SEC Form 4
| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Akouos, Inc. [ AKUS ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 06/30/2020 | C | 499,989 | A | (1) | 499,989 | I | See Footnotes(2)(3) | ||
| Common Stock | 06/30/2020 | P | 290,000 | A | $17 | 789,989 | I | See Footnotes(2)(4) | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Series B Convertible Preferred Stock | (1) | 06/30/2020 | C | 499,989 | (1) | (1) | Common Stock | 499,989 | (1) | 0 | I | See Footnotes(3)(4) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B Preferred Stock") were convertible at any time at the holder's election, without payment of additional consideration, and had no expiration date but converted automatically upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering. |
| 2. Shares reported herein are held by Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP (the "Master Fund"), Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund II, LP (the "Fund II"), and a managed account (the "Account"). Cormorant Asset Management, LP ("Cormorant") serves as the investment manager of the Master Fund, Fund I, and the Account. Bihua Chen serves as manager of the general partner of Cormorant. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or her pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any such shares for purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose. |
| 3. The Series B Preferred Stock represented, on an as-converted basis (i) 99,493 shares of Common Stock held by the Master Fund, (ii) 394,500 shares of Common Stock held by Fund II, and (iii) 5,996 shares of Common Stock held by the Account. |
| 4. Shares reported herein as purchased on June 30, 2020 represent (i) 274,543 shares purchased by the Master Fund, and (ii) 15,457 shares purchased by the Account. |
| /s/ CORMORANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP By: Bihua Chen, Managing Member | 07/02/2020 | |
| /s/ Bihua Chen | 07/02/2020 | |
| /s/ CORMORANT GLOBAL HEALTHCARE MASTER FUND, LP, By: Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC, its General Partner By: Bihua Chen, Managing Member | 07/02/2020 | |
| /s/ CORMORANT PRIVATE HEALTHCARE FUND II, LP By: Cormorant Private Healthcare GP, LLC, its General Partner By: Bihua Chen, Managing Member | 07/02/2020 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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