Item 1. | |
(a) | Name of issuer:
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
(b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
12830 El Camino Real, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92130 |
Item 2. | |
(a) | Name of person filing:
This statement is filed by:
(i) RTW Investments, LP ("RTW Investments"), a Delaware limited partnership and the investment adviser to certain funds (the "RTW Funds"), with respect to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("the Shares") of Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company") directly held by the RTW Funds; and
(ii) Roderick Wong, M.D. ("Dr. Wong"), the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of RTW Investments, with respect to the Shares directly held by the RTW Funds.
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."
The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the foregoing persons or any Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of the Shares reported herein. |
(b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 40 10th Avenue, Floor 7, New York, New York 10014. |
(c) | Citizenship:
RTW Investments is a Delaware limited partnership. Dr. Wong is a citizen of the United States. |
(d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
(e) | CUSIP No.:
004225108 |
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
(a) | Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) | An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
(i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of institution: |
(k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
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Item 4. | Ownership |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned:
The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Rows 5 - 9 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.The percentages set forth in Row 11 of the cover pages are calculated based upon 166,391,891 Shares outstanding as of October 29, 2024 as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2024. |
(b) | Percent of class:
RTW Investments: 5.2%
Dr. Wong: 5.2 % |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
RTW Investments: 0
Dr. Wong: 0
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| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
RTW Investments: 8,705,501 Shares
Dr. Wong: 8,705,501 Shares
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| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
RTW Investments: 0
Dr. Wong: 0
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| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
RTW Investments: 8,705,501 Shares
Dr. Wong: 8,705,501 Shares
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Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
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If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to
that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more
than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
See Item 2. The RTW Funds have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares reported herein. |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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