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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1
(Amendment No. 2 )

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Oxis International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

2834
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code)

100 South Ashley Street, Suite 600
Tampa, Florida 33602
Phone: [phone]
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Corporation Service Company
Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE
Telephone: [phone]
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies of Communications to:
Gary R. Henrie, Esq.
PO Box 107
Nauvoo, Illinois 62354
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public:

From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following box. [X]

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) 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 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 post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) 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 delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ]

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE





Title of each Class of Securities
to be Registered

Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)

Amount of
Registration Fee
Class A Units consisting of:

$12,000,000

$1,208.40
(i) Common stock, par value $0.001 per share(2)




(ii) Warrants to purchase common stock




Class B Units consisting of:

$12,000,000

$1,208.40
(i) Series J Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share




(ii) Warrants to purchase common stock




Common stock issuable upon conversion of Series J Convertible Preferred Stock (2)




Common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock (2)

$12,000,000

$1,208.40
Total

$36,000,000

$3,625.20(3)






(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may be issued after the date hereof as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
( 3 )
Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and Rule 457(g) of the Securities Act at the statutory rate of $100.70 per $1,000,000 of securities registered.

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.




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The information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not issue these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER XX, 2016

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


60,000,000 Class A Units consisting of Common Stock and Warrants and
6,000,000 Class B Units consisting of Series J Convertible Preferred Stock and
Warrants
( 120,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the Series J Convertible
Preferred Stock and Warrants)

We are offering 60,000,000 Class A Units (consisting of one share of our common stock and a Series A warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price equal to the public offering price of the Class A Units ("Series A warrant")). The shares of common stock and Series A warrants part of a Class A Unit are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering.
We are also offering to those purchasers, if any, whose purchase of Class A Units in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity, in lieu of purchasing Class A Units, to purchase Class B Units. Each Class B Unit will consist of one share of our Series J Convertible Preferred Stock, or the Series J Preferred, convertible into ten shares of our common stock at the public offering price of the Class A Units times ten, together with the equivalent number of Series A warrants as would have been issued to such purchaser if they had purchased Class A Units based on the public offering price. The Series J Preferred do not generally have any voting rights but are convertible into shares of common stock. The shares of Series J Preferred and Series A warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering.
We are also offering the shares of common stock that are issuable from time to time upon conversion of the Series J Preferred and upon exercise of the Series A warrants being offered by this prospectus.
Assuming we sell all 60,000,000 Class A Units (and no Class B Units) being offered in this offering and a public offering price of $0.20, the reported closing price of our common stock on August 18, 2016, we would issue in this offering an aggregate of 6 0,000,000 shares of our common stock and Series A warrants to purchase 6 0,000,000 shares of our common stock.
Our common stock is listed on the OTCQB under the symbol OXIS. Our common stock is also quoted on several European based exchanges including Berlin (OXI.BE), Frankfurt (OXI.DE), the Euronext (OXI.NX) and Paris, (OXI.PA). The last reported sale price of our common stock on OTCQB on August 18, 2016 was $0.20 per share. There is no established public trading market for the Series A warrants or Series J Preferred, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, the warrants and Series J Preferred are not and will not be listed for trading on any national securities exchange.


Investing in our common stock involves risks, which are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 9 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Per Share Per Class A Unit (one share of common stock and a Series A warrant for one share of common stock) Per Class B Unit (one shae of Series J Preferred and a Series A warrant for ten shares of common stock) Total
Public offering price
$
$
$
$
Placement agent's fees(1)
$
$
$
$
Proceeds, before expenses, to Oxis International, Inc.
$
$
$
$

(1)
We have agreed to reimburse the placement agent for certain of its expenses and to issue common stock purchase warrants to the placement agent. See "Plan of Distribution" on page 20 of this prospectus for a description of the compensation payable to the placement agent.

Delivery of the shares will take place on or about , 2016, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions.

Sole Book-Running Manager
Rodman & Renshaw,
a unit of H.C. Wainwright & Co.


The date of this prospectus is October , 2016.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS




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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

5
RISK FACTORS

8
USE OF PROCEEDS

12
MARKET FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

12
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

13
BUSINESS

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MANAGEMENT

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

25
VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS

26
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

29
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

31
LEGAL MATTERS

31
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

31
EXPERTS

32
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

32
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any person to provide you with any information or represent anything not contained in this prospectus, and, if given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. The selling stockholders are not offering to sell, or seeking offers to buy, our common stock in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information provided in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus.

In addition to historical information, this prospectus contains forward-looking statements. The words "forecast", "eliminate", "project", "intend", "expect", "should", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including those discussed in "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.





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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus; it does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read the entire prospectus before making an investment decision.

Throughout this prospectus, the terms "we," "us," "our," and "our company" refer to Oxis International, Inc., a Delaware corporation and related subsidiaries.

All references to the number of shares issued or outstanding in this prospectus, and all per share and other similar data, reflect a 1-for-250 reverse stock split that we effected on December 16, 2015.

Our Business
OXIS International, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Oxis Biotech, Inc, is an immuno-oncology company with a robust technology platform consisting of bispecific and trispecific scFv constructs, full-length antibodies, proprietary drug payloads, proprietary antibody-drug linkers, dual-drug payload antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific targeted ADCs, and NK cell and T-cell antibody directed cell-mediated cytotoxic (ADDCs) agents.

Our Offices

Our principal executive offices are located at 100 South Ashley Street, Suite 600, Tampa, Fl 33602 and our telephone number is [phone].

Our Website

Our website is located at www.oxis.com. Information on our website is not, and should not be considered, part of this prospectus.

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THE OFFERING



Class A Units offered by us
We are offering up to 60,000,000 Class A Units. Each Class A Unit will consist of one share of our common stock and a Series A warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price equal to the public offering price of the Class A Units, ("Series A warrant"). The Class A Units will not be certificated and the share of common stock and warrants part of such unit are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering.

This prospectus also relates to the offering of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Series A warrants part of the Class A Units.

Assuming we sell all 60,000,000 Class A Units (and no Class B Units) being offered in this offering and a public offering price of $0.20, the reported closing price of our common stock on August 18, 2016, we would issue in this offering an aggregate of 6 0,000,000 shares of our common stock and Series A warrants to purchase 6 0,000,000 shares of our common stock.

Class B Units offered by us
We are also offering to those purchasers, if any, whose purchase of Class A Units in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% of our outstanding common stock immediately following the consummation of this offering, the opportunity, in lieu of purchasing Class A Units, to purchase Class B Units. Each Class B Unit will consist of one share of our Series J Convertible Preferred Stock, or the Series J Preferred, convertible into ten shares of our common stock at the public offering price of the Class A Units times ten, together with the equivalent number of Series A warrants as would have been issued to such purchaser if they had purchased Class A Units based on the public offering price. The Series J Preferred do not generally have any voting rights but are convertible into shares of common stock. The Class B Units will not be certificated and the share of Series J Preferred and warrants part of such unit are immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering.

This prospectus also relates to the offering of shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series J Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Series A warrants part of the Class B Units.

Series A Warrants
Each Series A warrant included in the Units will have an exercise price equal to the public offering price of the Class A Units, will be exercisable upon issuance, and will expire five years from the date of issuance.

Common stock outstanding before this offering
28,065,959 shares

Common stock outstanding after this offering
shares (1)

Use of proceeds
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes and working capital.

Risk factors
You should read the "Risk Factors" beginning on page 7 of this Prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider before deciding to purchase the securities we are offering.

OTC Markets symbol for our common stock
OXIS

(1)
Assumes only Class A Units are sold in this offering. To the extent we sell any Class B Units, the same aggregate number of common stock equivalents resulting from this offering would be convertible under the Series J Preferred issued as part of the Class B Units.



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Summary Financial Information

The tables and information below are derived from Oxis' audited financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015.

Balance Sheet Summary
June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

December 31, 2015
(Audited)

Cash
$ 355,000

$ 47,000
Prepaid expenses
2,000

2,000
Property and equipment, net
5,000

5,000
Total assets
362,000

54,000
Total liabilities
16,194,000

61,888,000
Total Stockholders' Deficit
(15,832,000)

(61,834,000)


Statement of Operations Summary
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
(Unaudited)

Revenues
$ -

27,000
Gross profit
-

-
Research and development
475,000

250,000
General and administrative expenses
5,547,000

3,019,000
Other income/(loss)
33,514,000

9,586,000
Net income/(loss)
27,492,000

6,344,000


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RISK FACTORS

This offering involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below in addition to the other information contained in this prospectus before deciding whether to invest in shares of our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or operating results could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you may lose part or all of your investment. In the opinion of management, the risks discussed below represent the material risks known to the company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have a history of operating losses; we expect to continue to incur losses and we may never be profitable.

As of June 30, 2016, we had an accumulated deficit of $118,190,000. We do not expect to generate any product sales or royalty revenues for at least four years. We expect to incur significant additional operating losses in the future as we expand research and development and clinical trial efforts.

Our ability to achieve long-term profitability is dependent upon obtaining regulatory approvals for our products and successfully commercializing our products alone or with third parties. However, our operations may not be profitable even if any of our products under development are successfully developed and produced and thereafter commercialized.

Even if we succeed in commercializing one or more of our product candidates, we expect to continue to incur substantial research and development and other expenditures to develop and market additional product candidates. The size of our future net losses will depend, in part, on the rate of future growth of our expenses and our ability to generate revenue. Our prior losses and expected future losses have had and will continue to have an adverse effect on our stockholders' equity and working capital.

We will have to hire additional executive officers and employees to operate our business. If we are unable to hire qualified personnel, we may not be able to implement our business plan and if we are unable to do so, the value of our common stock could be reduced.

We currently have only two full-time employees. The loss of the services of any of our key product or business development employees could delay our product development programs and our research and development efforts. We do not maintain key person life insurance on any of our officers, employees or consultants. In order to develop our business in accordance with our business plan, we will have to hire additional qualified personnel, including in the areas of manufacturing, clinical trials management, regulatory affairs, and business development. We will need to raise sufficient funds to hire the necessary employees and have commenced our search for additional key employees. However, competition for qualified employees among companies in the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industry is intense, and no assurance can be given that we will be able attract, hire, retain and motivate the highly skilled employees that we need. If we are unable to hire new skilled personnel, including management, our ability to properly develop our products and to implement our business plan will be adversely affected, which will result in a reduction in the value of our shares of common stock.

Our intellectual property may be compromised.

Part of the value of the Company going forward is vested in the intellectual property that the Company is acquiring the rights to at the present time. There may have been many persons involved in the development of the intellectual property, some of which the Company is not successful in obtaining the rights from. It is possible that in the future, claimants to the property rights may come forward that the Company is not aware of at the present time. It is also possible that the Company may not be successful in protecting its property rights. In either event, it is possible that the Company could lose the value of its intellectual property and if so the business prospects of the Company may suffer.

The fact that we have generated operating losses in the past raises doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company has a history of generating operating losses. We have in the past covered any shortfall in operating capital from sales of equity and debt securities, but there can be no assurance that we will continue to be able to do so. The unpredictable economy in the United States and the volatile public equity markets may make it more difficult for us to raise capital as and when we need it, and it is difficult for us to assess the impact this might have on our operations or liquidity. If we cannot raise the funds that we require to continue our business operations, there is a substantial risk that our business will fail.

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We are subject to extensive regulation, which can be costly, time consuming and can subject us to unanticipated delays; even if we obtain regulatory approval for some of our products, those products may still face regulatory difficulties.

All of our potential products, processing and manufacturing activities, are subject to comprehensive regulation by the FDA in the United States and by comparable authorities in other countries. The process of obtaining FDA and other required regulatory approvals, including foreign approvals, is expensive and often takes many years and can vary substantially based upon the type, complexity and novelty of the products involved. In addition, regulatory agencies may lack experience with our technologies and products, which may lengthen the regulatory review process, increase our development costs and delay or prevent their commercialization.


If we violate regulatory requirements at any stage, whether before or after marketing approval is obtained, we may be fined, forced to remove a product from the market and experience other adverse consequences including delay, which could materially harm our financial results. Additionally, we may not be able to obtain the labeling claims necessary or desirable for the promotion of our products. We may also be required to undertake post-marketing trials. In addition, if we or others identify side effects after any of our adoptive therapies are on the market, or if manufacturing problems occur, regulatory approval may be withdrawn and reformulations, additional clinical trials, changes in labeling of our products, and additional marketing applications may be required.

It may take longer to complete our clinical trials than we project, or we may not be able to complete them at all.

For budgeting and planning purposes, we have projected the date for the commencement, continuation and completion of our various clinical trials. However, a number of factors, including scheduling conflicts with participating clinicians and clinical institutions, and difficulties in identifying and enrolling patients who meet trial eligibility criteria, may cause significant delays. We may not commence or complete clinical trials involving any of our products as projected or may not conduct them successfully.

We expect to rely on medical institutions, academic institutions or clinical research organizations to conduct, supervise or monitor some or all aspects of clinical trials involving our products. We will have less control over the timing and other aspects of these clinical trials than if we conducted them entirely on our own. If we fail to commence or complete, or experience delays in, any of our planned clinical trials, our stock price and our ability to conduct our business as currently planned could be harmed.

We are exposed to the risk of liability claims, for which we may not have adequate insurance.

Since we participate in the pharmaceutical industry, we may be subject to liability claims by employees, customers, end users and third parties. We do not currently have product liability insurance. We intend to have proper insurance in place; however, there can be no assurance that any liability insurance we purchase will be adequate to cover claims asserted against us or that we will be able to maintain such insurance in the future. We intend to adopt prudent risk management programs to reduce these risks and potential liabilities; however, we have not taken any steps to create these programs and have no estimate as to the cost or time required to do so and there can be no assurance that such programs, if and when adopted, will fully protect us. We may not be able to put risk management programs in place, or obtain insurance, if we are unable to retain the necessary expertise and/or are unsuccessful in raising necessary capital in the future. Adverse rulings in any legal matters, proceedings and other matters could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Pre-clinical and clinical trials are conducted during the development of potential products and other treatments to determine their safety and efficacy for use by humans. Notwithstanding these efforts, when our treatments are introduced into the marketplace, unanticipated side effects may become evident. Manufacturing, marketing, selling and testing our product candidates under development or to be acquired or licensed, entails a risk of product liability claims. We could be subject to product liability claims in the event that our product candidates, processes, or products under development fail to perform as intended. Even unsuccessful claims could result in the expenditure of funds in litigation and the diversion of management time and resources, and could damage our reputation and impair the marketability of our product candidates and processes. While we plan to maintain liability insurance for product liability claims, we may not be able to obtain or maintain such insurance at a commercially reasonable cost. If a successful claim were made against us, and we don't have insurance or the amount of insurance was inadequate to cover the costs of defending against or paying such a claim or the damages payable by us, we would experience a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Risks Related to Our Securities

Our common shares are penny stock. Trading of our common shares may be restricted by the SEC's penny stock regulations and the FINRA's sales practice requirements, which may limit a shareholder's ability to buy and sell our common shares.

Our common shares are deemed to be penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the common shares that are subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in, and limit the marketability of, our common shares.

In addition to the "penny stock" rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common shares, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares.

Clearing Brokers may Decline to Deposit the Shares in the Subscriber's Account.

Clearing brokers may decline to deposit into Subscriber's account a stock certificate for a security that (1) is a penny stock or (2) has stale or incomplete filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition to these conditions and limitations, the clearing broker may subject The Company's securities to additional review before accepting such securities for deposit. This review process may (1) take up to two weeks or longer, and (2) may include research into the Company or Subscriber. The characteristics that may trigger additional review include (1) low price of the security or securities under review; (2) large number of shares being deposited with clearing broker into Subscriber's account; (3) the securities in question are non-exchange traded; (4) the stock certificates are recently issued; (5) recent merger activity of the underlying company; and/or (6) change of name of the underlying company issuing these stock certificates. Finally, all of the aforementioned conditions, limitations, and characteristics triggering review may apply to Subscriber's Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian (DWAC) requests, Automated Customer Account Transfer Account Service (ACATS) requests, and Depository Trust Company (DTC) receipts for deposit requests.

We may be unable to attract and retain qualified, experienced, highly skilled personnel, which could adversely affect the implementation of our business plan.

Our success depends to a significant degree upon our ability to attract, retain and motivate skilled and qualified personnel. As we become a more mature company in the future, we may find recruiting and retention efforts more challenging. If we do not succeed in attracting, hiring and integrating excellent personnel, or retaining and motivating existing personnel, we may be unable to grow effectively. The loss of any key employee, including members of our senior management team, and our inability to attract highly skilled personnel with sufficient experience in our industries could harm our business.

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Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB which may have an unfavorable impact on our stock price and liquidity.

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB, which is a significantly more limited trading market than the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market. The quotation of the Company's shares on the OTCQB may result in a less liquid market available for existing and potential stockholders to trade shares of our common stock, could depress the trading price of our common stock and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise capital in the future.

There is limited liquidity on the OTCQB which may result in stock price volatility and inaccurate quote information.

When fewer shares of a security are being traded on the OTCQB, volatility of prices may increase and price movement may outpace the ability to deliver accurate quote information. Due to lower trading volumes in shares of our common stock, there may be a lower likelihood of one's orders for shares of our common stock being executed, and current prices may differ significantly from the price one was quoted at the time of one's order entry.

Our common stock is thinly traded, so you may be unable to sell at or near asking prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.

Currently, the Company's common stock is quoted in the OTCQB and future trading volume may be limited by the fact that many major institutional investment funds, including mutual funds, as well as individual investors follow a policy of not investing in OTCQB stocks and certain major brokerage firms restrict their brokers from recommending OTCQB stocks because they are considered speculative, volatile and thinly traded. The OTCQB market is an inter-dealer market much less regulated than the major exchanges and our common stock is subject to abuses, volatility and shorting. Thus, there is currently no broadly followed and established trading market for the Company's common stock. An established trading market may never develop or be maintained. Active trading markets generally result in lower price volatility and more efficient execution of buy and sell orders. Absence of an active trading market reduces the liquidity of the shares traded there.

Our common stock is subject to price volatility unrelated to our operations.

The market price of our common stock could fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, including market perception of our ability to achieve our planned growth, quarterly operating results of other companies in the same industry, trading volume in our common stock, changes in general conditions in the economy and the financial markets or other developments affecting the Company's competitors or the Company itself. In addition, the OTCBB is subject to extreme price and volume fluctuations in general. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their operating performance and could have the same effect on our common stock.

The Company has certain notes which could be converted into common stock, the exercise of which and the conversion of which may dilute the value of shares held by Company shareholders.

The Company has warrants outstanding that if exercised would lead to the issuance of 4,182,016 shares of common stock of the company. There are also certain notes on which the Company is not obligated but which are the subject of litigation in which the Company is involved that parties adverse to the Company have asked the Court to order a conversion of such notes into common shares of the Company. In the event the warrants or any of them are exercised, or if the court orders the described notes to be converted, the stock of the existing stockholders will be diluted.

If you are not an institutional investor, you may purchase securities in this offering only if you reside within the states in which we will apply to have the securities registered or are exempt from registration, and, if required, meet any requisite suitability standards.

Because our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB Marketplace and not listed on a national securities exchange, this offering must be registered, or be exempt from registration, in any state in which the securities are to be offered or sold. We will apply to register the securities, or will seek to obtain an exemption from registration, only in certain states. If you are not an "institutional investor," you must be a resident of these jurisdictions to purchase our securities in the offering. The definition of an "institutional investor" varies from state to state, but generally includes financial institutions, broker-dealers, banks, insurance companies and other qualified entities. If you are not an institutional investor, you may purchase securities in this offering only if you reside in the jurisdictions where there is an effective registration or an available exemption, and, if required, meet any requisite suitability standards.


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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of securities described in this prospectus for the further development of our products and for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, reducing indebtedness, acquiring other businesses (although we currently have no agreement to acquire any business), and making capital expenditures, as well as for working capital.


DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

The offering price of the units has been arbitrarily determined and bears no relationship to any objective criterion of value. The price does not bear any relationship to our assets, book value, historical earnings or net worth. No valuation or appraisal has been prepared for our business. Our common stock is listed and traded on the OTCQB under the symbol "OXIS." The closing price of our common stock on August 18, 2016 was $0.20 per share.


DILUTION

Our net tangible book value of our common stock as of June 30, 2016 was approximately negative $15,800,000 ($(15,800,000)), or approximately $(0.563) per share of common stock. "Net tangible book value" is total assets minus the sum of liabilities and intangible assets. "Net tangible book value per share" is net tangible book value divided by the total number of shares outstanding.

Assuming that we issue 60,000,000 Units at an assumed offering price of $0.20 per Unit, the closing price of our common stock on the OTCQB on August 18, 2016, and after deducting placement agents fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our adjusted net tangible book value after giving effect to this offering as of June 30, 2016 would have been approximately$( 4,833,625 ) or $(0.0 55 ) per share of our common stock. This calculation excludes the proceeds, if any, from the exercise of warrants issued in this offering. This amount represents an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $0. 255 per share to new investors purchasing units in this offering and an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $0. 508 per share to our existing shareholders.

Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to the closing of this offering, the dilution per share to new investors may be more than that indicated above in the event that the actual number of shares sold, if any, is less than the maximum number of shares of our common stock we are offering. If any shares of common stock are issued upon exercise of outstanding options or warrants, including the warrants issued in this offering, you may experience further dilution.


BUSINESS

Overview

OXIS International, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Oxis Biotech, Inc, is an immuno-oncology company with a robust technology platform consisting of bispecific and trispecific scFv constructs, full-length antibodies, proprietary drug payloads, proprietary antibody-drug linkers, dual-drug payload antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific targeted ADCs, and NK cell and T-cell antibody directed cell-mediated cytotoxic (ADDCs) agents.

OXS-1550

OXS-1550 is a bispecific scFv recombinant fusion protein-drug conjugate composed of the variable regions of the heavy and light chains of anti-CD19 and anti-CD22 antibodies and a modified form of diphtheria toxin as its cytotoxic drug payload. CD19 is a membrane glycoprotein present on the surface of all stages of B-lymphocyte development, and is also expressed on most B-cell mature lymphoma cells and leukemia cells. CD22 is a glycoprotein expressed on B-lineage lymphoid precursors, including precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and often is co-expressed with CD19 on mature B-cell malignancies such as lymphoma.

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OXS-1550 targets cancer cells expressing the CD19 receptor or CD22 receptor or both receptors. When OXS-1550 binds to cancer cells, the cancer cells internalize OXS-1550, and are killed due to the action of drug's cytotoxic diphtheria toxin payload. OXS-1550 has demonstrated success in a Phase 1 human clinical trial in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma or leukemia.

Oxis began enrolling patients in a Phase 1/Phase 2 trial of OXS-1550 during the second quarter of 2016. The FDA-approved clinical trial is being conducted at the University of Minnesota's Masonic Cancer Center. There are currently 32 patients who have participated in the clinical trial. The six new patients bring to 32 the number of patients who have participated in the clinical trial. All the new patients are given an approved increased dosage of OXS-1550.


p62/SQSTM1 (Sequestosome-1) Inhibitor Drug Development Program

In humans, the p62/SQSTM1 protein is encoded by the SQSTM1 gene. The p62/SQSTM1 protein is a multifunctional protein involved in autophagy, cell signaling, tumorigenesis, and plays an important role at the crossroad between autophagy and cancer. Cell-cell interactions between multiple myeloma cells and bone marrow stromal cells activate signaling pathways that result in enhanced multiple myeloma cell growth, osteoclast formation, and inhibition of osteoblast differentiation.

Multiple myeloma remains an incurable malignancy with systematic morbidity and a median survival of 3-5 years. Multiple myeloma is characterized by aberrant proliferation of terminally differentiated plasma cells and impairment in apoptosis capacity. Due to the interactions between myeloma cells and cells of the bone marrow microenvironment, the osteolytic bone disease associated with myeloma is inextricably linked with tumor progression. High incidence of bone metastasis in multiple myeloma patients is frequently associated with severe bone pain and pathological bone fracture. Activated osteoclast levels and suppressed osteoblast levels are thought to play a role in multiple myeloma associated osteolytic bone disease.

While a diverse spectrum of novel agents has shown therapeutic potential for the treatment of multiple myeloma including bortezomib, lenalidomide and arsenic trioxide, high relapse rates and drug resistance continue to plague these therapies. Thus, novel targets and new therapeutics for the treatment of multiple myeloma are of critical importance for improved patient outcomes.

It has been demonstrated that the ZZ domain of the p62/SQSTM1 protein is responsible for increased multiple myeloma cell growth and associated osteoclast mediated bone disease. Dr. Xiang-Qun Xie and colleagues at ID4 Pharma LLC have developed novel chemical compounds (e.g., OXS-4235) which inhibit osteoclastic bone destruction in multiple myeloma. Oxis Biotech has exclusively licensed rights to OXS-4135 and other compounds for the treatment of multiple myeloma and associated osteolytic bone disease.

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Drug Development Program OXS-2175

OXS-2175 is a small molecule therapeutic candidate which has shown promise in early-stage preclinical in vitro and in vivo models of triple-negative breast cancer. Oxis Biotech is investigating OXS-2175 formulated as an infusible therapy, and as part of an ADC infusible therapy for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer.

Therapeutic Antibody-Drug Conjugates Drug Development Program

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a new class of highly potent biopharmaceutical drugs designed as a targeted therapy for the treatment of cancer. By combining the unique targeting capabilities of monoclonal antibodies with the cancer-killing ability of cytotoxic drugs, antibody-drug conjugates allow sensitive discrimination between healthy and diseased tissue.

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Markets

B-cell lymphoma
B-cell lymphoma is a type of cancer that forms in B cells (a type of immune system cell). B-cell lymphomas may be either indolent (slow-growing) or aggressive (fast-growing). Most B-cell lymphomas are non-Hodgkin lymphomas. There are many different types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. These include Burkitt lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, and mantle cell lymphoma. It is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among adults, with an annual incidence of 7–8 cases per 100,000 people per year.

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
According to the American Cancer Society there were approximately 231,840 new cases of invasive breast cancer last year in the USA and 40,290 deaths from breast cancer during the same period. Women represent 99% of all breast cancer patients. Breast cancer is treated by various combinations of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy. TNBC is a type of breast cancer characterized by breast cancer cells that do not express estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, or large amounts of HER2/neu protein. Approximately 10% - 20% percent of invasive breast cancers are diagnosed as triple-negative breast cancers. TNBC is more likely to affect younger people, African Americans or Hispanics, and those with a BRCA1 gene mutation. TNBC is insensitive to many of the most effective therapies available for the treatment of breast cancer including the HER2-directed therapy Herceptin® (trastuzumab), and endocrine therapies such as tamoxifen or the aromatase inhibitors. The relapse and survival rates of TNBC patients are shorter than for patients with other types of breast cancer.

Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that forms in white blood cells, and affects about 26,850 people annually in the USA causing about 11,240 deaths per year. Multiple myeloma causes cancer cells to accumulate in the bone marrow, where they crowd out healthy blood cells. Multiple myeloma is also characterized by destructive lytic bone lesions (rounded, punched-out areas of bone), diffuse osteoporosis, bone pain, and the production of abnormal proteins which accumulate in the urine. Anemia is also present in most multiple myeloma patients at the time of diagnosis and during follow-up. Anemia in multiple myeloma is multifactorial, and is secondary to bone marrow replacement by malignant plasma cells, chronic inflammation, relative erythropoietin deficiency, and vitamin deficiency. Plasma cell leukemia, a condition in which plasma cells comprise greater than 20% of peripheral leukocytes, is typically a terminal stage of multiple myeloma and is associated with short survival.

Manufacturing
We do not currently own or operate manufacturing facilities for the production of clinical or commercial quantities of any of our product candidates. We rely on a small number of third-party manufacturers to produce our compounds, and expect to continue to do so to meet the preclinical and clinical requirements of our potential product candidates as well as for all of our commercial needs. We do not have long-term agreements with any of these third parties. We require in our manufacturing and processing agreements that all third-party contract manufacturers and processors produce active pharmaceutical ingredients, or API, and finished products in accordance with the FDA's current Good Manufacturing Practices, or cGMP, and all other applicable laws and regulations. We maintain confidentiality agreements with potential and existing manufacturers in order to protect our proprietary rights related to our drug candidates.
Patents and Trademarks
University of Minnesota License Agreement. Oxis executed an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the Regents of the University of Minnesota, to further develop and commercialize cancer therapies using Trispecific Killer Engager (TriKE) technology developed by researchers at the university to target NK cells to cancer. Under the terms of the agreement, OXIS receives exclusive rights to conduct research and to develop, make, use, sell, and import TriKe technology worldwide for the treatment of any disease, state or condition in humans. OXIS shall own all permits, licenses, authorizations, registrations and regulatory approvals required or granted by any governmental authority anywhere in the world that is responsible for the regulation of products such as the TriKe technology, including without limitation the Food and Drug Administration in the United States and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products in the European Union. Under the agreement, the University of Minnesota will receive an upfront license fee, royalty fees, and certain milestone payments.

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The following is a list of the pending patent applications that we licensed from the University of Minnesota under our License Agreement:
Pat./Pub. No.
Title
Country
Status
U.S. Patent Application USSN 62/237,835
Therapeutic compounds and its uses
US
Pending


Daniel A. Vallera, Ph.D. License Agreement. Oxis executed an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Daniel A. Vallera, Ph.D. and his associate (jointly "Dr. Vallera"), to further develop and commercialize DT2219ARL (OXS-1550), a novel therapy for the treatment of various human cancers. Under the terms of the agreement, OXIS receives exclusive rights to conduct research and to develop, make, use, sell, and import DT2219ARL worldwide for the treatment of any disease, state or condition in humans. OXIS shall own all permits, licenses, authorizations, registrations and regulatory approvals required or granted by any governmental authority anywhere in the world that is responsible for the regulation of products such as DT2219ARL, including without limitation the Food and Drug Administration in the United States and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products in the European Union. Under the agreement, Dr. Vallera will receive an upfront license fee, royalty fees, and certain milestone payments.
The following is a list of the pending patent applications that we licensed from Dr. Vallera under our License Agreement:
Pat./Pub. No.
Title
Country
Status
U.S. Patent Application USSN 13/256,812
Methods and compositions for bi-specific targeting of cd19/cd22
US
Issued

ID4 Pharma, LLC License Agreement. Pursuant to a patent license agreement with ID4 Pharma LLC, dated January 2, 2015 (the "ID4 License Agreement"), we received an exclusive, worldwide license to certain intellectual property, including intellectual property related to treating a p62-mediated disease (e.g., multiple myeloma) . The terms of this license require us to pay ID4 Pharma royalties equal to three percent (3%) of net sales of products and twenty-five percent royalty of net sublicensing revenues. The license will expire upon expiration of the last patent contained in the licensed patent rights, unless terminated earlier. We may terminate the licensing agreement with ID4 Pharma by providing ID4 Pharma with a 30-day written notice.
Oxis shall pay the following cash amounts to ID4 upon the attainment of the following milestones:
(i) filing of an investigational new drug application with a competent regulatory authority anywhere in the world -- $50,000;
(ii) Initiation of Phase I Human Clinical Trial -- $50,000;
(iii) Initiation of Phase II Human Clinical Trial -- $100,000;
(iv) Initiation of pivotal Phase III Human Clinical Trial -- $250,000; and
(v) Receipt of the first marketing approval -- $250,000

The following is a list of the pending patent applications that we licensed from ID4 Pharma under our License Agreement:
Pat./Pub. No.
Title
Country
Status
U.S. Patent Application USSN 14/237,494
P62-zz chemical inhibitor
US
Pending
China Patent Application
CN201280048718
P62-zz chemical inhibitor
China
Pending

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MultiCell Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (MCIT) License Agreement. Oxis licensed exclusive rights to three antibody-drug conjugates ( ADCs) that MCIT will prepare for further evaluation by Oxis as prospective therapeutics for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer, and multiple myeloma and associated osteolytic bone disease. Under the terms of the agreement, MCIT will develop three ADC product candidates which contain Oxis' lead drug candidates OXS-2175 and OXS-4235. Oxis paid MCIT a license fee of $500,000 and will reimburse MCIT up to $1.125 million for its development costs to make the three ADCs exclusively licensed to Oxis. Assuming all clinical development milestones are achieved and manufacturing rights to the three ADCs purchased, Oxis will pay MCIT an additional sum of $22.75 million and pay a royalty of 3% of net yearly worldwide sales upon marketing approval of the ADCs.

MCIT's ADC platform technology is based on unique multivalent, cleavable linkers that allow drugs tethered to the antibody to be released intracellularly or extracellularly upon binding of the antibody to the target cell. Additionally, the MCIT's ADC technology platform allows multiple drugs to be attached per targeting antibody, and to release the drugs in their original form without modification of the drug.

Research and Development

Expenditures for research and development activities related to continuing operations were $1,000,000 and $-0- for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, we incurred $475,000 and $250,000 of research and development expenses.

Our currently projected expenditures for 2016 include approximately $4-$5 million for research and development. The actual cost of our programs could differ significantly from our current projections if we change our planned development process. In the event that actual costs of our clinical program, or any of our other ongoing research activities, are significantly higher than our current estimates, we may be required to significantly modify our planned level of operations.

There is a risk that any drug discovery and development program may not produce revenue because of the risks inherent in drug discovery and development. The successful development of any product candidate is highly uncertain. It is difficult to reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing and costs of the efforts necessary to complete the development of, or the period in which material net cash inflows are expected to commence from any product candidate, due to the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with developing drugs. Any failure to complete any stage of the development of products in a timely manner could have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial position and liquidity.

Competition
The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are subject to rapid technological change. Competition from domestic and foreign biotechnology companies, large pharmaceutical companies and other institutions is intense and expected to increase. A number of companies are pursuing the development of pharmaceuticals in our targeted areas. According to the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Research Association, at the end of 2015 there were 168 drugs in development for the treatment of breast cancer, and there were 135 drugs in development for the treatment of lymphomas (blood cell cancers including multiple myeloma).

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