Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) and (b) Cambridge Equities beneficially owns 112,612 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, representing approximately 0.4% of the outstanding Common Stock. MP 13 Ventures may be deemed to beneficially own, and share voting power and investment power with Cambridge Equities over, all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Cambridge Equities.
NantWorks beneficially owns 4,147,469 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock. NantWorks is the majority shareholder of NantOmics, which beneficially owns 193,426 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, and as a result may be deemed to beneficially own, and share voting power and investment power over, all of the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock described above as being beneficially owned by NantOmics. As a result, NantWorks may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 4,430,895 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, representing approximately 15.8% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer.
Nant Capital beneficially owns, in the aggregate, 19,529,392 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, consisting of 15,921,888 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock directly owned by Nant Capital and 3,607,504 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock that may be acquired by Nant Capital within 60 days of September 6, 2023 pursuant to the conversion of a convertible promissory note, representing approximately 62.8% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer.
California Capital owns a majority of the shares of NantWorks and may be deemed to beneficially own, and share voting power and investment power over, all of the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock described above as being beneficially owned by NantWorks and NantOmics. As a result, California Capital may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 4,430,895 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, representing approximately 15.8% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer.
Dr. Soon-Shiong beneficially owns options to purchase a total of 44,444 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held by Dr. Soon-Shiong that are exercisable within 60 days of September 6, 2023. Dr. Soon-Shiong has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition, of all such 44,444 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock. In addition, Dr. Soon-Shiong may be deemed to beneficially own, and share voting power and investment power over, all shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock described above as being beneficially owned by Cambridge Equities, NantWorks, NantOmics, Nant Capital and California Capital. As a result, Dr. Soon-Shiong may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 24,027,343 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, representing approximately 77.31% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer.
For purposes of this Item 5(a) and (b), the percentages are calculated based upon (x) the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, divided by (y) the sum of (i) 27,471,346 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of September 6, 2023 as provided by the Issuer, and (ii) in the case of (w) Nant Capital, 3,607,504 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock issuable to Nant Capital upon the conversion of a convertible promissory note, and (y) options to purchase a total of 44,444 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held by Dr. Soon-Shiong that are exercisable within 60 days of September 6, 2023.
(c) The information set forth in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, other than as described in this Schedule 13D, no 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 the shares owned by it.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
On August 28, 2023, the Issuer entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional and accredited investors, each as listed as signatories to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchasers”), including Nant Capital, LLC (“Nant Capital”), an affiliate of Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the Chief Executive Officer, a director and a significant stockholder of the Company, to issue and sell up to an aggregate of 24,896,248 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), in a private placement (the “Private Placement”). In the Private Placement, Nant Capital purchased (a) 15,384,616 shares of Common Stock at a price per share