SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Adicet Bio Inc. (Amendment)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 7)*

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 §240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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 (“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)

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

*This percentage is calculated based upon 82,153,984 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding of Adicet Bio, Inc. (the “Issuer”), as set forth in the Issuer’s Rule Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024.

Item 1.  Security and Issuer

This Amendment No. 7 (“Amendment No. 7”) to Schedule 13D supplements and amends the Statement on Schedule 13D of OrbiMed Advisors LLC and OrbiMed Capital GP VI LLC originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 30, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on March 25, 2019, Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on September 18, 2020, Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021, Amendment No. 4 filed with the SEC on December 14, 2021, Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC on June 29, 2023, and Amendment No. 6 filed with the SEC on January 29, 2024 (“Amendment No. 6”). This Amendment No. 7 relates to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of Adicet Bio, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Issuer”), with its principal executive offices located at 131 Dartmouth Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116. The Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol “ACET”. Information given in response to each item shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items, as applicable.

This Amendment No. 7 is being filed to report that the beneficial ownership of the outstanding Shares held by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) decreased by more than 1% as a result of an increase in the number of Shares outstanding.

Item 2. Identity and Background

(a) This Amendment No. 7 is being filed by OrbiMed Advisors LLC (“Advisors”), OrbiMed Capital GP V LLC (“GP V”), OrbiMed Capital GP VI LLC (“GP VI”), OrbiMed Genesis GP LLC (“Genesis GP”), OrbiMed Israel BioFund GP Limited Partnership (“BioFund”), OrbiMed Israel GP Ltd. (“Israel GP Ltd.”), OrbiMed Israel GP II, L.P. (“Israel GP II”), OrbiMed Advisors Israel II Limited (“Israel II Limited”), Carl L. Gordon (“Gordon”), and Erez Chimovits (“Chimovits”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

(b) — (c), (f) Advisors, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware and a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, is the managing member or general partner of certain entities as more particularly described in Item 6 below. Advisors has its principal offices at 601 Lexington Avenue, 54th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

GP V, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, is the general partner of a limited partnership as more particularly described in Item 6 below. GP VI has its principal offices at 601 Lexington Avenue, 54th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

GP VI, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, is the general partner of a limited partnership as more particularly described in Item 6 below. GP VIII has its principal offices at 601 Lexington Avenue, 54th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

Genesis GP, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, is the general partner of a limited partnership as more particularly described in Item 6 below. Genesis GP has its principal offices at 601 Lexington Avenue, 54th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

BioFund, a limited partnership organized under the laws of State of Israel, is the general partner of a limited partnership as more particularly described in Item 6 below. BioFund has its principal offices at 5 Hahoshlim Street, Building B, 1st Floor, Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

Israel GP Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of State of Israel, is the general partner of BioFund. Israel GP Ltd. has its principal offices at 5 Hahoshlim Street, Building B, 1st Floor, Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

Israel GP II, a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is the general partner of a limited partnership as more particularly described in Item 6 below. Israel GP II has its principal offices at 5 Hahoshlim Street, Building B, 1st Floor, Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

Israel II Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Israel, is the general partner of Israel GP II. Israel II Limited has its principal offices at 5 Hahoshlim Street, Building B, 1st Floor, Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

Gordon, a citizen of the United States, is a member of the management and investment committees of certain entities as more particularly described in Item 5 below and is a member of the Issuer’s board of directors. Gordon has his principal offices at 601 Lexington Avenue, 54th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

Chimovits, a citizen of the State of Israel, is a member of the investment committees of certain entities as more particularly described in Item 5 below. Chimovits has his principal offices at 5 Hahoshlim Street, Building B, 1st Floor, Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

The directors and executive officers of Advisors, GP V, GP VI, Genesis GP, Israel GP Ltd., BioFund, Israel GP Limited, and Israel GP II are set forth on Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII respectively, attached hereto. Schedules I through VIII set forth the following information with respect to each such person:

(i)          name;

(ii)         business address;

(iii)        present principal occupation of employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted; and

(iv)        citizenship.

(d) — (e) During the last five years, neither the Reporting Persons nor any person named in Schedules I through VIII 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

Not applicable.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

The Reporting Persons from time to time intend to review their investment in the Issuer on the basis of various factors, including the Issuer’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general economic and industry conditions, the securities markets in general and those for the Issuer’s Shares in particular, as well as other developments and other investment opportunities. Based upon such review, the Reporting Persons will take such actions in the future as the Reporting Persons may deem appropriate in light of the circumstances existing from time to time. If the Reporting Persons believe that further investment in the Issuer is attractive, whether because of the market price of Shares or otherwise, they may acquire Shares or other securities of the Issuer either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.  Similarly, depending on market and other factors, the Reporting Persons may determine to dispose of some or all of the Shares currently owned by the Reporting Persons or otherwise acquired by the Reporting Persons either in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons have not formulated any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer or the disposition of securities of the Issuer, (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (d) any change in the present Board of Directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board, (e) any material change in the Issuer’s capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer, (f) any other material change in the Issuer’s business or corporate structure, (g) any change in the Issuer’s charter or bylaws or other instrument corresponding thereto or other action which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person, (h) causing a class of the Issuer’s securities to be deregistered or delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association, (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act or (j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a) — (b) The following disclosure is based upon 82,153,984 Shares outstanding of the Issuer as set forth in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024.

As of the date of this filing, OrbiMed Private Investments V, LP (“OPI V”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware, holds 7,526,359 Shares, constituting approximately 9.2% of the issued and outstanding Shares. GP V is the general partner of OPI V, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OPI V, and Advisors is the managing member of GP V, pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement of GP V. As a result, Advisors and GP V share power to direct the vote and disposition of the Shares held by OPI V and may be deemed directly or indirectly, including by reason of their mutual affiliation, to be the beneficial owners of the Shares held by OPI V. Advisors exercises this investment and voting power through a management committee comprised of Gordon, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by OPI V.

As of the date of this filing, OrbiMed Private Investments VI, LP (“OPI VI”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware, holds 990,254 Shares, constituting approximately 1.2% of the issued and outstanding Shares. GP VI is the general partner of OPI VI, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OPI VI, and Advisors is the managing member of GP VI, pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement of GP VI. As a result, Advisors and GP VI share power to direct the vote and disposition of the Shares held by OPI VI and may be deemed directly or indirectly, including by reason of their mutual affiliation, to be the beneficial owners of the Shares held by OPI VI. Advisors exercises this investment and voting power through a management committee comprised of Gordon, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by OPI VI.

As of the date of this filing, OrbiMed Genesis Master Fund, L.P. (“Genesis”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, holds 1,255,985 Shares, constituting approximately 1.5% of the issued and outstanding Shares. Genesis GP is the general partner of Genesis, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of Genesis, and Advisors is the managing member of Genesis GP, pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement of Genesis GP. As a result, Advisors and Genesis GP share power to direct the vote and disposition of the Shares held by Genesis and may be deemed, directly or indirectly, including by reason of their mutual affiliation, to be the beneficial owners of the Shares held by Genesis. Advisors exercises this investment and voting power through a management committee comprised of Gordon, Sven H. Borho and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by Genesis.

As of the date of this filing, OrbiMed Israel Partners Limited Partnership (“OIP”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of Israel, holds 1,027,885 Shares, constituting approximately 1.3% of the issued and outstanding Shares. BioFund is the general partner of OIP, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OIP, and Israel GP Ltd. is the general partner of BioFund, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of BioFund. As a result, BioFund and Israel GP Ltd. share the power to direct the vote and disposition of the Shares held by OIP and may be deemed, directly or indirectly, including by reason of their mutual affiliation, to be the beneficial owners of the Shares held by OIP. Israel GP Ltd. exercises this investment power through an investment committee comprised of Gordon and Chimovits, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by OIP.

As of the date of this filing, OrbiMed Israel Partners II, L.P. (“OIP II”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, holds 646,657 Shares, constituting approximately 0.8% of the issued and outstanding Shares. Israel GP II is the general partner of OIP II, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OIP II, and Israel II Limited is the general partner of Israel GP II, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of Israel GP II. As a result, Israel GP II and Israel II Limited share the power to direct the vote and disposition of the Shares held by OIP II and may be deemed, directly or indirectly, including by reason of their mutual affiliation, to be the beneficial owners of the Shares held by OIP II. Israel II Limited exercises this investment power through an investment committee comprised of Gordon, David Bonita, and Chimovits, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by OIP II.

(c) Except as disclosed in Amendment No. 6, none of the Reporting Persons have effected any transactions in any Shares during the past sixty (60) days.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

In addition to the relationships between the Reporting Persons described in Items 2 and 5 above, GP V is the general partner of OPI V, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OPI V. Pursuant to this agreement and relationship, GP V has discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of OPI V. Such authority includes the power to vote and otherwise dispose of securities held by OPI V. The number of outstanding Shares attributable to OPI V is 7,526,359 Shares. GP V, pursuant to its authority under the limited partnership agreement of OPI V, may be considered to hold indirectly 7,526,359 Shares.

In addition to the relationships between the Reporting Persons described in Items 2 and 5 above, GP VI is the general partner of OPI VI, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OPI VI. Pursuant to this agreement and relationship, GP VI has discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of OPI VI. Such authority includes the power to vote and otherwise dispose of securities held by OPI VI. The number of outstanding Shares attributable to OPI VI is 990,254 Shares. GP VI, pursuant to its authority under the limited partnership agreement of OPI VI, may be considered to hold indirectly 990,254 Shares.

In addition to the relationships between the Reporting Persons described in Items 2 and 5 above, Genesis GP is the general partner of Genesis, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of Genesis. Pursuant to this agreement and relationship, Genesis GP has discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of Genesis. Such authority includes the power to vote and otherwise dispose of securities held by Genesis. The number of outstanding Shares attributable to Genesis is 1,255,985 Shares. Genesis GP, pursuant to its authority under the limited partnership agreement of Genesis, may be considered to hold indirectly 1,255,985 Shares.

In addition to the relationships between the Reporting Persons described in Items 2 and 5 above, Advisors is the managing member of GP V, GP VI, and Genesis GP, pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreements of GP V, GP VI, and Genesis GP. Pursuant to these agreements and relationships, Advisors and GP V have discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of OPI V, Advisors and GP VI have discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of OPI VI, and Advisors and Genesis GP have discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of Genesis. Such authority includes the power of GP V to vote and otherwise dispose of securities held by OPI V, GP VI to vote and otherwise dispose of the securities held by OPI VI, and Genesis GP to vote and otherwise dispose of the securities held by Genesis. The number of outstanding Shares attributable to OPI V is 7,526,359 Shares, the number of outstanding Shares attributable to OPI VI is 990,254 Shares, and the number of outstanding Shares attributable to Genesis is 1,255,985 Shares. Advisors, pursuant to its authority under the terms of the limited liability company agreements of GP V, GP VI, and Genesis GP may also be considered to hold indirectly 9,772,598 Shares.

In addition to the relationships between the Reporting Persons described in Items 2 and 5 above, BioFund is the general partner of OIP, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OIP. Israel GP Ltd. is the general partner of BioFund, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of BioFund. Pursuant to these agreements and relationships, Israel GP Ltd. and BioFund have discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of OIP. Such authority includes the power of BioFund to vote and otherwise dispose of securities held by OIP. The number of outstanding Shares attributable to OIP is 1,027,885 Shares. BioFund, pursuant to its authority under the limited partnership agreement of OIP, and Israel GP Ltd., pursuant to its authority under the limited partnership agreement of BioFund, may each be considered to hold indirectly 1,027,885 Shares.

In addition to the relationships between the Reporting Persons described in Items 2 and 5 above, Israel GP II is the general partner of OIP II, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of OIP II. Israel II Limited is the general partner of Israel GP II, pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of Israel GP II. Pursuant to these agreements and relationships, Israel II Limited and Israel GP II have discretionary investment management authority with respect to the assets of OIP II. Such authority includes the power of Israel GP II to vote and otherwise dispose of securities purchased by OIP II. The number of outstanding Shares attributable to OIP II is 646,657. Israel GP II, pursuant to its authority under the limited partnership agreement of OIP II, and Israel II Limited, pursuant to its authority under the limited partnership agreement of Israel GP II, may each be considered to hold indirectly 646,657 Shares.

Gordon, a member of Advisors and director of Israel GP Ltd. and Israel II Limited, is a member of the board of directors of the Issuer and, accordingly, the Reporting Persons may have the ability to affect and influence control of the Issuer. From time to time, Gordon may receive stock options or other awards of equity-based compensation pursuant to the Issuer’s compensation arrangements for non-employee directors. Pursuant to an agreement with the Reporting Persons, Gordon is obligated to transfer any securities issued under any such stock options or other awards, or the economic benefit thereof, to Advisors, GP V, GP VI, Israel GP Ltd., and Israel II Limited, which will in turn ensure that such securities or economic benefits are provided to OPI V, OPI VI, OIP, and OIP II.

Lock-Up Agreement

In addition, in connection with the Issuer’s underwritten public offering of Shares and pre-funded warrants to purchase Shares, OPI V, OPI VI, and Genesis entered into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) with the Issuer’s underwriters pursuant to which, among other things, OPI V, OPI VI, and Genesis each agreed not to, except in limited circumstances, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, offer to sell, contract to sell, lend, effect any short sale, establish or increase a put equivalent position, liquidate or decrease any call equivalent position, pledge, hypothecate, grant any security interest in, or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Shares or any options or warrants or other rights to acquire Shares or any securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Shares; (ii) enter into any swap, hedge or similar arrangement or agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of Shares or any options or warrants or other rights to acquire Shares or any securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Shares, regardless of whether any such transaction is to be settled in securities, cash, or otherwise; (iii) make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the offer and sale of any Shares or any options or warrants or other rights to acquire Shares or any securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Shares, or cause to be filed a registration statement, prospectus, or prospectus supplement (or an amendment or supplement thereto) with respect to any such registration; or (iv) publicly announce any intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case, from the date of the Lock-Up Agreement until 90 days after January 24, 2024, the date of the final prospectus supplement relating to the Issuer’s underwritten public offering.

The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Lock-Up Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

Signature

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.

SCHEDULE I

The names and present principal occupations of each of the executive officers and directors of OrbiMed Advisors LLC are set forth below. Unless otherwise noted, each of these persons is a United States citizen and has a business address of 601 Lexington Avenue, 54th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

SCHEDULE II

The business and operations of OrbiMed Capital GP V LLC are managed by the executive officers and directors of its managing member, OrbiMed Advisors LLC, set forth in Schedule I attached hereto.

 SCHEDULE III

The business and operations of OrbiMed Capital GP VI LLC are managed by the executive officers and directors of its managing member, OrbiMed Advisors LLC, set forth in Schedule I attached hereto.

SCHEDULE IV

The business and operations of OrbiMed Genesis GP LLC are managed by the executive officers and directors of its managing member, OrbiMed Advisors LLC, set forth in Schedule I attached hereto.

SCHEDULE V

The names and present principal occupations of each of the executive officers and directors of OrbiMed Israel GP Ltd. are set forth below. Unless otherwise noted, each of these persons is a United States citizen and has a business address of 5 Hahoshlim Street, Building B, 1st Floor, Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

SCHEDULE VI

The business and operations of OrbiMed Israel BioFund GP Limited Partnership are managed by the executive officers and directors of its general partner, OrbiMed Israel GP Ltd., set forth in Schedule V attached hereto.

SCHEDULE VII

The names and present principal occupations of each of the executive officers and directors of OrbiMed Advisors Israel II Limited are set forth below. Unless otherwise noted, each of these persons is a United States citizen and has a business address of 5 Hahoshlim Street, Building B, 1st Floor, Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

SCHEDULE VIII

The business and operations of OrbiMed Israel GP II, L.P. are managed by the executive officers and directors of its managing member, OrbiMed Advisors Israel II Limited, set forth in Schedule VII attached hereto.

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