SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Evotec SE (Amendment)

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.

 Name of Reporting Person:

 Novo Holdings A/S

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of Group (See Instructions):

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 SEC Use Only:

 Citizenship or Place of Organization:

 Denmark

Number of

Shares

Beneficially 

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

 Sole Voting Power:

 14,931,858

 Shared Voting Power:

 0

 Sole Dispositive Power:

 14,931,858

 Shared Dispositive Power:

 0

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

 14,931,858

 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:

 ☐

 Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (9):

 8.4% (1)

 Type of Reporting Person:

 CO

Based upon 177,185,736 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of September 30, 2023, reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 8, 2023.

(a)  Name of Issuer:

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

(a)  Name of Person Filing:

Address or Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

Citizenship or Place of Organization:

Title of Class of Securities:

CUSIP Number:

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:

Ownership:

(a)   Amount beneficially owned:

(b)   Percent of class:

(c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

(ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

(iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

Novo Holdings A/S has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares, and no individual or other entity is deemed to hold any beneficial ownership in the shares.

Based upon 177,185,736 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer outstanding as of September 30, 2023, reported in the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 8, 2023.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

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

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Certifications:

Novo Holdings A/S

/s/ Barbara Fiorini Due

By: Barbara Fiorini Due

Its: General Counsel, Finance & Operations