Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
This amendment (“Amendment No. 2”) amends the Schedule 13D originally filed with the SEC on August 13, 2020, as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on November 1, 2021 (collectively, the “Schedule”), to report and reflect a reduction in the beneficial ownership of the Issuer’s common stock. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule.
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
Item 2 is amended and replaced in its entirety as follows:
| (a) | Novo Holdings A/S, a Danish corporation, is an investment firm focused on life sciences and finance that is wholly owned by Novo Nordisk Foundation (the “Foundation”), a Danish commercial foundation. Novo Holdings A/S is the holding company in the group of Novo companies (currently comprised of Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S) and is responsible for managing the Foundation’s assets, including its financial assets. Based on the governance structure of Novo Holdings A/S and the Foundation, the Foundation is not deemed to have any beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer held by Novo Holdings A/S. |
The name of each director and executive officer of both Novo Holdings A/S and the Foundation is set forth on the updated Schedule I to this Amendment No. 2.
| (b) | The business address of both Novo Holdings A/S and the Foundation is Tuborg Havnevej 19, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark. |
The residence or business address of each director and executive officer of both Novo Holdings A/S and the Foundation is set forth on the updated Schedule I to this Schedule 13D.
| (c) | Novo Holdings A/S, a holding company that is responsible for managing the Foundation’s assets, provides seed and venture capital to development stage companies and invests in well-established companies within the life science and biotechnology sector. |
The Foundation is a Danish self-governing and profit-making foundation, whose objectives are to provide a stable basis for commercial and research activities undertaken by the group of Novo companies and to support scientific, humanitarian and social purposes through grants.
| (d) | Within the last five years, neither Novo Holdings A/S, the Foundation, nor any person named in the updated Schedule I has been convicted in any criminal proceedings. |
| (e) | Within the last five years, neither Novo Holdings A/S, the Foundation, nor any person named in the updated Schedule I was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
Item 3 amends and supplements Item 3 in the Schedule to reflect sales of the Issuer’s stock during the past 60 days, as follows:
On May 2, 2022, Novo Holdings A/S sold 3,000 shares at $10.38;
On May 3, 2022, Novo Holdings A/S sold 103,890 shares at $10.3739;
On May 4, 2022, Novo Holdings A/S sold 63,206 shares at $10.3705;
On May 5, 2022, Novo Holdings A/S sold 46,444 shares at $10.3631;
On May 6, 2022, Novo Holdings A/S sold 69,725 shares at $10.3691;
On May 9, 2022, Novo Holdings A/S sold 23,420 shares at $10.3743; and
On May 10, 2022, Novo Holdings A/S sold 23,821 shares at $10.3819.
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