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CUSIP No. 00534A102 | | 13D | | Page 2 of 6 pages |
Item 1. | Security and Issuer. |
This statement on Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) relates to the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Adagio Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), whose principal executive office is located at 1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 178, Waltham, MA 02451.
Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
The Schedule 13D is being filed by Adimab, LLC (the “Reporting Person”), a Delaware limited liability company. The business address of the Reporting Person is 7 Lucent Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766. The Reporting Person’s present principal occupation is to provide therapeutic antibody discovery and engineering technologies.
Information with respect to the directors and executive officers of the Reporting Person (collectively, the “Related Persons”) is included on Appendix A to this Schedule 13D.
During the last five years, neither the Reporting Person nor any Related Person has been (i) convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
Prior to the Issuer’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), the Reporting Person acquired shares of Common Stock and preferred stock of the Issuer in exchange for an assignment of intellectual property and a license valued at $40 million, acquired shares of preferred stock for an aggregate of $12.5 million in cash consideration and was transferred shares of Common Stock that were initially issued by the Issuer to Tillman Gerngross. In connection with the completion of the IPO, each share of preferred stock held by the Reporting Person automatically converted into five shares of Common Stock.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
On March 28, 2022, Mithril II LP, in accordance with the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Issuer (the “Bylaws”), submitted to the Issuer its formal notice of intent (the “Notice”) to nominate, and nomination of, candidates for election to the board of directors of the Issuer (the “Board”) at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders of the Issuer (including any adjournment or postponement thereof or any special meeting held in lieu thereof, the “2022 Annual Meeting”). The Notice stated that, at the 2022 Annual Meeting, Mithril II LP, in its capacity as a stockholder of record of the Issuer, intends to nominate, and thereby nominates, for election as directors of the Issuer, Mr. Clive A. Meanwell, M.B, Ch.B., M.D., Mr. Marc Elia and Ms. Tamsin Berry (each a “Nominee” and, collectively, the “Nominees”). In the Notice, Mithril II LP also reserved the right to withdraw and/or make substitutions for one or more Nominees.