Post-effective Amendment to Registration Statement (pos Am)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2021

Registration No. 333-227773

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

CELLULAR BIOMEDICINE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 100, Rockville MD 20850 (301) 825-5320		86-1032927
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Andrew Chan

Chief Legal Officer

Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.

9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 100

Rockville, MD 20850

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

Copy to:

John M. Williams III

Michael A. Titera

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

3161 Michelson Drive

Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 451-3800

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not Applicable.

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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

This Post-Effective Amendment relates to the following Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. (“CBMG”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

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Registration No. 333-227773, filed on October 10, 2018, registering 1,458,257 shares of common stock of CBMG, par value $0.001 per share, to be sold from time to time by a certain holder of the shares.

Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 11, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among CBMG Holdings (“Parent”), CBMG, and CBMG Merger Sub Inc., CBMG became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. As a result of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, CBMG has terminated all offerings of its securities pursuant to the Registration Statement and hereby removes and withdraws from registration all securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement that remain unsold as of the date hereof. The Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this 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 Rockville, State of Maryland, on this 19th day of February, 2021.

	CELLULAR BIOMEDICINE GROUP, INC.

	By:	/s/ Andrew Chan
		Andrew Chan
		Chief Legal Officer

Pursuant to the Rule 478 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment to the specified registration statement on Form S-3.