Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
26361 Crown Valley Parkway
Suite 150
Mission Viejo, California 92691
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing |
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence |
Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”)
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Citizenship: Delaware
Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. (“BVF2”)
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Citizenship: Delaware
BVF Investments, L.L.C. (“BVLLC”)
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Citizenship: Delaware
Investment 10, L.L.C. (“ILL10”)
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Citizenship: Illinois
BVF Partners L.P. (“Partners”)
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Citizenship: Delaware
BVF Inc.
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Citizenship: Delaware
Mark N. Lampert (“Mr. Lampert”)
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Citizenship: United States
Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”)
00765G109
Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: |
| (a) | / / | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. |
| (b) | / / | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. |
| (c) | / / | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. |
| (d) | / / | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. |
| (e) | / / | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). |
| (f) | / / | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). |
| (g) | / / | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). |
| (h) | / / | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. |
| (i) | / / | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act. |
| (j) | / / | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
| (k) | / / | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____ |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
On February 19, 2013, the Reporting Persons acquired warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Such warrants have an initial exercise price of $0.25 per Share, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the warrants, and expire on February 19, 2018. The warrants may not be exercised if, after such exercise, the Reporting Persons would beneficially own, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, more than 9.98% of the number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding.
As of the close of business on December 31, 2013, (i) BVF beneficially owned 8,912,219 shares of Common Stock, including 4,241,308 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants held by it, (ii) BVF2 beneficially owned 5,036,834 shares of Common Stock, including 2,371,924 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants held by it, (iii) BVLLC beneficially owned 352,980 shares of Common Stock, and (iv) ILL10 beneficially owned 2,845,145 shares of Common Stock, including 1,386,768 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants held by it.
Partners, as the general partner of BVF and BVF2, the manager of BVLLC and the investment adviser of ILL10, may be deemed to beneficially own 17,147,178 shares of Common Stock, including 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock currently issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants, beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF, BVF2, BVLLC and ILL10.
BVF Inc., as the general partner of Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the 17,147,178 shares of Common Stock, including 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock currently issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants, beneficially owned by Partners.
Mr. Lampert, as a director and officer of BVF Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the 17,147,178 shares of Common Stock, including 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock currently issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants, beneficially owned by BVF Inc.
The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person. Each of Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by BVF, BVF2, BVLLC and ILL10 and the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of any such securities.
The following percentages are based on 134,550,065 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 17, 2013, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC) on December 20, 2013.
As of the close of business on December 31, 2013, (i) BVF beneficially owned approximately 6.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) BVF2 beneficially owned approximately 3.7% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iii) BVLLC beneficially owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iv) ILL10 beneficially owned approximately 2.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and (v) each of Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 9.98% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote |
See Cover Pages Items 5-9.
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote |
See Cover Pages Items 5-9.
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
See Cover Pages Items 5-9.
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
See Cover Pages Items 5-9.
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
Not Applicable.
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Pursuant to the operating agreement of BVLLC, Partners is authorized, among other things, to invest the contributed capital of Samana Capital, L.P., the majority member of BVLLC, in the shares of Common Stock and other securities of the Issuer and to vote, exercise or convert and dispose of each security, and is entitled to receive fees based on assets under management and, subject to certain exceptions, allocations based on realized and unrealized gains on such assets.
Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert share voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by BVF, BVF2, BVLLC and ILL10.
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary That Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
Not Applicable.
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
See Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons with the SEC on March 1, 2013.
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not Applicable.
By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 14, 2014
BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P. | | INVESTMENT 10, L.L.C. |
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By: | BVF Partners L.P., its general partner | | By: | BVF Partners L.P., its investment manager |
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By: | BVF Inc., its general partner | | By: | BVF Inc., its general partner |
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By: | | | By: | |
| Mark N. Lampert | | | Mark N. Lampert |
| President | | | President |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND II, L.P. | | BVF PARTNERS L.P. |
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By: | BVF Partners L.P., its general partner | | By: | BVF Inc., its general partner |
By: | BVF Inc., its general partner | | | |
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By: | | | | Mark N. Lampert |
| Mark N. Lampert | | | President |
| President | | | |
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| | | BVF INC. |
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BVF INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. | | By: | |
| | | | Mark N. Lampert |
By: | BVF Partners L.P., its manager | | | President |
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By: | BVF Inc., its general partner | | | |
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By: | | | | |
| Mark N. Lampert | | | MARK N. LAMPERT |
| President | | | |