Sec Form 13D Filing - Vivo Ventures VI LLC filing for Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc. (EIGR) - 2021-02-12

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

 

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

28249U105

(CUSIP Number)

 

Frank Kung

Vivo Capital LLC

192 Lytton Avenue

Palo Alto, CA 94301

      Telephone: (650) 688-0818      

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

December 31, 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 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 §240.13d-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).

 

 

 

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 
Vivo Ventures VI, LLC

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY  
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

Not Applicable

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO

ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐

6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

State of Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
 
1,787,091 (1)
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
&#x A0;
0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,787,091 (1)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,787,091 (1)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 

  
 

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 
5.5% (2)

14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 OO
         
(1)Consists of (a) 1,774,095 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), held by Vivo Ventures Fund VI, L.P. ("Fund VI") and (b) 12,996 shares held by Vivo Ventures VI Affiliates Fund, L.P. ("VI Affiliates Fund"). Vivo Ventures VI, LLC is the sole general partner of each of Fund VI and VI Affiliated Fund and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. The voting members of Vivo Ventures VI, LLC are Dr. Frank Kung and Dr. Edgar Engleman, none of whom has individual voting or investment power with respect to these shares and each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(2)This percentage is calculated based on 32,531,693 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as of November 2, 2020, as disclosed on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020.

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 
Vivo Ventures Fund VI, L.P.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ☒
(b)  ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY  
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

WC
5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO

ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐

6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

State of Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
 
1,774,095
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,774,095
11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,774,095
12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 

  
 

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 
5.5% (1)

14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 PN
         
(1)This percentage is calculated based on 32,531,693 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as of November 2, 2020, as disclosed on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020.

 

3

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 
Vivo Ventures VI Affiliates Fund, L.P.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ☒
(b)  ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY  
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO

ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐

6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

State of Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
 
12,996
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
12,996
11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

12,996
12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 

  
 

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 
0.04% (1)

14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 PN
         

 

(1)This percentage is calculated based on 32,531,693 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as of November 2, 2020, as disclosed on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020.

 

4

 

  

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

 
Vivo Capital LLC

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ☒
(b)  ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY  
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

Not Applicable

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO

ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐

6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

State of California

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
 
4,166 (1)
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
4,166 (1)

 

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

4,166 (1) 

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 

  
 

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 
0.01% (2)

14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 OO
         
(1)The shares of Common Stock are held of records by Vivo Capital LLC. Vivo Capital LLC provides investment advisory services to Vivo Ventures VI, LLC. The voting members of Vivo Capital LLC are Frank Kung, Edgar Engleman, Shan Fu, Hongbo Lu, Jack Nielsen and Michael Chang, none of whom has individual voting or investment power with respect to these shares and each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

 

(2)This percentage is calculated based on 32,531,693 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as of November 2, 2020, as disclosed on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020.

 

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SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Explanatory Note: This Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”), which amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D, filed on April 1, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on November 1, 2017, Amendment No. 2 filed on February 14, 2019 and Amendment No. 3 filed on November 18, 2019 (the “Prior 13Ds”) by the Reporting Persons, relates to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 2155 Park Blvd, Palo Alto, California 94306.

 

The purpose of this Amendment is to report changes in the Reporting Persons’ beneficial ownerships of the Issuer’s Common Stock, which resulted solely due to increases in the total number of shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Prior 13Ds. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Prior 13Ds.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

(a)       The information requested by this paragraph is incorporated herein by reference to the information provided on the cover pages to this Amendment.

 

(b)       The information requested by this paragraph is incorporated herein by reference to the information provided on the cover pages to this Amendment.

 

(c)       Except as disclosed herein, none of the Reporting Persons or their affiliates has effected any other transactions in the securities of the Issuer during the past 60 days.

 

(d)       Not applicable.

 

(e)       Not applicable.

 

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Signature

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

February 12, 2021 VIVO VENTURES VI, LLC
       
  By:  /s/ Frank Kung  
    Frank Kung  
    Managing Member  
       
  VIVO VENTURES FUND VI, L.P.  
       
  By: Vivo Ventures VI, LLC  
  Its: General Partner  
       
  By: /s/ Frank Kung  
    Frank Kung  
    Managing Member  
       
  VIVO VENTURES VI AFFILIATES FUND, L.P.  
       
  By: Vivo Ventures VI, LLC  
  Its: General Partner  
       
  By: /s/ Frank kung  
    Frank Kung  
    Managing Member  
       
  VIVO CAPITAL LLC  
       
  By:  /s/ Frank Kung  
    Frank Kung  
    Managing Member  

 

 

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