Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Adaptimmune Therapeutics Plc (the "Issuer").
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: |
101 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RY, United Kingdom.
Item 2(a). | Names of Persons Filing: |
This statement is being filed by New Enterprise Associates 14 L.P. ("NEA 14"); NEA Partners 14, L.P. ("NEA Partners 14"), which is the sole general partner of NEA 14; NEA 14 GP, LTD ("NEA 14 GP"), which is the sole general partner of NEA Partners 14; and M. James Barrett ("Barrett"), Peter J. Barris ("Barris"), Forest Baskett ("Baskett"), Anthony A. Florence, Jr. ("Florence"), Patrick J. Kerins ("Kerins"), David M. Mott ("Mott"), Scott D. Sandell ("Sandell"), Peter W. Sonsini ("Sonsini") and Ravi Viswanathan ("Viswanathan") (collectively, the "Directors") and Krishna S. Kolluri ("Kolluri") and Harry R. Weller ("Weller"). The Directors are the individual directors of NEA 14 GP. NEA 14, NEA Partners 14, NEA 14 GP and the Directors are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the "Reporting Persons".
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: |
The address of the principal business office of NEA 14, NEA Partners 14 and NEA 14 GP is New Enterprise Associates, 1954 Greenspring Drive, Suite 600, Timonium, MD 21093. The address of the principal business office of Baskett, Sandell, Sonsini and Viswanathan is New Enterprise Associates, 2855 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025. The address of the principal business office of Barrett, Barris, Florence, Kerins and Mott is New Enterprise Associates, 5425 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.
Each of NEA 14 and NEA Partners 14 is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. NEA 14 GP is a Cayman Islands exempted company. Each of the Directors is a United States citizen.
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Ordinary Shares, £.001 par value ("Ordinary Shares").
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: |
Not applicable.
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(a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: NEA 14 is the record owner of 9,878,167 American Depositary Shares of the Issuer, which represent 59,269,000 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer, as of December 31, 2016 (the "Shares"). As the sole general partner of NEA 14, NEA Partners 14 may be deemed to own beneficially the Shares. As the sole general partner of NEA Partners 14, NEA 14 GP likewise may be deemed to own beneficially the Shares. As the individual Directors of NEA 14 GP, each of the Directors also may be deemed to own beneficially the Shares. |
As of December 31, 2016, Mott is the record owner of options to purchase 163,229 Ordinary Shares exercisable immediately (the "Mott Option Shares"). As such, Mott may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Mott Option Shares in addition to the Shares.
| (b) | Percent of Class: See Line 11 of cover sheets. The percentages set forth on the cover sheet for each Reporting Person other than Mott are calculated based on 424,711,900 Ordinary Shares reported by the Issuer to be outstanding as of November 10, 2016 on the Issuer's Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2016 (the "10-Q Shares"). The percentage set forth on the cover sheet for Mott is calculated based on 424,875,129 Ordinary Shares, which includes (i) the 10-Q Shares and (ii) Mott Option Shares. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Line 5 of cover sheets. |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Line 6 of cover sheets. |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Line 7 of cover sheets. |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Line 8 of cover sheets. |
Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Securities except for the shares, if any, such Reporting Person holds of record.
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
Kolluri and Weller have ceased to beneficially own five percent (5%) or more of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock as a result of ceasing to be a Director of NEA 14 GP.
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Not applicable.
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
Not applicable.
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Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Not applicable. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim membership in a "group" as used in Rule 13d-5(b).
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not applicable.
Not applicable. This Schedule 13G is not filed pursuant to Rule 13d‑1(b) or Rule 13d–1(c).
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 – Agreement regarding filing of joint Schedule 13G.
Exhibit 2 – Power of Attorney regarding filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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