Sec Form 13D Filing - SOFINNOVA CAPITAL VI FCPR filing for HOOKIPA PHARMA INC (HOOK) - 2021-02-02

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

HOOKIPA Pharma Inc.

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

43906K 100

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

Armance Bordes

Sofinnova Partners SAS

7-11 blvd Haussmann

75009 Paris

France

+33 1 76 23 41 09

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

December 11, 2020

 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

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. o

 

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.

 

* 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 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).

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 43906K 100 Page 2 of 10

 

1.   

Name of Reporting Persons

 

Sofinnova Capital VI FCPR (“SC VI”)

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

¨                

x                

3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

4.

Source of Funds (see instructions)

 

WC

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨                
6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

France

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

 

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock, except that Sofinnova Partners SAS, a French corporation (“SP SAS”), the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole voting power, and Denis Lucquin (“Lucquin”), Antoine Papiernik (“Papiernik”), Henrijette Richter (“Richter”), Monique Saulnier (“Saulnier”), and Graziano Seghezzi (“Seghezzi”), the managing partners of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

8.

Shared Voting Power

 

See row 7.

9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock, except that SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Lucquin, Papiernik, Richter, Saulnier, and Seghezzi, the managing partners of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

10.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

See row 9.

 

11.          

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

3,871,216

12.          

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)

 

¨                
13.          

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

 

13.3%1

14.          

Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)

 

00

 

 

1Percentage of class is calculated based on 29,061,468 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 11, 2020, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement, dated as of December 8, 2020, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) by HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. with the SEC on December10, 2020.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 43906K 100 Page 3 of 10

 

1.

Name of Reporting Persons

 

Sofinnova Partners SAS (“SP SAS”)

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

¨                

x                

3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

4.

Source of Funds (see instructions)

 

00

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨                
6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

France

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

 

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole voting power, and Lucquin, Papiernik, Richter, Saulnier, and Seghezzi, the managing partners of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

8.

Shared Voting Power

 

See row 7.

9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock, except that SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Lucquin, Papiernik, Richter, Saulnier, and Seghezzi, the managing partners of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

10.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

See row 9.

11.          

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

3,871,216

12.          

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)

 

¨                
13.          

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

 

13.3%2

14.          

Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)

 

00

 

 

2Percentage of class is calculated based on 29,061,468 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 11, 2020, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement, dated as of December 8, 2020, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) by HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. with the SEC on December10, 2020.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 43906K 100 Page 4 of 10

 

1.

Name of Reporting Persons

 

Denis Lucquin (“Lucquin”)

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

¨                

x                

3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

4.

Source of Funds (see instructions)

 

00

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨                
6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

French Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

 

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

0

8.

Shared Voting Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole voting power, and Lucquin, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

10.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Lucquin, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

 

11.          

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

3,871,216

12.          

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)

 

¨                
13.          

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

 

13.3%3

14.          

Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)

 

IN

 

 

3Percentage of class is calculated based on 29,061,468 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 11, 2020, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement, dated as of December 8, 2020, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) by HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. with the SEC on December10, 2020.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 43906K 100 Page 5 of 10

 

1.

Name of Reporting Persons

 

Antoine Papiernik (“Papiernik”)

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

¨                

x                

3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

4.

Source of Funds (see instructions)

 

00

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨                
6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

French Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

 

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

0

8.

Shared Voting Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole voting power, and Papiernik, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

10.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have power to dispose of these shares, and Papiernik, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

11.          

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

3,871,216

12.          

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)

 

¨                
13.          

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

 

13.3%4

14.          

Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)

 

IN

 

 

4Percentage of class is calculated based on 29,061,468 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 11, 2020, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement, dated as of December 8, 2020, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) by HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. with the SEC on December10, 2020.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 43906K 100 Page 6 of 10

 

1.

Name of Reporting Persons

 

Henrijette Richter (“Richter”)

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b) 

¨                

x                

3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

4.

Source of Funds (see instructions)

 

00

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨                
6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Danish Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

 

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

0

8.

Shared Voting Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole voting power, and Richter, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

10.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have power to dispose of these shares, and Richter, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

 

11.          

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

3,871,216

12.          

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)

 

¨                
13.          

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

 

13.3%5

14.          

Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)

 

IN

 

 

5Percentage of class is calculated based on 29,061,468 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 11, 2020, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement, dated as of December 8, 2020, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) by HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. with the SEC on December10, 2020.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. 43906K 100 Page 7 of 10

 

1.

Name of Reporting Persons

 

Monique Saulnier (“Saulnier”)

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

¨                

x                

3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

4.

Source of Funds (see instructions)

 

00

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨                
6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

French Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

 

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

0

8.

Shared Voting Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole voting power, and Saulnier, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

10.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Saulnier, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

 

11.            

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

3,871,216

12.              

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)

 

¨                
13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

 

13.3%6

14.

Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)

 

IN

 

 

6Percentage of class is calculated based on 29,061,468 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 11, 2020, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement, dated as of December 8, 2020, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) by HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. with the SEC on December10, 2020.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 43906K 100 Page 8 of 10

 

1.

Name of Reporting Persons

 

Graziano Seghezzi (“Seghezzi”)

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

¨                

x                

3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

4.

Source of Funds (see instructions)

 

00

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨                
6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Italian Citizen

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

 

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

0

8.

Shared Voting Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole voting power, and Seghezzi, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.

9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

10.

Shared Dispositive Power

 

3,871,216 shares of common stock. SP SAS, the management company of SC VI, may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of these shares, and Seghezzi, a managing partner of SP SAS, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.

 

11.              

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

3,871,216

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)

 

¨                
13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

 

13.3%7

14.

Type of Reporting Person (see instructions)

 

IN

 

 

7Percentage of class is calculated based on 29,061,468 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 11, 2020, as reported in the Prospectus Supplement, dated as of December 8, 2020, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) by HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. with the SEC on December10, 2020.

 

 

 

 

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Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D

 

This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by Sofinnova Capital VI FCPR (“SC VI”), Sofinnova Partners SAS, a French corporation (“SP SAS”), Denis Lucquin (“Lucquin”), Antoine Papiernik (“Papiernik”), Henrijette Richter (“Richter”), Monique Saulnier (“Saulnier”), and Graziano Seghezzi (“Seghezzi”), the managing partners of SP SAS (collectively, the “Listed Persons” and together with SC VI and SP SAS, the “Reporting Persons”) on April 30, 2019 (the “Schedule 13D”). Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D, as amended. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

 

Item 2.Identity and Background

 

Item 2(b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(b)The address of the principal place of business for each of the Reporting Persons is Sofinnova Partners SAS, 7-11 boulevard Hausmann 75009 Paris, France.

 

Item 2(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(c)The principal occupation of each of the Reporting Persons is the venture capital investment business. Each of the Listed Persons is employed at the offices of Sofinnova Partners SAS, 7-11 boulevard Hausmann 75009 Paris, France.

 

Item 5.Intere st in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

(c)SC VI sold common stock of the Issuer on the following dates at the daily average prices indicated below:

 

Date   Shares     Per Share
Average Price
    How Effected  
June 29, 2020     3,280     $ 11.7767       Open Market  
July 1, 2020     905     $ 11.7942       Open Market  
July 20, 2020     12,483     $ 11.9444       Open Market  
July 21, 2020     1,284     $ 11.8755       Open Market  
July 22, 2020     5,000     $ 11.7971       Open Market  
July 23, 2020     27,048     $ 11.9250       Open Market  
September 15, 2020     41,597     $ 12.6085       Open Market  
October 2, 2020     300     $ 10.0000       Open Market  
October 5, 2020     741     $ 10.0054       Open Market  
Total:     92,638                  

 

Item 7.Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit   Description
     
99.1   Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2019, by and among Sofinnova Capital VI FCPR, Sofinnova Partners SAS, Denis Lucquin, Antoine Papiernik, Henrijette Richter, Monique Saulnier and Graziano Seghezzi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Schedule 13D filed by Sofinnova Capital VI FCPR on April 30, 2019).

 

 

 

 

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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: February 2, 2021

 

SOFINNOVA CAPITAL VI FCPR   SOFINNOVA PARTNERS SAS
By: Sofinnova Partners SAS      
       
     
By: /s/ Monique Saulnier   By: /s/ Monique Saulnier
Name: Monique Saulnier   Name: Monique Saulnier
Title: Managing Partner   Title: Managing Partner
         
         
By: /s/ Denis Lucquin   By: /s/ Monique Saulnier
Name: Denis Lucquin   Name: Monique Saulnier
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By: /s/ Antoine Papiernik   By: /s/ Henrijette Richter
Name: Antoine Papiernik   Name: Henrijette Richter
         
         
By: /s/ Graziano Seghezzi      
Name: Graziano Seghezzi