# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001468328
**File Stem:** 0001437749-25-027885
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-25-027885.hdr.sgml**: 20250827

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-25-027885

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-3ASR

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 17

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250827

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250827

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250827

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Addus HomeCare Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001468328
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES [8082]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 205340172
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-3ASR
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-289894
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251265925

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6303 COWBOYS WAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** FRISCO
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75034
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 469-535-8200

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6303 COWBOYS WAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** FRISCO
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75034

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**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2025**

**Registration No. 333-**

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-3** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| **Delaware** | **20-5340172** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of**<br> **incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification Number)** |

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**6303 Cowboys Way, Suite 600**

**Frisco, TX 75034**

**(469) 535-8200**

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

**R. Dirk Allison** 

**Chairman and Chief Executive Officer** 

**6303 Cowboys Way, Suite 600**

**Frisco, TX 75034**

**(469) 535-8200** 

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

***Copy to:***

**David Cox** 

**Jonathan D. Stanley** 

**Bass, Berry & Sims PLC** 

**21 Platform Way South, Suite 3500** 

**Nashville, Tennessee 37203** 

**(615) 742-6200** 

**Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public**: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement as the Registrant shall determine.

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. ☐

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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 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.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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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. ☐

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**PROSPECTUS**![image1.jpg](image1.jpg)

**COMMON STOCK** 

**PREFERRED STOCK** 

**WARRANTS** 

**UNITS** 

We may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more series or issuances and on terms that we will determine at the time of the offering, any combination of common stock, preferred stock and warrants, either separately or in units.

In addition, selling stockholders to be named in a prospectus supplement may offer, from time to time, shares of our common stock. We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis.

This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. We will provide specific terms of any offering in a supplement to this prospectus. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement as well as the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus before you purchase any of the securities offered hereby.

These securities may be offered and sold directly by us, or by any selling stockholder to be identified in any accompanying prospectus supplement, to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents or directly to purchasers or through a combination of these methods, on a continuous or delayed basis. The applicable prospectus supplement will provide the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the specific terms of the plan of distribution, any over-allotment option and any applicable underwriting discounts and commissions.

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC, under the symbol "ADUS."

**Investing in our securities involves significant risks. See** "[**<u>Risk Factors</u>**](#risk_fact)" **beginning on page [4](#risk_fact) of this prospectus. You should also consider the risk factors described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents we incorporate by reference before investing in any of our securities.** 

**Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.** 

**The date of this prospectus is August 27, 2025.** 

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| [<u>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS</u>](#about_prosp) | [1](#about_prosp) |
| [<u>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</u>](#forward) | [2](#forward) |
| [<u>OUR COMPANY</u>](#our_comp) | [3](#our_comp) |
| [<u>RISK FACTORS</u>](#risk_fact) | [4](#risk_fact) |
| [<u>USE OF PROCEEDS</u>](#use_proc) | [5](#use_proc) |
| [<u>DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK</u>](#desc_common) | [6](#desc_common) |
| [<u>DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK</u>](#desc_pref) | [8](#desc_pref) |
| [<u>DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS</u>](#desc_warr) | [10](#desc_warr) |
| [<u>DESCRIPTION OF UNITS</u>](#desc_units) | [13](#desc_units) |
| [<u>CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE DGCL AND OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS</u>](#certain_prov) | [15](#certain_prov) |
| [<u>SELLING STOCKHOLDERS</u>](#selling_stock) | [17](#selling_stock) |
| [<u>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</u>](#plan_dist) | [18](#plan_dist) |
| [<u>LEGAL MATTERS</u>](#legal_matters) | [20](#legal_matters) |
| [<u>EXPERTS</u>](#experts) | [21](#experts) |
| [<u>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</u>](#incorp_certain) | [22](#incorp_certain) |
| [<u>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</u>](#where_more) | [23](#where_more) |

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**ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS** 

This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as a "well-known seasoned issuer" as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Under the shelf registration rules, we and/or one or more selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell in one or more offerings, any of the securities described in this prospectus.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may sell. Each time we sell securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and the additional information described under the headings "Where You Can Find Additional Information" and "Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference" before making an investment decision. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any documents we incorporate by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of such documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospectus may have changed since that date.

In this prospectus "we," "us," "our" and the "Company" refer to Addus HomeCare Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

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**FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS** 

This prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference) contains, and any accompanying prospectus supplement may contain, forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include words like, "believes," "belief," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intends," "projects," "estimates," "may," "might," "would," "should," and similar expressions are intended to be forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the impact of macroeconomic conditions, including significant global inflation and interest rates, legislative and political developments, including any hold on or cancellation of congressionally authorized spending or interruptions in the distribution of government funds, trade policies and tensions, including changes in, or the imposition of, tariffs and/or trade barriers and the economic impacts, volatility and uncertainty resulting therefrom, and the potential adverse effects of current conditions; business disruptions due to inclement weather, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, military conflicts, pandemics, civil insurrection or social unrest; changes in operational and reimbursement processes and payment structures at the state or federal levels; changes in Medicaid, Medicare, other government program and managed care organizations' policies and payment rates, and the timeliness of reimbursements received under government programs; the implementation of new, and possible changes to, existing, federal and state laws or regulations, or our failure to comply with such laws or regulations or comply on a timely basis; the impact of decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the actions of federal agencies; changes in presidential administrations; changes in the structure and administration of, and funding for, federal and state agencies and programs; competition in the healthcare industry; the geographical concentration of our operations; changes in the case mix of consumers and payment methodologies; operational changes resulting from the assumption by managed care organizations of responsibility for managing and paying for our services to consumers; the nature and success of future financial and/or delivery system reforms; changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical accounting policies; our ability to maintain or establish new referral sources; our ability to renew significant agreements or groups of agreements; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; federal, state and city minimum wage pressure, including any failure of any governmental entity to enact a minimum wage offset and/or the timing of any such enactment; changes in payments and covered services due to overall economic conditions and deficit reduction measures by federal and state governments, and our expectations regarding these changes; cost containment initiatives undertaken by federal and state governmental and other third-party payors; our ability to access financing through the capital and credit markets; our ability to meet debt service requirements and comply with covenants in debt agreements; our ability to integrate and manage our information systems; any security breaches, cyber-attacks, loss of data, or cybersecurity threats or incidents, and any actual or perceived failures to comply with legal requirements related to the privacy of confidential consumer data and other sensitive information; the size and growth of the markets for our services, including our expectations regarding the markets for our services; eligibility standards and coverage limits imposed through legislation or by governmental agencies or other third-party payors; the potential for litigation, audits, and investigations; discretionary determinations by government officials; our ability to successfully implement our business model to grow our business; our ability to continue identifying, pursuing, consummating, and integrating acquisition opportunities and expanding into new geographic markets; the impact of acquisitions and dispositions on our business, including the potential inability to realize the benefits of potential acquisitions; the effectiveness, quality, and cost of our services; our ability to successfully execute our growth strategy; changes in tax rates; various other matters, many of which are beyond our control; and other risk factors detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC and elsewhere in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, as may be updated from time to time by our future filings under the Exchange Act, and elsewhere in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. You should carefully review all of these factors. Moreover, our business may be materially adversely affected by factors that are not currently known to us, by factors that we currently consider immaterial or by factors that are not specific to us, such as general economic conditions. These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans and estimates at the date of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement or other document containing the forward-looking statement, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes, except as may be required by law.

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**OUR COMPANY** 

Addus HomeCare Corporation is a home care services provider operating three segments: personal care, hospice and home health. Our services are principally provided in-home under agreements with federal, state and local government agencies, managed care organizations, commercial insurers and private individuals. Our consumers are predominantly "dual eligible," meaning they are eligible to receive both Medicare and Medicaid benefits.

As of June 30, 2025, we provided our services in 23 states through 260 offices. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, we served approximately 78,000 and 70,000 discrete individuals, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we served approximately 105,000 discrete consumers.

We were incorporated in July 2006 in the State of Delaware. We completed our initial public offering in October 2009 and our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC, under the symbol "ADUS."

Our principal executive offices are located at 6303 Cowboys Way, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034. Our telephone number is (469) 535-8200. Our website address is www.addus.com. Our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only. Other than as described under the caption "Where You Can Find More Information" in this prospectus, the information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.

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**RISK FACTORS** 

An investment in our securities involves significant risks. You should read and carefully consider the risks and uncertainties and the risk factors set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the other information contained in this prospectus, as updated, amended or superseded by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in any accompanying prospectus supplement before acquiring any of such securities. The occurrence of any of these risks could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow and might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the offered securities. Much of the business information, as well as the financial and operational data contained in our risk factors, are updated by our periodic reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, which are also incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The risks that we discuss in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus are those we currently believe may materially affect our Company. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Please also refer to the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" herein.

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**USE OF PROCEEDS** 

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus used to offer securities registered hereby, we expect to use the net proceeds from any offering of securities by us for general corporate purposes, which may include potential acquisitions, capital expenditures and investments. Pending the application of the net proceeds, except to the extent otherwise provided in the accompanying prospectus supplement, we expect to invest the proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing instruments or other investment-grade securities. Additional information on the use of net proceeds from the sale of securities that we may offer from time to time by this prospectus may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, we will not receive any of the proceeds from sales of securities by selling stockholders.

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**DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK** 

This section describes the general terms of our common stock. A prospectus supplement may provide information that is different from this prospectus. If the information in the prospectus supplement with respect to our common stock being offered differs from this prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. A copy of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation has been incorporated by reference from our filings with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Our common stock and the rights of the holders of our common stock are subject to the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and our amended and restated bylaws, each as amended from time to time.

As of August 20, 2025, under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we had the authority to issue 40,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 18,432,157 shares of our common stock were outstanding.

The following description of our common stock, and any description of our common stock in a prospectus supplement, may not be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to, the DGCL and the actual terms and provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, each as amended from time to time.

**Voting Rights** 

Each outstanding share of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. At a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for all matters other than the election of directors, all questions shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at the meeting, unless the matter is one upon which a different vote is required by express provision of law or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws, each as amended from time to time. Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present at a meeting. There is no provision for cumulative voting for the election of directors in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. This means that the holders of a plurality of the shares voted can elect all of the directors then standing for election.

**Dividends** 

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends or other distributions when, as, and if declared by our board of directors. The right of our board of directors to declare dividends, however, is subject to any rights of the holders of other classes of our capital stock, any indebtedness outstanding from time to time and the availability of sufficient funds under the DGCL to pay dividends.

**Preemptive Rights** 

The holders of our common stock do not have preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any of our capital stock or other securities.

**Redemption** 

The shares of our common stock are not subject to redemption by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise.

**Liquidation Rights** 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of other classes of our capital stock, the holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive any of our assets available for distribution to our stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by them.

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**Options and Restricted Stock Awards** 

From time to time, we have issued options and restricted stock awards and expect to continue to issue restricted stock awards in the future to certain of our employees, directors and consultants. As of August 20, 2025, we had outstanding (i) stock options to purchase 355,695 shares of our common stock, of which 346,195 shares of common stock were issuable, upon exercise of vested stock options as of that date; and (ii) 354,873 restricted stock awards, of which none were vested as of such date.

**Listing** 

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC under the symbol "ADUS."

**Transfer Agent and Registrar** 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare, 462 South 4th Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202.

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**DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK** 

This section describes the general terms of our preferred stock to which any prospectus supplement may relate. A prospectus supplement will describe the terms relating to any preferred stock to be offered by us in greater detail and may provide information that is different from terms described in this prospectus. If the information in the prospectus supplement with respect to the particular preferred stock being offered differs from this prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. A copy of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation has been incorporated by reference from our filings with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. A certificate of designation or amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will specify the terms of the preferred stock being offered, and it will be filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement before the preferred stock is issued. The following description of our preferred stock, and any description of the preferred stock in a prospectus supplement, may not be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the DGCL and the actual terms and provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, each as amended from time to time.

As of August 20, 2025, under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we had the authority to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, which are issuable in series on terms to be determined by our board of directors. Accordingly, our board of directors is authorized, without action by the stockholders, to issue preferred stock from time to time with such dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting and other rights and restrictions as it may determine. All shares of any one series of our preferred stock will be identical, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends may be cumulative. All series shall provide for other terms as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. As of August 20, 2025, there were no outstanding shares of our preferred stock.

The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control without further action by our stockholders and may adversely affect the market price of, and the voting and other rights of, the holders of our common stock.

**Terms of Preferred Stock to Be Offered** 

Any prospectus supplement offering our preferred stock will furnish the following information with respect to the preferred stock offered by that prospectus supplement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the title and stated value of the preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the number of shares of preferred stock to be issued and the offering price of the preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any dividend rights;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any dividend rate(s), periods or payment date(s), or method(s) of calculation of dividends applicable to the preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the date from which distributions on the preferred stock shall accumulate, if applicable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock, including the conversion price (or manner of calculation thereof);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any right to convert the preferred stock into a different type of security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any voting rights attributable to the preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any rights and preferences upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any terms of redemption;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any, for the preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the provisions for a sinking fund, if any, for the preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a discussion of any material and/or special federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the relative ranking and preference of the preferred stock as to distribution rights (including whether any liquidation preference as to the preferred stock will be treated as liability for the purposes of determining the availability of assets for distribution to holders of stock ranking junior to the shares of preferred stock as to distribution rights);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any limitation on issuance of any series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on parity with the series of preferred stock being offered as to distribution rights and rights upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any other specific terms, preference, rights, limitations or restrictions of the preferred stock.

**Rank** 

The rank information of the preferred stock will be indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement.

**Distributions** 

The distribution rights, if any, of the preferred stock will be indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement.

**Voting Rights** 

The voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock will be indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement.

**Liquidation Preference** 

The liquidation preference, if any, of the preferred stock will be indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement.

**Conversion Rights** 

The terms and conditions, if any, upon which shares of any series of preferred stock are convertible into other securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. These terms will include the amount and type of security into which the shares of preferred stock are convertible, the conversion price (or manner of calculation thereof), the conversion period, provisions as to whether conversion will be at the option of the holders of the preferred stock or us, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price and provisions affecting conversion in the event of the redemption of that preferred stock.

**Redemption** 

The redemption information, if any, of the preferred stock will be indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. No series of preferred stock will receive the benefit of a sinking fund except as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

**Registrar and Transfer Agent** 

The registrar and transfer agent for our preferred stock will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. If our board of directors decides to issue any preferred stock, it may discourage or make more difficult a merger, tender offer, business combination or proxy contest, assumption of control by a holder of a large block of our securities, or the removal of incumbent management, even if these events were favorable to the interests of stockholders. Our board of directors, without stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock with voting and conversion rights and dividend and liquidation preferences that may adversely affect the holders of our other equity securities.

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**DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS** 

**General** 

We may issue warrants to purchase common stock (which we refer to as common stock warrants) or preferred stock (which we refer to as preferred stock warrants). Any of these warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities offered by this prospectus and may be attached to or separate from those securities.

While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future warrants we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any warrants that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any warrants we offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below.

We may issue the warrants under a warrant agreement, which we will enter into with a warrant agent to be selected by us. Each warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action its right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants.

We will incorporate by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part the form of warrant agreement, including a form of warrant certificate, that describes the terms of the series of warrants we are offering before the issuance of the related series of warrants. The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the warrants that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete warrant agreements that contain the terms of the warrants.

We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the warrants in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, including, when applicable, the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the title of the warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the aggregate number of the warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the designation, number and the terms of the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the date, if any, on and after which the warrants and the related underlying securities will be separately transferable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the price at which each underlying security purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date on which such right will expire;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the minimum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any information with respect to book-entry procedures;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreement and the warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange and exercise of such warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the terms of any rights to redeem or call, or accelerate the expiration of, the warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the U.S. federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the warrants.

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To the extent common stock warrants or preferred stock warrants are subject to any rights to redeem or call, the prospectus supplement will set forth a description of any conversion terms of such warrants, including, but not limited to, (i) whether the right to convert or purchase the securities will be forfeited unless the applicable warrant is exercised before the date set specified in a notice of redemption or call, (ii) the expiration or termination date of the applicable warrant, and (iii) the kinds, frequency and timing of notice of the redemption of call, including the where such notice will be published, as applicable. Unless specified in an applicable prospectus supplement, common stock warrants or preferred stock warrants will be in registered form only.

A holder of warrant certificates may exchange them for new certificates of different denominations, present them for registration of transfer and exercise them at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Until any common stock warrants or preferred stock warrants are exercised, holders of the warrants will not have any rights of holders of the underlying common stock or preferred stock except to the extent set forth under the heading "Warrant Adjustments" below.

**Exercise of Warrants** 

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash shares of common stock or preferred stock at the applicable exercise price set forth in, or determined as described in, the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, warrants may be exercised by delivering to the corporation trust office of the warrant agent or any other officer indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed and payment of the amount due upon exercise. As soon as practicable following exercise, we will forward the shares of common stock or preferred stock. If less than all of the warrants represented by a warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or a part of the exercise price for the warrants.

**Amendments and Supplements to the Warrant Agreements** 

We may amend or supplement a warrant agreement without the consent of the holders of the applicable warrants to cure ambiguities in the warrant agreement, to cure or correct a defective provision in the warrant agreement or to provide for other matters under the warrant agreement that we and the warrant agent deem necessary or desirable, so long as, in each case, such amendments or supplements do not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the warrants.

**Warrant Adjustments** 

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, the exercise price of, and the number of securities covered by, a common stock warrant or preferred stock warrant will be adjusted proportionately if we subdivide or combine our common stock or preferred stock, as applicable. In addition, unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, if we, without payment:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• issue capital stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or preferred stock, or any rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing, as a dividend or distribution to holders of our common stock or preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• pay any cash to holders of our common stock or preferred stock other than a cash dividend paid out of our current or retained earnings or other than in accordance with the terms of the preferred stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• issue any evidence of our indebtedness or rights to subscribe for or purchase our indebtedness to holders of our common stock or preferred stock; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• issue common stock or preferred stock or additional stock or other securities or property to holders of our common stock or preferred stock by way of spinoff, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement,

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then the holders of common stock warrants and preferred stock warrants, as applicable, will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the warrants, in addition to the securities otherwise receivable upon exercise of the warrants and without paying any additional consideration, the amount of stock and other securities and property such holders would have been entitled to receive had they held the common stock or preferred stock, as applicable, issuable under the warrants on the dates on which holders of those securities received or became entitled to receive such additional stock and other securities and property.

Except as stated above, the exercise price and number of securities covered by a common stock warrant and preferred stock warrant, and the amounts of other securities or property to be received, if any, upon exercise of those warrants, will not be adjusted or provided for if we issue those securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for those securities, or securities carrying the right to purchase those securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for those securities.

Holders of common stock warrants and preferred stock warrants may have additional rights under the following circumstances:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• certain reclassification, capital reorganizations or changes of the common stock, or preferred stock, as applicable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• certain share exchanges, mergers or similar transactions involving us and which result in changes of the common stock, or preferred stock, as applicable; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• certain sales or dispositions to another entity of all or substantially all of our property and assets.

If one of the above transactions occurs and holders of our common stock or preferred stock are entitled to receive stock, securities or other property with respect to or in exchange for their securities, the holders of the common stock warrants and preferred stock warrants, as applicable, will be entitled to receive upon exercise of their warrants the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities or property that they would have received upon the applicable transaction if they had exercised their warrants immediately before the transaction.

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**DESCRIPTION OF UNITS** 

The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. Units may be offered independently or together with common stock, preferred stock and warrants offered by any prospectus supplement, and may be attached to or separate from those securities. While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

We will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of units that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as any related free writing prospectus and the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.

**General** 

We may issue units consisting of common stock, preferred stock and/or warrants in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each security included in the unit. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time, or at any time before a specified date.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units being offered, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described below; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units, or of the securities comprising the units.

The provisions described in this section, as well as those set forth in any prospectus supplement or as described under "Description of Common Stock," "Description of Preferred Stock" and "Description of Warrants," will apply to each unit, as applicable, and to any common stock, preferred stock or warrant included in each unit, as applicable.

**Unit Agent** 

The name and address of the unit agent for any units we offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

**Issuance in Series** 

We may issue units in such amounts and in such numerous distinct series as we determine.

**Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units** 

Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit may, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the unit.

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**Title** 

We, the unit agent, and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any unit certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for any purposes and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary.

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**CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE DGCL AND OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS** 

The following paragraphs summarize certain provisions of the DGCL and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as amended. The summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the DGCL and to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, copies of which are on file with the SEC as exhibits to reports previously filed by us. See "Where You Can Find More Information."

**Anti-Takeover Effects** 

Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, and anti-takeover provisions of the DGCL could discourage, delay or prevent an unsolicited change in control of our company, which could adversely affect the price of our common stock. These provisions may also have the effect of making it more difficult for third parties to replace our current management without the consent of the board of directors.

*Staggered Board* 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, divide our board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms. In addition, a director may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at an election for directors of the Company, voting as a single class. Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring on our board of directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. The classification of our board of directors and the limitations on the removal of directors and filling of vacancies could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, control of our company.

*Special Meetings of Stockholders; Stockholder Action by Written Consent* 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, also provide that, except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of our stockholders can only be called by our chairman of the board or our board of directors.

*Super-majority stockholder vote required for certain actions.* 

The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless the corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as the case may be, requires a greater percentage. A 66 2/3% vote is required for an amendment to or repeal of, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation by our stockholders, unless such amendment or repeal is declared advisable by our board of directors by the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the entire board of directors.

*Authorization of undesignated preferred stock* 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation permits our board of directors to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate (including the right to approve an acquisition or other change in our control).

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*Provisions of DGCL Governing Business Combinations* 

In general, we are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. This section generally prohibits us from engaging in mergers and other business combinations with stockholders that beneficially own 15% or more of our voting stock, or with their affiliates, unless our directors or stockholders approve the business combination in the prescribed manner. In addition, our amended and restated bylaws, as amended, require that any stockholder proposals or nominations for election to our board of directors must meet specific advance notice requirements and procedures, which make it more difficult for our stockholders to make proposals or director nominations.

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**SELLING STOCKHOLDERS** 

Information about selling stockholders will be set forth in a prospectus supplement, in a post-effective amendment, or in filings we make with the SEC that are incorporated into this prospectus by reference.

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**PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION** 

We and any selling stockholder may sell the securities described in this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions:

● to purchasers directly;

● to underwriters for public offering and sale by them;

● through agents;

● through dealers; or

● through a combination of any of the foregoing methods of sale.

We and any selling stockholder may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, with respect to any resale of the securities. A prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any sale of securities we or any selling stockholder are offering hereunder. Direct sales may be arranged by a securities broker-dealer or other financial intermediary.

The applicable prospectus supplement will name any underwriter involved in a sale of securities. Underwriters may offer and sell securities at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or from time to time at market prices or at negotiated prices. Underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation from us or any selling stockholder from sales of securities in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also receive commissions from purchasers of securities for whom they may act as agent. Underwriters may be involved in any "at the market" offering of securities by or on our behalf or on behalf of any selling stockholder.

Underwriters may sell securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions (which may be changed from time to time) from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent.

Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of any underwriters to purchase securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities if any are purchased.

The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth whether or not underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the securities at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open market, including, for example, by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids.

We will name any agent involved in a sale of securities, as well as any commissions payable by us to such agent, in a prospectus supplement. Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a reasonable efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

If we utilize a dealer in the sale of the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus, we will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale.

Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in a sale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions, under the Securities Act. We may have agreements with underwriters, dealers and agents to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to reimburse them for certain expenses.

Other than our common stock, which is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC, each series of offered securities will have no established trading market. We may elect to list any series of offered securities on an exchange, but we are not obligated to do so. It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market in a series of offered securities. However, they will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice. We cannot assure you as to the liquidity of, or the trading market for, any of our offered securities.

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In connection with an offering, certain persons participating in the offering may make a market in the securities or engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities. This may include, among other transactions, over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involves the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than we sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their over-allotment option. As a result, the price of the securities may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in the open market. If these activities are commenced, these transactions may be discontinued at any time.

Any person participating in the distribution of securities registered under the registration statement that includes this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the applicable SEC rules and regulations, including, among others, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of our securities by any such person. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of our securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities. These restrictions may affect the marketability of our securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.

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**LEGAL MATTERS** 

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, Nashville, Tennessee. If the validity of the securities offered hereby in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel for the underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, such counsel will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to such offering.

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**EXPERTS** 

The financial statements and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Addus HomeCare Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the audited historical financial statements of KAH Hospice Company-Personal Care ("Gentiva") included in Exhibit 99.1 of Addus HomeCare Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated February 14, 2025 have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports (one of which contains a paragraph relating to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting due to the exclusion of the business acquired from Gentiva because it was acquired by the Company in a purchase business combination during 2024) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

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**INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE** 

The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" into this prospectus information contained in documents that we file with it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference into this prospectus is an important part of this prospectus, and information we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we will make with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the date that the offering of the securities by means of this prospectus is terminated (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 (including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01)):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our Annual Report on [<u>Form 10-K</u>](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000095017025026747/adus-20241231.htm) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2025;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our annual Proxy Statement on [<u>Schedule 14A</u>](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000095017025057552/adus-20250423.htm) relating to our annual meeting of stockholders, filed on April 24, 2025 (with respect to those portions incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on [<u>Form 10-K</u>](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000095017025026747/adus-20241231.htm) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our Quarterly Report on [<u>Form 10-Q</u>](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000095017025064522/adus-20250331.htm) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2025;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our Quarterly Report on [Form 10-Q](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000143774925024871/adus20250630_10q.htm) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on August 5, 2025;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the SEC on [<u>February 14, 2025</u>](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000095017025021397/adus-20241202.htm) and [August 27, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000143774925027876/adus20250811_8ka.htm) ; our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on [<u>March 11, 2025</u>](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000119312525051953/d895546d8k.htm) and [<u>June 23, 2025</u>](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000095017025089023/adus-20250623.htm) and [August 7, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001468328/000143774925025425/adus20250804_8k.htm) , and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on [<u>Form 8-A</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468328/000119312509212870/d8a12b.htm) , filed with the SEC on October 23, 2009, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.

We hereby undertake to provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of any such person, a copy of any or all of the information that has been or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, excluding all exhibits unless an exhibit has been specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Requests for such copies should be directed to us, at the following address:

Addus HomeCare Corporation

6303 Cowboys Way, Suite 600

Frisco, TX 75034

Attn: Corporate Secretary

(469) 535-8200

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**WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION** 

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet website at www.sec.gov that contains periodic and current reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. Information about us is also available at our website at www.addus.com. The information on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.

We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement, and in any related free writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. The securities offered under this prospectus are offered only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the securities offered hereby.

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC, using a "shelf" registration process under the Securities Act relating to the securities to be offered. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, are available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.addus.com. Statements contained herein concerning any document filed as an exhibit are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.

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**PART II** 

**INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS** 

**Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.** 

The following table sets forth fees and expenses payable by the registrant, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby. All amounts set forth below are estimates. All of such expenses are being borne by the registrant.

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|  | **Amount<br> to be** <br> **Paid** |
| SEC registration fee | $(1) |
| Printing fees | (2) |
| Legal fees and expenses | (2) |
| Accounting fees and expenses | (2) |
| Trustee's and transfer agent's fees and expenses | (2) |
| Rating agency fees | (2) |
| Miscellaneous | (2) |
| **Total** | $— |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) This registration statement relates to the registration of securities having an indeterminate maximum aggregate amount. Payment of the registration fee has been deferred and will be calculated and paid in accordance with Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The estimated amounts of fees and expenses to be incurred in connection with any offering of securities pursuant to this registration statement will be determined from time to time and reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement.

**Item 15. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.** 

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), empowers a Delaware corporation 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 such corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. As permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, our amended and restated bylaws, as amended, provide that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We shall indemnify our directors and officers for serving us in those capacities or for serving other business enterprises at our request, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We may, in our discretion, indemnify employees and agents in those circumstances where indemnifications is not required by law;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We are required to advance expenses, as incurred, to our directors and officers in connection with defending a proceeding, except that such director or officer shall undertake to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We will not be obligated pursuant to the amended and restated bylaws, as amended, to indemnify a person with respect to proceedings initiated by that person, except with respect to proceedings authorized by our board of directors or brought to enforce a right to indemnification;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The rights conferred in the amended and restated bylaws, as amended, are not exclusive, and we are authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors, officers, employees and agents and to obtain insurance to indemnify such persons; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We may not retroactively amend the provisions of our amended and restated bylaws, as amended, to reduce our indemnification obligations to directors, officers, employees and agents.

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We are party to indemnification agreements with each of our directors (each an "Indemnitee"). Pursuant to these agreements, we have agreed to hold each Indemnitee harmless and indemnify him or her to the fullest extent permitted by law against all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or active or passive wrongdoing of the Indemnitee. We are not obligated to make any payment to any Indemnitee that is finally determined to be unlawful. In respect of any threatened, pending or completed proceeding in which we are jointly liable with an Indemnitee, we will pay the entire amount of any judgment or settlement without requiring the Indemnitee to contribute. We will advance, to the extent permitted by law, all expenses incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding. No amendment, alteration or repeal of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, as amended, or the indemnification agreement with any Indemnitee will limit any right of that Indemnitee in respect of any action taken or omitted by the Indemnitee prior to such amendment. We also maintain directors and officers insurance to insure our directors and officers against certain liabilities.

**Item 16. Exhibits.** 

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| **Exhibit**<br> **No.**  | **Description** |
| 1.1\* | Form of Underwriting Agreement |
| 3.1 | [<u>Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Addus HomeCare Corporation dated as of October 27, 2009 (filed on November 20, 2009 as Exhibit 3.1 to Addus HomeCare Corporation'</u><u>s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34504) and incorporated by reference herein).</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468328/000119312509238641/dex31.htm) |
| 3.2 | [<u>Amended and Restated Bylaws of Addus HomeCare Corporation, as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed on May 9, 2013 as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company'</u><u>s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34504) and incorporated by reference herein).</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468328/000119312513211165/d535575dex32.htm) |
| 4.1 | [<u>Form of Common Stock Certificate (filed on October 2, 2009 as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 4 to Addus HomeCare Corporation'</u><u>s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-160634) and incorporated by reference herein).</u>](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468328/000119312509202215/dex41.htm) |
| 4.2\* | Form of Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations |
| 4.3\* | Form of Preferred Stock Certificate |
| 4.4\* | Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of Warrant Certificate) |
| 4.5\* | Form of Unit Agreement (including form of Unit Certificate) |
| 5.1 | [Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC](ex_855423.htm) |
| 23.1 | [Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](ex_856044.htm) |
| 23.2 | [Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](ex_856510.htm) |
| 23.3 | [Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement)](ex_855423.htm) |
| 31.1 | [Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature page of this registration statement)](#poa) |
| 107 | [Filing Fee Table](ex_844624.htm) |

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\* To be filed by amendment to this registration statement or by a report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.

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**Item 17. Undertakings.** 

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

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

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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 the 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 Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;

*provided, however*, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof. *Provided*, *however*, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that 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:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement 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.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or 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 Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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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 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Frisco, State of Texas, on August 27, 2025.

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| ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION | ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION |
| By: | /s/ R. Dirk Allison |
|  | R. Dirk Allison<br> *Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board* |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

Each undersigned director of Addus HomeCare Corporation, a Delaware corporation, whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints jointly and severally, R. Dirk Allison and Brian Poff and each one of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do, or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ R. Dirk Allison | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, | August 27, 2025 |
| R. Dirk Allison | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ Brian Poff | Chief Financial Officer | August 27, 2025 |
| Brian Poff | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |  |
| /s/ Mark L. First | Director | August 27, 2025 |
| Mark L. First |  |  |
| /s/ Michael Earley | Director | August 27, 2025 |
| Michael Earley |  |  |
| /s/ Darin J. Gordon | Director | August 27, 2025 |
| Darin J. Gordon |  |  |
| /s/ Veronica Hill-Milbourne | Director | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;August 27, 2025 |
| Veronica Hill-Milbourne |  |  |
| /s/ Esteban López, M.D. | Director | August 27, 2025 |
| Esteban López, M.D. |  |  |
| /s/ Jean Rush | Director | August 27, 2025 |
| Jean Rush |  |  |
| /s/ Susan T. Weaver, M.D., FACP | Director | August 27, 2025 |
| Susan T. Weaver, M.D., FACP |  |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

![image2.jpg](image2.jpg)

21 Platform Way South, Suite 3500

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 742-6200

August 27, 2025

Addus HomeCare Corporation

6303 Cowboys Way, Suite 600

Frisco, Texas 75034

Re: Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Addus HomeCare Corporation

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Addus HomeCare Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "***Company***"), in connection with its filing of a shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (the "***Registration Statement***"), including the prospectus constituting a part thereof (the "***Prospectus***"), filed on August 27, 2025, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Securities Act***"), that is automatically effective under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 462(e) promulgated thereunder. The Company has requested that we render this opinion in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement.

The Prospectus provides that it will be supplemented in the future by one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each a "***Prospectus Supplement***"). The Prospectus, as may be supplemented by various Prospectus Supplements, will provide for the registration by the Company of (i) an indeterminate amount of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "***Common Stock***"), (ii) an indeterminate amount of shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "***Preferred Stock***"), (iii) warrants to purchase Common Stock and Preferred Stock or any combination of such securities (the "***Warrants***"), and (iv) units consisting of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or Warrants in any combination (the "***Units***" and, collectively with the Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Warrants, the "***Securities***"). The Registration Statement also relates to the proposed sale by the selling stockholders to be identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "***Selling Stockholders***"), from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement, of shares of Common Stock (the "***Secondary Common Stock***").

In rendering our opinion, we have reviewed the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto. We have also reviewed such corporate documents and records of the Company, such certificates of public officials and such other matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion. We also have been furnished with, and have relied upon, a certificate of an officer of the Company with respect to certain factual matters.

We have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, facsimile, conformed, digitally scanned or photostatic copies and the legal capacities of all natural persons.

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Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that: (a) upon adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "***Board***") of a resolution in form and content as required by applicable law authorizing the issuance and sale of the Securities, (b) assuming that the Registration Statement and any required post-effective amendment(s) thereto and any and all Prospectus Supplement(s) required by applicable laws have become, and at such time remain, effective under the Securities Act, (c) assuming that any applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Securities offered will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company or the Selling Stockholders, as applicable, and the other parties thereto, (d) assuming that upon the issuance of such Securities the total number of issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company will not exceed the total number of shares of such capital stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "***Certificate of Incorporation***"), and (e) assuming that the Securities comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, then upon issuance and delivery of and payment for such Securities or shares of Secondary Common Stock, as applicable, in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement(s) and by such resolution:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Any shares of Common Stock, when the shares of Common Stock have been delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof (and such consideration per share is not less than the par value per share of the Common Stock), will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Any shares of Preferred Stock, when (i) the terms of the shares of the Preferred Stock and of their issuance and sale have been duly established and authorized and the appropriate certificate of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation relating to such class or series of Preferred Stock have been duly approved by the Board and have been filed with and accepted for record by the Secretary of State of Delaware, and (ii) certificates in the form required under Delaware corporate law representing the shares of Preferred Stock have been duly executed and countersigned, and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof (and such consideration per share is not less than the par value per share of the Preferred Stock), will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Any Warrants, when (i) the terms of the Warrants have been duly established and authorized in conformity with the applicable warrant agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws, and do not violate any applicable law or result in a default under, or breach of, an agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, (ii) the applicable warrant agreement relating to the Warrants has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto, (iii) the Warrants are executed, countersigned and delivered in accordance with the applicable warrant agreement against payment therefor, and (iv) the Company has received the consideration therefor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. With respect to the Units, when (i) the unit agreement relating to the Units has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto, (ii) the Units have been executed, countersigned and delivered in accordance with the applicable unit agreement against payment therefor, (iii) the Units, as executed and delivered, do not violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, and (iv) the Company has received the consideration therefor, the Units will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. In addition, based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the shares of Secondary Common Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

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The opinions set forth in paragraphs 3 and 4 above are subject to the following exceptions, limitations and qualifications: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity (including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies), regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, (iii) the effect of public policy considerations that may limit the rights of the parties to obtain further remedies, (iv) we express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of provisions relating to choice of law, choice of venue, jurisdiction or waivers of jury trial, and (v) we express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of any waiver of any usury defense.

Our opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States of America. We do not express any opinion with respect to the law of any other jurisdiction or to the securities or "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction.

Our opinion is rendered as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you of changes in law or fact (or the effect thereof on the opinions expressed herein) that hereafter may come to our attention.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and to the use of our name therein and in the related Prospectus under the caption "Legal Matters." In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Commission.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Bass, Berry & Sims PLC |

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## Exhibit 23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Addus HomeCare Corporation of our report dated February 25, 2025 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Addus HomeCare Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<br> Dallas, Texas<br> August 27, 2025

## Exhibit 23.2

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Addus HomeCare Corporation of our report dated February 14, 2025 relating to the financial statements of KAH Hospice Company-Personal Care (a carve-out business of KAH Hospice Co, Inc.), which appears in Addus HomeCare Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated February 14, 2025. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<br> Nashville, TN<br> August 27, 2025

## Ex-Filing

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Addus HomeCare Corp**  |

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| | | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** |
| Fees to be Paid | 1 | Equity | Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | 457(r) |  | 0.0001531 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 2 | Equity | Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share | 457(r) |  | 0.0001531 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 3 | Other | Warrants | 457(r) |  | 0.0001531 |  |
| Fees to be Paid | 4 | Other | Units | 457(r) |  | 0.0001531 |  |
| Fees Previously Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** |
| Carry Forward Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | $0.00  |  | $0.00  |
|  |  |  | Total Fees Previously Paid:  | Total Fees Previously Paid:  |  |  | $0.00  |
|  |  |  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  | $0.00  |
|  |  |  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  | $0.00  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> (1) An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, exchange, exercise or settlement of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable antidilution provisions. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or together as units with other securities registered hereunder. (2) In accordance with Rule 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrant is deferring payment of all registration fees. In connection with the securities offered hereby, the registrant will pay "pay-as-you-go registration fees" in accordance with Rule 456(b). The registrant will calculate the registration fee applicable to an offer of securities pursuant to this registration statement based on the fee payment rate in effect on the date of such fee payment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>2</sup> (1) An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, exchange, exercise or settlement of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable antidilution provisions. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or together as units with other securities registered hereunder. (2) In accordance with Rule 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrant is deferring payment of all registration fees. In connection with the securities offered hereby, the registrant will pay "pay-as-you-go registration fees" in accordance with Rule 456(b). The registrant will calculate the registration fee applicable to an offer of securities pursuant to this registration statement based on the fee payment rate in effect on the date of such fee payment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>3</sup> (1) An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, exchange, exercise or settlement of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable antidilution provisions. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or together as units with other securities registered hereunder. (2) In accordance with Rule 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrant is deferring payment of all registration fees. In connection with the securities offered hereby, the registrant will pay "pay-as-you-go registration fees" in accordance with Rule 456(b). The registrant will calculate the registration fee applicable to an offer of securities pursuant to this registration statement based on the fee payment rate in effect on the date of such fee payment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>4</sup> (1) An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, exchange, exercise or settlement of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable antidilution provisions. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or together as units with other securities registered hereunder. (2) In accordance with Rule 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the registrant is deferring payment of all registration fees. In connection with the securities offered hereby, the registrant will pay "pay-as-you-go registration fees" in accordance with Rule 456(b). The registrant will calculate the registration fee applicable to an offer of securities pursuant to this registration statement based on the fee payment rate in effect on the date of such fee payment.

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| **Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)** | **Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |
| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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