The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Depending on various factors, including but not limited to the Issuer’s financial position and strategic direction, price levels of its Common Stock, conditions in the securities markets, and general economic and industry conditions, the Reporting Persons may take actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer. These actions include changing their current investment purpose and/or, from time to time, (i) acquiring or causing affiliates to acquire additional shares of Common Stock in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or through other methods; (ii) disposing or causing affiliates to dispose of some or all of the shares of Common Stock in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or through other methods; or (iii) continuing to hold or causing affiliates to hold the shares of Common Stock (or any derivative thereof). In addition, the Reporting Persons may engage, either directly or indirectly through Dr. Preston, in discussions with the Issuer’s management, members of its board of directors, stockholders and other relevant parties or take other actions concerning the Issuer’s operations, capital expenditures, financings, executive compensation practices, capital structure, and the composition of the Issuer’s Board of Directors, and any matter set forth in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
The information in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference into this Item 4.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
| (a) | The information set forth in rows 11 and 13 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference. The percentage set forth in row 13 is based on 13,099,735 outstanding shares of Common Stock, as reported by the Issuer in its Form10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2018. |
| (b) | The information set forth in rows 7 through 10 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference. |
| (c) | The information disclosed in Item 3 above and Schedule B attached hereto is incorporated by reference into this Item 5(c). |
| (d) | No person (other than the Reporting Persons) 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 of Common Stock subject to this Schedule 13D. |
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Lock-up Agreement
Pursuant tolock-up agreements (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”) signed in connection with the Issuer’s Initial Public Offering, Pivotal, certain other stockholders of the Issuer and each director and officer of the Issuer agreed with the representatives of the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering (the “Representatives”), subject to certain exceptions, not to dispose of or hedge any of their shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock for a period ending on the date that is 180 days after the date of the Issuer’s prospectus filed with the Commission on September 26, 2018, except with the prior written consent of the Representatives. The Representatives may in their sole discretion and at any time without notice release some or all of the shares subject to aLock-Up Agreement prior to the expiration of thelock-up period.
Registration Rights Agreement
On September 14, 2018, the Issuer, Pivotal and certain other parties entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Registration Rights Agreement provides Pivotal and other parties thereto with certain demand registration rights, including shelf registration rights, in respect of the shares of Common Stock issued to it upon conversion of the SeriesB-1 Shares or issued as a dividend with respect to the SeriesB-1 Shares, subject to certain conditions. In addition, in the event that the Issuer registers additional shares of Common Stock for sale to the public, it will be required to give notice of such registration to Pivotal and certain other parties of its intention to effect such a registration, and, subject to certain limitations, include the shares of Common Stock held by them in such registration. The Registration Rights Agreement includes customary indemnification provisions in favor of Pivotal and certain other parties against certain losses and liabilities arising out of or based upon any filing or other disclosure made by the Issuer under the securities laws relating to any such registration. The registration rights expire no later than five years after the completion of the Issuer’s initial public offering, or with respect to any particular holder, including Pivotal, at such time that such holder can sell all of its shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, during any three-month period.