Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (the “Amendment No. 1”) supplements and amends the Schedule 13D (the “Statement”) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 25, 2019. The Statement relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Interpace Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), with its principal offices located at Morris Corporate Center 1, Building C, 300 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, NJ 07054. The Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “IDXG.”
This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to report that, on January 10, 2020, the Issuer entered into a Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement, dated January 10, 2020 (the “Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, 1315 Capital II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“1315 Capital”), and Ampersand 2018 Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (“Ampersand” and, together with 1315 Capital, the “Investors”), pursuant to which, on January 15, 2020, the Issuer exchanged all 270 existing shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A”), held by Ampersand for 27,000 newly created shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series B” and such transaction, the “Exchange”), and issued an additional 1,000 shares of Series B to Ampersand for an aggregate gross purchase price of $1,000,000 (the “Investment” and, together with the Exchange, the “Transactions”).
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
(a) This Amendment No. 1 is being filed by Ampersand,AMP-18 Management Company Limited Partnership, a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware and the general partner of Ampersand (“AMCLP”) andAMP-18 MC LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware and the general partner of AMCLP (“AMCLLC” and, together with Ampersand and AMCLP, the “Reporting Persons”). The principal business of the Reporting Persons is investing in healthcare companies.
(b)—(c) Ampersand, AMCLP and AMCLLC have their principal offices at 55 William Street, Suite 240, Wellesley, MA 02481.
(d)—(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
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