Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Amendment No. 1 to the statement on Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 1”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed on November 20, 2013 (the “Original 13D,” and, together with Amendment No. 1, the “Schedule 13D”) filed by the Reporting Persons, and relates to common stock $.001 par value (the “Common Stock”) of Ophthotech Corporation (the “Issuer”) having its principal executive office at One Penn Plaza, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10119. This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to disclose the change in beneficial ownership of the Issuer’s Common Stock by the Reporting Persons in connection with an underwriter public offering of the Issuer’s Common Stock which closed on February 18, 2014 (the “Offering”).
Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Original 13D. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This statement is being filed by:
(a) Clarus Lifesciences II, L.P. (the “Fund”);
(b) Clarus Ventures II GP, L.P. (“Clarus GP”), which is the sole general partner of the Fund; and Clarus Ventures II, LLC (“Clarus GPLLC” and, together with Clarus GP, the “Control Entities”), which is the sole general partner of Clarus GP; and
(c) Robert Liptak, Nicholas Simon, Nicholas Galakatos, Dennis Henner, Kurt Wheeler and Michael Steinmetz (together, the “Managing Directors”). The Managing Directors are the directors of Clarus GPLLC.
The persons named in this Item 2 are referred to individually herein as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 99.1 (which is incorporated herein by reference), pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements Item 3 of the Original 13D as set forth below:
As of January 31, 2014, Nicholas Galakatos held 3,060 shares of Common Stock underlying options that are exercisable as of such date, or that will become exercisable within 60 days of such date.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
This Amendment No. 1 amends and restates Item 5 of the Original 13D in its entirety as set forth below:
The Fund is the record owner of the Clarus Shares. As the sole general partner of the Fund, Clarus GP may be deemed to own beneficially the Clarus Shares. As the sole general partner of Clarus GP, Clarus GPLLC may be deemed to own beneficially the Clarus Shares. As members of Clarus GPLLC, each of the Managing Directors may be deemed to own beneficially the Clarus Shares.
Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Clarus Shares other than those shares which such person owns of record.
The percentage of outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by each Reporting Person as of the close of business on February 18, 2014 is set forth on Line 13 of such Reporting Person’s cover sheet. Such percentage was calculated based on the 33,318,575 shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding immediately after the Issuer’s Offering on the Issuer’s final prospectus filed under Rule 424(b)(4) with the Securities Exchange Commission on February 12, 2014.
| (b) | Regarding the number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See line 7 of cover sheets |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See line 8 of cover sheets |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: See line 9 of cover sheets. |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: See line 10 of cover sheets |
| (c) | Except as set forth in Item 3 above, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transaction in the Common Stock during the last 60 days. |
| (d) | No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or any proceeds from the sale of, securities beneficially owned by any of the Reporting Persons. |
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 – Agreement regarding filing of joint Schedule 13D.
Exhibit 99.2 – Power of Attorney regarding filings under the Act.