing in the provided excerpt.