Company: PFSA
Filing Date: 2025-08-11
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001213900-25-073872
Chunk: 230

Company: Profusa, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-11
Form: S-1
Chunk 230
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 or a combination of such methods of sale. Such transactions may or may not involve brokers or dealers. In effecting sales, brokers or dealers engaged by Ascent may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Broker -dealertransactions may include purchases of the securities by a broker -dealeras principal and resales of the securities by the broker -dealerfor its account pursuant to this prospectus, ordinary brokerage transactions or transactions in which the broker -dealersolicits purchasers. Such broker -dealersmay receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from Ascent and/or the purchasers of the securities offered hereby for whom such broker -dealersmay act as agents or to whom they sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to a particular broker -dealermight be in excess of customary commissions). Any broker -dealersparticipating in the distribution of the securities covered by this prospectus may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by any of those broker -dealersmay be deemed to be underwriting commissions under the Securities Act. Ascent has not advised us that they have entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any broker -dealersregarding the sale of the Common Stock to which this prospectus relates in part. In addition, Ascent may elect to make a pro rata in -kinddistribution of Common Stock to its members, partners or shareholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part by delivering a prospectus with a plan of distribution. Such members, partners or shareholders would thereby receive freely tradeable shares of Common Stock pursuant to the distribution through a registration statement. To the extent a distributee is an affiliate of ours (or to the extent otherwise required by law), we may file a prospectus supplement in order to permit the distributees to use the prospectus to resell the shares of Common Stock acquired in the distribution. There can be no assurance that Ascent will sell all or any of the Common Stock offered by this prospectus. In addition, any shares that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 may be sold under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, if available, or in other transactions exempt from registration, rather than pursuant to this prospectus. At the time a particular offer of securities is made, if required, a prospectus supplement will be distributed that will set forth the number of securities being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent