Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction |
TVM I and TVM II acquired the Common Shares for investment purposes. Dr. Birner is a supervisory director of the Issuer.
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 Shares, 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 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 in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or through other methods, including distributions by TVM I or TVM II directly to its respective limited partners; or (iii) continuing to hold or causing affiliates to hold the shares (or any combination or derivative thereof). In addition, the Reporting Persons may engage 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 any matter set forth in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
The information set forth in Item 6 below is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 4.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
(a)-(b) The information set forth in rows 7 through 13 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference. The percentage set forth in row 13 is based on 19,861,340 outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately following the Issuer’s initial public offering, as reported in the Issuer’s prospectus filed on November 8, 2019.
(c) On November 12, 2019, TVM II purchased 857,142 Common Shares in connection with the Issuer’s initial public offering. The purchase price was $14 per share. Also on November 12, 2019 each share of Centogene B.V.’s common shares held by TVM I was automatically converted into the Issuer’s Common Shares, resulting in TVM I receiving 1,934,105 shares.
(d) Except as described herein, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, securities covered by this statement.
(e) Not applicable
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer |
Registration rights
In connection with the Issuer’s initial public offering, the TVM I entered into registration rights agreement with the Issuer. The Registration Rights Agreement provides for certain rights relating to the registration of certain shares of Common Stock held by TVM I pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed asExhibit 2 hereto, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
Lock-up Agreement
In connection with the Issuer’s initial public offering, TVM I and TVM II and the underwriters of the offering entered into a letter agreement (the “Lock-up Agreement”), pursuant to which the Reporting Persons agreed not to, among other things, offer, pledge, sell or transfer the Common Shares for a period of270 days without the consent of the underwriters, subject to certain limited exceptions.
The foregoing description of theLock-up Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of theLock-up Agreement, a copy of which is filed asExhibit 3 hereto, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.