EXPLANATORY NOTE
This amendment (this “Amendment No. 1”) is filed on behalf of Frazier Lifesciences Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P., FHMLS X, L.P., FHMLS X, L.L.C., James N. Topper and Patrick J. Heron.
This Amendment No. 1 amends the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Commission on January 27, 2021 (the “Original Schedule 13D”).
All terms used, but not defined, in this Amendment No. 1 are as defined in the Original Schedule 13D. The summary descriptions (if any) contained herein of certain agreements and documents are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreements and documents filed as Exhibits hereto or incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. | PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. |
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows:
Business Combination Agreement
On July 25, 2022, the Issuer entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) with NewAmsterdam Pharma Company B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (“Holdco”), NewAmsterdam Pharma Holding B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (“NewAmsterdam Pharma”) and NewAmsterdam Pharma Investment Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Merger Sub”). As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), the Issuer will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco, which will be a publicly-traded company with shares listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and will conduct the business currently conducted by NewAmsterdam Pharma.
The description of the Business Combination Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which was filed by the Issuer as Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on July 25, 2022 (and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 2.1).
Sponsor Support Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, the Issuer, NewAmsterdam Pharma, Holdco and certain holders of Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Initial Shareholders”) entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor and the Initial Shareholders have agreed to (a) vote (i) in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions, including in favor of each Transaction Proposal (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (ii) in favor of any other matter reasonably necessary or required to cause the consummation of the Transactions, and (iii) against any proposal that conflicts or materially impedes or interferes with, or would adversely affect or delay the consummation of the Transactions; (b) waive any adjustment to the conversion ratio set forth in Issuer’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or any other anti-dilution or similar protection with respect to the Class B Ordinary Shares held by them; and (c) waive any redemption rights, including with respect to Class A Ordinary Shares purchased in the Issuer’s initial public offering or in the aftermarket, in connection with the Business Combination. 3,450,000 Class B Ordinary Shares are subject to the Sponsor Support Agreement, including 3,300,000 Class B Ordinary Shares owned by the Sponsor.
The description of the Sponsor Support Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.7.
Investor Support Agreements
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Issuer and certain of its shareholders, including Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. entered into the Investor Support Agreements, pursuant to which each shareholder has agreed to (a) vote (i) in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions, including in favor of each Transaction Proposal (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (ii) in favor of any other matter reasonably necessary or required to cause the consummation of the Transactions, and (iii) against