Eloxx Pharmaceuticals (ELOX) Form 3 Eloxx Pharmaceuticals / Tomer Kariv ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kariv Tomer

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ELOXX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

950 WINTER STREET, 4TH FLOOR NORTH

(Street)

WALTHAM MA 02451

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ SVOND ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,287,937	I	By Pontifax Investment Fund(1)
Common Stock	4,900,249	I	By Pontifax Investment Fund(2)
Common Stock	381,518	I	By Pontifax Investment Fund(3)
Common Stock	783,664	I	By Pontifax Investment Fund(4)
Common Stock	423,703	I	By Pontifax Investment Fund(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Cayman) III, L.P. ("Cayman III"). Pontifax Management Fund III L.P. ("Pontifax III") is the general partner of Cayman III. Pontifax Management III G.P. (2011) Ltd. ("Management III") is the general partner of Pontifax III. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management III. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Cayman III. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.

2. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Israel) III, L.P. ("Israel III"). Pontifax III is the general partner of Israel III. Management III is the general partner of Pontifax III. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management III. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Israel III. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.

3. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Cayman) IV, L.P. ("Cayman IV"). Pontifax IV GP L.P. ("Pontifax IV") is the general partner of Cayman IV. Pontifax Management 4 G.P. (2015) Ltd. ("Management 4") is the general partner of Pontifax IV. Mr. Kariv is a Managing Partner of Management 4. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Cayman IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.

4. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (Israel) IV, L.P. ("Israel IV"). Pontifax IV is the general partner of Israel IV. Management 4 is the general partner of Pontifax IV. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Israel IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.

5. Represents shares of the Issuer held by Pontifax (China) IV, L.P. ("China IV"). Pontifax IV is the general partner of China IV. Management 4 is the general partner of Pontifax IV. By virtue of this relationship, Mr. Kariv may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by China IV. Mr. Kariv disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney. Gregory Weaver, Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer, is signing on behalf of Tomer Kariv pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated December 18, 2017, which is attached hereto as an exhibit.

	/s/ Gregory Weaver, Attorney in Fact	12/29/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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