Sonnet BioTherapeutics (SONN) ends S-3 offerings, deregisters unsold securities

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Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc. filed a post-effective amendment to multiple Form S-3 registration statements to end all registered securities offerings following its merger into Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. On December 2, 2025, through a series of mergers, Sonnet became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Hyperliquid Strategies, and Rorschach I LLC became its affiliate subsidiary.

The amendment terminates the effectiveness of the listed Form S-3 registration statements and removes from registration all securities that had been registered but remained unsold, including offerings such as up to 5,770,14 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants and a mixed shelf for up to $100 million of various securities. After this action, Sonnet no longer has securities registered for sale under these S-3 registration statements.

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Sonnet confirms its merger closing and clears out all unsold S-3 registered securities as an administrative step.

The company describes a completed business combination on December 2, 2025, in which Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc. became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Hyperliquid Strategies Inc., and Rorschach I LLC became another subsidiary. This establishes that Sonnet is now operating within a new corporate parent structure.

In connection with this merger, Sonnet terminated all offerings under a series of Form S-3 registration statements and, via this post-effective amendment, removed from registration all securities that were registered but unsold. These statements had covered, among other items, up to 5,770,14 shares of common stock tied to warrants and a mixed shelf of up to $100 million in various securities. The step is largely administrative, aligning Sonnet’s prior capital-raising programs with its new status as a wholly owned subsidiary.

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What corporate change does Sonnet BioTherapeutics (SONN) describe in this document?

The company states that on December 2, 2025, through a series of mergers under a Business Combination Agreement, Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc. became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Hyperliquid Strategies Inc., while Rorschach I LLC became another wholly owned subsidiary of Hyperliquid Strategies.

Why is Sonnet BioTherapeutics (SONN) filing a post-effective amendment to its Form S-3 registrations?

In connection with the merger, Sonnet has terminated all offerings of securities under its existing Form S-3 registration statements. Under its prior undertakings, it is now filing a post-effective amendment to terminate the effectiveness of those registration statements and remove from registration all securities that remained unsold.

Which Sonnet BioTherapeutics (SONN) registration statements are affected by this deregistration?

The amendment covers multiple Form S-3 registration statements, including Registration Statement Nos. 333-280705, 333-276250, 333-267171, 333-252049, 333-237795, 333-237354, 333-226107, 333-221844, 333-220336, 333-207409, 333-203679, 333-195055 and 333-193144.

What types of securities had been registered by Sonnet BioTherapeutics (SONN) under these Form S-3 statements?

The affected Form S-3 statements had registered various securities, including up to 5,770,14 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants by selling stockholders and a mixed shelf allowing the company to offer up to $100 million of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, subscription rights and/or units.

What happens to Sonnet BioTherapeutics (SONN) securities that were registered but unsold under these Form S-3 statements?

The company states that all securities registered under the listed Form S-3 registration statements that remained unsold as of the date of the post-effective amendment are removed from registration. After giving effect to this amendment, there will be no remaining securities registered by Sonnet under those registration statements.

Does Sonnet BioTherapeutics (SONN) still have any active Form S-3 offerings after this amendment?

No. Sonnet explains that it has terminated all offerings pursuant to its existing Form S-3 registration statements and, after this post-effective amendment becomes effective, there will be no remaining securities registered by the company under those statements.

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2025

Registration Statement No. 333-280705

Registration Statement No. 333-276250

Registration Statement No. 333-267171

Registration Statement No. 333-252049

Registration Statement No. 333-237795

Registration Statement No. 333-237354

Registration Statement No. 333-226107

Registration Statement No. 333-221844

Registration Statement No. 333-220336

Registration Statement No. 333-207409

Registration Statement No. 333-203679

Registration Statement No. 333-195055

Registration Statement No. 333-193144

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-280705

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-276250

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-267171

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-252049

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-237795

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-237354

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-226107

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-221844

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-220336

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-207409

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-203679

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-195055

Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-193144

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

SONNET BIOTHERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		20-2932652
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

100 Overlook Center, Suite 102

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

609-375-2227

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

Raghu Rao

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc.

100 Overlook Center, Suite 102

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

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

Copies to:

Steven M. Skolnick, Esq.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Tel: (212) 262-6700

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: N/A

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EXPLANATORY NOTE – DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

This Post-Effective Amendment (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) relates to the following Registration Statements on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statements”), originally filed by Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”):

	●	Registration Statement No. 333-280705 on Form S-3 relates to the offer and sale of up to 5,770,14 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on July 15, 2024;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-276250 on Form S-3 relates to the offer and sale of up to $100 million of Common Stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, subscription rights and/or units of the Company, in the aggregate by the Company, as declared effective by the SEC on January 4, 2024;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-267171 on Form S-3 relates to the offer and sale of up to 11,597,947 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on September 16, 2022;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-252049 on Form S-3 relates to the offer and sale of up to 11,329,463 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on January 21, 2021;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-237795 on Form S-3, as amended, relates to the offer and sale of up to 5,547,792 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on June 15, 2020;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-237354 on Form S-3 relates to the offer and sale of up to 4,149,564 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on April 2, 2020;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-226107 on Form S-3, as amended, relates to the offer and sale of up to 403,214 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on September 5, 2018;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-221844 on Form S-3 relates to the offer and sale of up to 499,857 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on December 21, 2017;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-220336 on Form S-3, as amended, relates to the offer and sale of up to 1,200,000 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on October 27, 2017;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-207409 on Form S-3, as amended, relates to the offer and sale of up to 1,874,06 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on December 8, 2015;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-203679 on Form S-3, as amended, relates to the offer and sale of (i) up to $15,000,000 of shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the Company and (ii) up to 2,217,000 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on June 9, 2015;
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-195055 on Form S-3 relates to the offer and sale of up to 1,750,544 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on April 17, 2014; and
	●	Registration Statement No. 333-193144 on Form S-3, as amended, relates to the offer and sale of up to 1,653,334 shares of the Common Stock, in the aggregate by the selling stockholders, as declared effective by the SEC on January 22, 2014.

On December 2, 2025, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2025, by and among the Company, Rorschach I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Rorschach”), Hyperliquid Strategies Inc, a Delaware corporation (“HSI”), TBS Merger Sub Inc, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of HSI (“Company Merger Sub”) and Rorschach Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of HSI (“Rorschach Merger Sub”), (i) Rorschach Merger Sub merged with and into Rorschach, with Rorschach surviving the Rorschach Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of HSI and (ii) immediately following the Rorschach Merger, Company Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Company Merger”), with the Company surviving the Company Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of HSI.

In connection with the Company Merger, the Company has terminated all offerings of securities pursuant to its existing Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933. In accordance with the undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements which remain unsold at the termination of the offerings, the Company hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements and removes from registration all securities registered under the Registration Statements that remain unsold as of the date of this Post-Effective Amendment. After giving effect to this Post-Effective Amendment, there will be no remaining securities registered by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statements. Each Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company 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 to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 9, 2025.

SONNET BIOTHERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:	/s/ Raghu Rao
Name:	Raghu Rao
Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Director