UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)
| Aeterna Zentaris Inc. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
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| Common Shares |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
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| 007975204 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
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| Marc Paquet, Secretary Société générale de financement du Québec 600 de la Gauchetière Street West Suite 1500 Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 |
| (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
May 14, 2010 |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. | |
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) Société Générale de Financement du Québec |
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) (b) |
| 3. | SEC Use Only |
| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions) OO |
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e). |
| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization Quebec, Canada |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 7. | Sole Voting Power 7,380,978 |
| 8. | Shared Voting Power 0 |
| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power |
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power 0 |
| 11. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |
| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 9,95 % |
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO |
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) SGF Santé Inc. |
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) (b) |
| 3. | SEC Use Only |
| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions) OO |
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e). |
| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization Quebec, Canada |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 7. | Sole Voting Power |
| 8. | Shared Voting Power 0 |
| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power |
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power 0 |
| 11. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |
| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 9,95 % |
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO |
This amended statement on Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed on April 19, 2002, as amended and restated on April 19, 2003 and on March 6, 2006 (as previously amended and amended hereby, the “Schedule 13D”) by Société Générale de Financement du Québec, and relates to Common Shares, no par value, of Aeterna Zentaris Inc.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting the first paragraph of such Item and replacing it with the following:
“SGF may, depending on market conditions, sell additional securities of the Company. SGF also reserves the right to acquire additional securities of the Company, depending on economic and market conditions as well as matters relating to the Company. Any subsequent acquisition or disposition of such securities may be made by way of market purchases or sales, private agreements or otherwise. Except as described above, neither SGF nor SGF Santé has any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in:”
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended (1) by deleting Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D in its entirety and replacing it with Exhibit 1 hereto.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated May 14, 2010.
| | SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE DE FINANCEMENT DU QUÉBEC |
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| | By: | /s/ Marc Paquet |
| | | Name: Marc Paquet |
| | | Title: Secretary |
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| | SGF SANTÉ INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Marc Paquet |
| | | Name: Marc Paquet |
| | | Title: Secretary |
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number |
Description |
| 1. | Name, title, principal business address, principal occupation and citizenship of each director and executive officer of SGF or SFG Santé. |
EXHIBIT 1
Directors and Officers of SGF
| Name | Title | Principal Business Address | Principal Occupation | Citizenship |
| Jean Bazin | Chairman of the Board | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Chairman of the Board of SGF | Canadian |
| Pierre Shedleur | President and General Manager and Director | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | President and General Manager and Director of SGF | Canadian |
| Jean-Jacques Carrier | Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of SGF | Canadian |
Yves Bourque | Senior Vice-President, Investment Support and Management | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Senior Vice-President, Investment Support and Management of SGF | Canadian |
Marc Paquet | Senior Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Senior Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of SGF | Canadian |
Chantal Malo | Senior Vice-President, Planning and International Strategic | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Senior Vice-President, Planning and International Strategic of SGF | Canadian |
| Christian Lessard | Senior Vice-President, Organizational Development and Public Affairs | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Senior Vice-President, Organizational Development and Public Affairs of SGF | Canadian |
Daniel Boulais | Senior Vice-President, Investments Agri-Food Group | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Senior Vice-President, Investments Agri-Food Group of SGF | Canadian |
| Luc Séguin | Senior Vice-President, Investments, Mines, Materials, Energy, Environment Group | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Senior Vice-President, Investments, Mines, Materials, Energy, Environment Group of SGF | Canadian |
| Name | Title | Principal Business Address | Principal Occupation | Citizenship |
| Georges Kobrynsky | Senior Vice-President, Investments Forest Products Group | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Senior Vice-President, Investments Forest Products Group of SGF | Canadian |
| Pierre Puglièse | Senior Vice-President, Investments Technologies and Life Sciences Group | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Senior Vice-President, Investments Technologies and Life Sciences Group of SGF | Canadian |
Jean-Yves Tardif | Vice-President, Human Resources | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Vice-President, Human Resources of SGF | Canadian |
| Nicolas Potvin | Legal Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Legal Counsel and Assistant Secretary of SGF | Canadian |
Jean Rocheleau | Treasurer | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Treasurer of SGF | Canadian |
Silvana Travaglini | Vice-President and Controller | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Vice-President and Controller of SGF | Canadian |
André-Gilles Frigon | Assistant Treasurer | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Assistant Treasurer of SGF | Canadian |
Marie Anna
Bacchi | Director | 4245, Decarie Blvd. Montréal, Québec Canada H4A 3K4 | Director General Villa Maria College | Canadian |
| José P. Dorais | Director | 1155, René-Lévesque Blvd West 31st Floor Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 3S6 | Partner, Miller Thomson Pouliot LLP | Canadian |
| Nathalie Goodwin | Director | 839, Sherbrooke Street East Suite 200 Montréal, Québec Canada H2L 1K6 | Associate, Agence Goodwin | Canadian |
| Name | Title | Principal Business Address | Principal Occupation | Citizenship |
Diane Lanctôt | Director | 5790, Paré Street Montréal, Québec Canada H4P 2M2 | President of Lanctôt Ltd | Canadian |
| John LeBoutillier | Director | 2000, McGill College Avenue Suite 2300 Montreal, Québec Canada H3A 3J1 | Chairman, Industrial
Alliance Insurance and
Financial Services Inc. | Canadian |
| Hélène Lévesque | Director | 234, Chester Avenue Mont-Royal, Québec Canada H3R 1W3 | President, Experlead Corporation | Canadian |
| Monique Mercier | Director | 630, René-Lévesque Blvd West 22nd Floor Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 1S6 | Executive Vice-President, Law and Market Development Emergis Inc. (a Telus Group Company) | Canadian |
Stanley K.
Plotnick | Director | 5490, Thimens Suite 210 Montréal, Québec Canada H4M 2K4 | President, Diversiplex Corp. | Canadian |
| Richard J. Renaud | Director | 1, Place Ville-Marie Suite 2221 Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 3M4 | Chairman and Managing Partner Wynnchurch Capital | Canadian |
| André Riedl | Director | 263, Rosalie-Cherrier Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec Canada J3H 5Y7 | Consultant, Managing Partner | Canadian |
Stephen
Rosenhek | Director | 2, Place Alexis-Nihon 22nd Floor Montréal, Québec Canada H3Z 3C2 | Managing Partner, RSM Richter Chamberland | Canadian |
| Madeleine Roy | Director | 925, Grande Allée West Suite 500 Québec, Québec Canada G1S 1C1 | Lawyer, Lavery, de Billy, LLP | Canadian |
| Chrystine Tremblay | Director | 710, Place d'Youville 6th Floor Québec, Québec Canada G1R 4Y4 | Deputy Minister for the Ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation du Québec | Canadian |
Directors and Officers of SGF Santé
| Name | Title | Principal Business Address | Principal Occupation | Citizenship |
| Pierre Puglièse | Chairman of the Board, President and Director | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Chaiman of the Board and President of SGF Santé | Canadian |
| Marc Paquet | Secretary | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Secretary of SGF Santé | Canadian |
| Nicolas Potvin | Assistant Secretary | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Assistant Secretary of SGF Santé | Canadian |
Jean-Jacques Carrier | Director | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Director of SGF Santé | Canadian |
| Yves Bourque | Director | Suite 1500 600 de La Gauchetière Street West Montréal, Québec Canada H3B 4L8 | Director of SGF Santé | Canadian |
