Amendment: SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Astria Therapeutics Inc.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*
Astria Therapeutics, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
04635X 102
(CUSIP Number)
Alexander Rakitin
Perceptive Advisors LLC
51 Astor Place, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(646) 205-5340
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 14, 2024
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 04635X 102
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Names of Reporting Persons.
Perceptive Advisors LLC | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3. | SEC Use Only
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| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
AF | |||||
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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7. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| 8. | Shared Voting Power
6,485,420 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power
6,485,420 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,485,420 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
11.5% (see Item 5) | |||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA | |||||
CUSIP No. 04635X 102
| 1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Joseph Edelman | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3. | SEC Use Only
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| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
AF | |||||
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ | |||||
| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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7. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| 8. | Shared Voting Power
6,485,420 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power
6,485,420 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,485,420 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
11.5% (see Item 5) | |||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN | |||||
CUSIP No. 04635X 102
| 1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd. | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3. | SEC Use Only
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| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC | |||||
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ | |||||
| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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7. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| 8. | Shared Voting Power
4,873,721 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power
4,873,721 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,873,721 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
8.6% (see Item 5) | |||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
CUSIP No. 04635X 102
| 1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund, L.P. | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| 3. | SEC Use Only
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| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC | |||||
| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ | |||||
| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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7. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| 8. | Shared Voting Power
1,611,699 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 9. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive Power
1,611,699 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,611,699 (see Item 5) | |||||
| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
☐ | |||||
| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
2.9% (see Item 5) | |||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN | |||||
Item 2. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is amended and restated as follows:
| (a) | This Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D is being filed by Perceptive Advisors LLC (“Perceptive Advisors”), Joseph Edelman (“Mr. Edelman”), Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Master Fund”), and Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund, L.P. (“Perceptive Xontogeny”, and together with Perceptive Advisors, Mr. Edelman, the Master Fund, each of the foregoing, a “Reporting Person,” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”). Perceptive Xontogeny Ventures GP, LLC (“GP”) is the general partner of Perceptive Xontogeny. Perceptive Advisors serves as the investment advisor to the Master Fund and Perceptive Xontogeny, and Mr. Edelman is the managing member of Perceptive Advisors and GP. The agreement among the Reporting Persons to file this Schedule 13D jointly in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. |
| (b) | The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 51 Astor Place 10th Floor, New York, NY 10003. |
| (c) | The principal business of Perceptive Advisors is managing funds in connection with purchasing, holding and selling securities for investment purposes. The principal business of the Master Fund, and Perceptive Xontogeny is to invest in securities. The principal occupation of Mr. Edelman is as the managing member of Perceptive Advisors. |
| (d) | During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons, nor to the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, any of the persons listed on Schedule A, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). |
| (e) | During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons, nor to the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, any of the persons listed on Schedule A, has been 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 of 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, other than the previously announced settlement order entered into by Perceptive Advisors with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated September 6, 2022 (File No. 3-21031). |
| (f) | Perceptive Advisors is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Edelman is a United States citizen. The Master Fund is a Cayman Islands corporation. Perceptive Xontogeny is a Delaware limited partnership. |
Schedule A to this Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D sets forth the information regarding the directors of the Master Fund.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Items 5(a)-(b) of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented as follows:
| (a) | The information set forth in rows 11 and 13 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference. The percentage set forth in row 13 is based on 56,425,282 shares of Common Stock to be outstanding, as reported by the Issuer in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 12, 2024. |
| (b) | The information set forth in rows 7 through 10 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference. |
The Master Fund holds, in each case without giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below):
| (i) | 4,873,721 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock; |
| (ii) | 1,535,155 common warrants (“Warrants,” with each Warrant exercisable for 0.75 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $8.025 per share) of the Issuer exercisable for 1,151,366 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock; |
| (iii) | 921,093 pre-funded warrants (“Pre-funded Warrants”) of the Issuer exercisable for 921,093 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock; and |
| (iv) | 4,070.65 shares of Series X Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible into 678,455.24 shares of Common Stock. |
Perceptive Xontogeny holds, in each case without giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation:
| (i) | 1,611,699 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock; |
| (ii) | 460,546 Warrants of the Issuer exercisable for 345,409 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock; and |
| (iii) | 25,946.63 shares of Series X Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible into 4,324,524.82 shares of Common Stock. |
Pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, the Pre-funded Warrants, and the Series X Convertible Preferred Stock, the Reporting Person’s beneficial ownership limitation is currently 9.99% (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), which prevents the Reporting Persons from exercising or converting the Warrants, Pre-funded Warrants or Series X Convertible Preferred Stock if, after giving effect to such exercise or conversion, the Reporting Persons, together with their affiliates, would beneficially own more than 9.99% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock. When giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Reporting Persons can currently acquire zero shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of Warrants, Pre-funded Warrants or Series X Convertible Preferred Stock.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 14, 2024
PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC
| By: | /s/ Joseph Edelman | |
| Name: Joseph Edelman | ||
| Title: Managing Member |
| /s/ Joseph Edelman |
| JOSEPH EDELMAN |
PERCEPTIVE LIFE SCIENCES MASTER FUND, LTD.
| By: |
Perceptive Advisors LLC | |
| By: | /s/ Joseph Edelman | |
| Name: Joseph Edelman | ||
| Title: Managing Member | ||
PERCEPTIVE XONTOGENY VENTURE FUND, L.P.
| By: |
Perceptive Xontogeny Ventures GP, LLC |
| By: | /s/ Joseph Edelman | |
| Name: Joseph Edelman | ||
| Title: Managing Member |
Schedule A
The following sets forth the name, address, principal occupation, citizenship and beneficial ownership of Common Stock of each director of the Master Fund.
| Master Fund | ||||||
| Name and Citizenship |
Position |
Principal Business Address |
Beneficial Ordinary | |||
| Scott Dakers (United Kingdom) |
Director | c/o Elian Fiduciary Services (Cayman) Limited 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town Grand Cayman KY1-9007 Cayman Islands |
None | |||
| Ernest A. Morrison (United Kingdom) |
Director | Cox Hallett Wilkinson Milner House 18 Parliament Street P.O. Box HM 1561 Hamilton HM FX Bermuda |
None | |||
| James Nicholas (United States) |
Director | c/o GenesisPoint LLC 30 Old Kings Highway S Darien, CT 06820 |
None | |||