New insider Politan Capital Management Lp claimed ownership of 4,611,752 shares (SEC Form 3)
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| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2024 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Azenta, Inc. [ AZTA ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 4,611,752 | I | See footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(5) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. In addition to Politan Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Politan"), this Form 3 is being filed jointly by Politan Capital Management GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Politan Management"), Politan Capital Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Politan GP"), and Quentin Koffey, a citizen of the United States of America (together with Politan, Politan Management and Politan GP, the "Reporting Persons"), each of whom has the same business address as Politan and may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in securities reported on this Form 3 (the "Subject Securities"). |
| 2. Politan is the investment advisor to certain funds, including Politan Capital Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Politan LP"), Politan Capital Offshore Partners LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Politan Offshore"), and Politan Capital Partners Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Politan Master Fund") (collectively with Politan Offshore and Politan LP, the "Politan Funds"). |
| 3. Politan, as the investment advisor of the Politan Funds, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As the general partner of Politan, Politan Management may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As the general partner of the Politan Funds, Politan GP may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| 4. By virtue of Mr. Koffey's position as managing partner and chief investment officer of Politan, and as the managing member of Politan Management and Politan GP, Mr. Koffey may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Subject Securities for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims any beneficial ownership of any of the Subject Securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. |
| 5. Mr. Koffey is a member of the board of directors of the Issuer of the Subject Securities, and as a result, each of the other Reporting Persons may be directors by deputization for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| Politan Capital Management LP By: Politan Capital Management GP LLC, its General Partner /s/ Quentin Koffey, Managing Member | 11/04/2024 | |
| Politan Capital Management GP LLC /s/ Quentin Koffey, Managing Member | 11/04/2024 | |
| Politan Capital Partners GP LLC /s/ Quentin Koffey, Managing Member | 11/04/2024 | |
| /s/ Quentin Koffey | 11/04/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||