As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2026
Registration
No. 333-299630
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Amendment
No. 1
to
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
EXPION
ENERGY, Inc.
(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada |
81-2701049 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification Number) |
2025 SW
Deerhound Avenue
Redmond, Oregon
97756
(541) 797-6714
(Address, including
zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Kevin Sellers
Chief Executive
Officer and President
2025 SW Deerhound
Avenue
Redmond, Oregon
97756
(541) 797-6714
(Name, address, including
zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies
to:
Ryan C. Wilkins,
Esq.
Amanda McFall,
Esq.
Stradling Yocca
Carlson & Rauth LLP
660 Newport Center
Drive, Suite 1600
Newport Beach,
California 92660
(949) 725-4000
From time
to time or at one time as determined by the Registrant
after the effective date of this registration statement.
(Approximate date
of commencement of proposed sale to the public)
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:
☒
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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.
☐
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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 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, 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.
| Large
accelerated filer |
☐ |
Accelerated
filer |
☐ |
| Non-accelerated
filer |
☒ |
Smaller
reporting company |
☒ |
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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 Securities Act. ☐
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 that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance
with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and
Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
We are filing this pre-effective
Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-299630) (the “Registration
Statement”) as an exhibit-only filing to file a consent of independent registered public accounting firm as Exhibit 23.2 and amend
and restate the exhibit index set forth in Item 16 of Part II of the Registration Statement.
Accordingly, this Amendment
consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, the signature page to the Registration Statement, and the exhibit index, and
does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement. The prospectus and the balance of Part II
of the Registration Statement previously filed are unchanged and have been omitted.
Item 16.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The
following exhibits are filed herewith, or were previously filed and are hereby incorporated by reference.
Incorporated
by Reference |
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Exhibit
No. |
Exhibit
Description |
Form |
Date |
Exhibit
No. |
Filed
Herewith |
| 1.1 |
Form of
Underwriting Agreement* |
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| 1.2 |
At-the-Market
Issuance Sales Agreement, dated October 23, 2026, by and between the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC** |
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| 3.1 |
Articles
of Incorporation of the Company, effective November 4, 2021 |
S-1 |
03/31/2022 |
3.1 |
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| 3.2 |
Certificate
of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, effective October 8, 2024 |
8-K |
10/07//2024 |
3.1 |
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| 3.3 |
Certificate
of Change, effective July 21, 2026 |
8-K |
07/16/2026 |
3.1 |
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| 3.4 |
Certificate
of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, effective as of August 20, 2026 |
8-K |
08/24/2026 |
3.2 |
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| 3.5 |
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated August 21, 2024 |
8-K |
08/27/2024 |
3.1 |
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| 3.6 |
Certificate
of Amendment of Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated August 20, 2026 |
8-K |
08/24/2026 |
3.3 |
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| 4.1 |
Form
of Common Stock Certificate |
S-1 |
03/31/2022 |
4.1 |
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| 4.2 |
Form of
Indenture** |
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| 4.3 |
Form of
Note* |
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| 4.4 |
Form of
Warrant* |
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| 4.5 |
Form of
Preferred Stock Certificate* |
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| 4.6 |
Form
of Representative’s Warrant Agreement |
S-1 |
03/31/2022 |
4.4 |
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| 4.7 |
Form
of Senior Secured Promissory Note issued to bridge loan investors |
S-1 |
03/31/2022 |
4.5 |
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| 4.8 |
Description
of Capital Stock |
10-K |
03/16/2026 |
4.4 |
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| 4.9 |
March
2022 Form of Common Stock Warrant |
S-1 |
03/31/2022 |
10.1 |
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| 4.10 |
March
2023 Form of Warrant with an Exercise Price of $2.90 |
10-K |
03/30/2023 |
10.15 |
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| 4.11 |
March
2023 Form of Warrant with an Exercise Price of $3.32 |
10-K |
03/30/2023 |
10.16 |
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| 4.12 |
December
2023 Form of Convertible Note |
8-K |
12/29/2023 |
4.1 |
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| 4.13 |
August
2024 Form of Pre-Funded Warrant |
8-K |
08/09/2024 |
4.1 |
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| 4.14 |
August
2024 Form of Series A Warrant |
8-K |
08/09/2024 |
4.2 |
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| 4.15 |
August
2024 Form of Series B Warrant |
8-K |
08/09/2024 |
4.3 |
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| 4.16 |
October
2025 Form of Pre-Funded Warrant |
8-K |
10/17/2025 |
4.1 |
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| 4.17 |
January
2025 Form of Pre-Funded Warrant |
8-K |
01/03/2025 |
4.1 |
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| 4.18 |
January
2025 Form of Common Warrant |
8-K |
01/03/2025 |
4.2 |
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| 4.19 |
Form
of Amended and Restated 8% Convertible Debenture Due August 21, 2029 |
8-K |
10/23/2026 |
4.1 |
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| 4.20 |
Form
of Amended and Restated Common Stock Purchase Warrant |
8-K |
10/23/2026 |
4.2 |
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| 5.1 |
Opinion
of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP** |
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| 5.2 |
Opinion
of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP** |
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| 23.1 |
Consent
of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP** (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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| 23.2 |
Consent
of M&K CPAS PLLC, independent registered public accounting firm |
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X |
| 24.1 |
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to the Registration Statement, as initially filed)** |
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| 25.1 |
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act† |
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| 107 |
Filing Fee Table** |
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| * To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of the securities. |
| ** Previously filed. |
| † To be filed pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as applicable. |
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 Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Redmond, State of Oregon, on October 30, 2026.
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EXPION ENERGY, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin
Sellers |
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Kevin Sellers |
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Chief Executive Officer and President |
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(Principal 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.
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Title |
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Date |
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| /s/ Kevin
Sellers |
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director |
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October 30,
2026 |
| Kevin
Sellers |
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(Principal
Executive Officer) |
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| /s/ Robert
Winspear |
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Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
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October 30,
2026 |
| Robert
Winspear |
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(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Director
and Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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October 30,
2026 |
| Scott
Burell |
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Director |
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October 30,
2026 |
| Marc
W. Jarvis |
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Director |
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October 30,
2026 |
| George
Lefevre |
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Director |
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October 30,
2026 |
| Steven
M. Shum |
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* By: /s/
Kevin Sellers
Kevin
Sellers, Attorney-in-Fact