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

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 Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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 Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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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).

 * The above-referenced shares (the “Shares”) of DermTech, Inc. (the “Issuer”) reported herein are held in the form of common stock (the “Common Stock”). The Shares are held by certain investment funds (together the “RTW Funds”), managed by RTW Investments, LP (“RTW Investments” or the “Adviser”). The Adviser, in its capacity as the investment manager of the RTW Funds, has the power to vote and the power to direct the disposition of all such Shares held by the RTW Funds. Accordingly, for the purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, the Adviser may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 3,018,666 Shares, or 9.99% of the Issuer’s 30,214,705 Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of October 28, 2022, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 3, 2022. Roderick Wong, M.D. (“Dr. Wong”), is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Adviser, the RTW Funds or any other person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

This Amendment No. 3 relates to and amends the Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13D of the Reporting Persons, initially filed jointly by the Reporting Persons with the SEC on September 9, 2019, and amended on March 9, 2020 and January 19, 2021 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the Shares of the Issuer.

Items 5 (a)-(c) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended to the extent hereinafter expressly set forth. All capitalized terms used and not expressly defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

(a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is based upon 30,214,705 Shares outstanding as of October 28, 2022, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, filed by with the SEC on November 3, 2022.

(b) See rows (7) through (10) of the cover page to this Schedule 13D for the number of Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition.

(c) The transactions in the Shares effected by the Reporting Persons during the past sixty (60) days, which were all in the open market, are set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto.

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 8, 2022

SCHEDULE 1

Transactions in the Shares of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons During the Past Sixty (60) Days

The following table sets forth all transactions in the Shares effected during the past sixty (60) days by the Reporting Persons. Except as noted below, all such transactions were effected in the open market through brokers and the price per share includes commissions.