SC 13G 1 tm2133532d1_sc13g.htm SC 13G

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*

NABRIVA THERAPEUTICS PLC

(Name of Issuer)

ORDINARY SHARES, $0.01 NOMINAL VALUE

(Title of Class of Securities)

G63637113

(CUSIP Number)

November 12, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

	¨	Rule 13d-1(b)
	x	Rule 13d-1(c)
	¨	Rule 13d-1(d)

* 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 the 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 (“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).

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SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. G63637113			Page 2 of 13
1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Illinois
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,512,589
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,512,589
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,512,589
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.96%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

SCHEDULE 13G

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Lincoln Park Capital, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Illinois
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,512,589
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,512,589
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,512,589
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.96%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

SCHEDULE 13G

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Rockledge Capital Corporation
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,512,589
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,512,589
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,512,589
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.96%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO

SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. G63637113			Page 5 of 13
1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Joshua B. Scheinfeld
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,512,589
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,512,589
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,512,589
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.96%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

SCHEDULE 13G

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Alex Noah Investors, Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Illinois
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,512,589
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,512,589
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,512,589
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.96%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO

SCHEDULE 13G

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Jonathan I. Cope
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,512,589
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,512,589
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,512,589
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.96%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

SCHEDULE 13G

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Item 1.

	(a)	Name of Issuer:
		Nabriva Therapeutics plc, an Irish public limited company (“Issuer”)

	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
		25-28 North Wall Quay IFSC, Dublin 1, Ireland

Item 2.

	(a)	Name of Person Filing:
		Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPC Fund”)
		Lincoln Park Capital, LLC (“LPC”)
		Rockledge Capital Corporation (“RCC”)
		Joshua B. Scheinfeld (“Mr. Scheinfeld”)
		Alex Noah Investors, Inc. (“Alex Noah”)
		Jonathan I. Cope (“Mr. Cope” and, collectively with LPC Fund, LPC, RCC, Mr. Scheinfeld and Alex Noah, the “Reporting Persons”)

	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
		The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is:
		440 North Wells, Suite 410
		Chicago, Illinois 60654
	(c)	Citizenship:
		LPC Fund is an Illinois limited liability company
		LPC is an Illinois limited liability company
		RCC is a Texas corporation
		Mr. Scheinfeld is a United States citizen

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		Alex Noah is an Illinois corporation
		Mr. Cope is a United States citizen

	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:

		Ordinary shares, $0.01 nominal value (“Ordinary Shares”)

	(e)	CUSIP Number:

		G63637113

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)	o	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d)	o	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)	o	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240. 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)	o	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)	o	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution ______________________

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Item 4. Ownership.

Reporting person	Amount beneficially owned¹:		Percent of class²:			Sole power to vote or direct the vote:		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote³:		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of³:
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC		4,512,589		7.96	%		0		4,512,589		0		4,512,589
Lincoln Park Capital, LLC		4,512,589		7.96	%		0		4,512,589		0		4,512,589
Rockledge Capital Corporation		4,512,589		7.96	%		0		4,512,589		0		4,512,589
Joshua B. Scheinfeld		4,512,589		7.96	%		0		4,512,589		0		4,512,589
Alex Noah Investors, Inc.		4,512,589		7.96	%		0		4,512,589		0		4,512,589
Jonathan I. Cope		4,512,589		7.96	%		0		4,512,589		0		4,512,589

Represents (i) 2,112,589 Ordinary Shares owned by LPC Fund prior to November 12, 2021 and (ii) 2,400,000 Ordinary Shares purchased by LPC Fund directly from the Issuer in private placement transactions completed between November 12, 2021 and November 18, 2021.

Based on the information contained in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2021, there was a total of 54,316,604 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 31 2021, which number of outstanding shares excludes the 2,400,000 Ordinary Shares that were purchased by LPC Fund from the Issuer in private placement transactions after such date. The percentage is calculated as of November 18, 2021, and includes the 2,400,000 Ordinary Shares described in the sentence above, which are currently outstanding.

Represents the total number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as of the date of this statement (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act and Rule 13d-3 promulgated thereunder), as described in Footnote 1 above.

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As of November 18, 2021, LPC Fund beneficially owned, directly, the following securities of the Issuer: (i) 2,112,589 Ordinary Shares owned by LPC Fund prior to November 12, 2021 and (ii) 2,400,000 Ordinary Shares purchased by LPC Fund directly from the Issuer in the private placements between November 12, 2021 and November 18, 2021.

LPC is the Managing Member of LPC Fund. RCC and Alex Noah are the Managing Members of LPC. Mr. Scheinfeld is the president and sole shareholder of RCC, as well as a principal of LPC. Mr. Cope is the president and sole shareholder of Alex Noah, as well as a principal of LPC. As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Scheinfeld and Mr. Cope have shared voting and shared investment power over the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer held directly by LPC Fund.

Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act and the rules thereunder, each of LPC, RCC, Mr. Scheinfeld, Alex Noah, and Mr. Cope may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer beneficially owned directly by LPC Fund.

The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of any Ordinary Shares owned by another Reporting Person. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 of the Act, each of LPC, RCC, Mr. Scheinfeld, Alex Noah, and Mr. Cope disclaims beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer held directly by LPC Fund.

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Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ¨.

Item 6.	Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

	Not applicable.

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

	Not applicable.

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

	Not applicable.

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.

	Not applicable.

Item 10.	Certifications.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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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.

Dated: November 19, 2021

LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC			LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC

BY:	LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC		BY:	ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION

BY:	ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION


By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld		By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld		Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld
	Title:	President		Title:	President

LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC			LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC

BY:	LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC		BY:	ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.

BY:	ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.


By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope		By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Jonathan I. Cope		Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President		Title:	President

ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION			ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.


By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld		By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld		Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President		Title:	President

JOSHUA B. SCHEINFELD			JONATHAN I. COPE


By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld		By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld		Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President		Title:	President

LIST OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description

1	Joint Filing Agreement

SEC Form SC 13G filed by Nabriva Therapeutics plc