CUSIP No. 743187106
SCHEDULE 13D
Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
This statement on Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to common stock, par value $0.0013 per share, of Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Progenics” or the “Issuer” and, such common stock, the “Progenics Common Stock”). The principal executive offices of Progenics are located at One World Trade Center, 47th Floor, New York, New York 10007.
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
(a)-(c) and (f):
The name of the person filing this Statement is Lantheus Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lantheus Holdings” or the “Reporting Person”). The principal business of Lantheus Holdings is the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative diagnostic medical imaging agents and products across a range of imaging modalities, including echocardiography and nuclear imaging.
The address of the principal business and the principal office of Lantheus Holdings is 331 Treble Cove Road, North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862.
The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and citizenship of each director and executive officer of Lantheus Holdings are set forth on Schedule A to this Statement, and are incorporated herein by reference.
(d) and (e):
During the last five years, neither Lantheus Holdings nor, to the knowledge of Lantheus Holdings, any of the persons named on Schedule A attached hereto, has been (i) convicted in a 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 |
On April 14, 2020, Velan Capital, L.P., Altiva Management Inc., Velan Capital Partners LP, Velan Capital Holdings LLC, Velan Capital Investment Management LP, Velan Principals GP LLC, Velan Capital Management LLC, Balaji Venkataraman, Deepak Sarpangal and Kevin McNeill (collectively, the “Velan Stockholders”) entered into a Support Agreement with Lantheus Holdings (the “Support Agreement”).
The Progenics Common Stock to which this Statement relates has not been purchased by Lantheus Holdings, and thus no funds were expended by Lantheus Holdings for such purpose or in connection with the execution and delivery of the Support Agreement. For a description of the Support Agreement and the Merger Agreement (as defined below), see Item 4 below, which description is incorporated herein by reference in this response to Item 3.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction |
The Merger Agreement
On February 20, 2020, Lantheus Holdings, Plato Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lantheus Holdings (“Merger Sub”), and Progenics entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Progenics, with Progenics surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lantheus Holdings (the “Merger”). The Amended and Restated Merger Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 1, 2019 (the “Original Merger Agreement”), by and among Lantheus Holdings, Merger Sub and Progenics.