Sec Form 13D Filing - Bpifrance Participations SA filing for CELLECTIS S A SPONSORED ADS (CLLS) - 2023-02-14

 

 

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

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*

 

Cellectis S.A.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Ordinary Shares, nominal value €0.05 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

15117K103 (American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary Share)

(CUSIP Number)

 

Sophie Paquin

Bpifrance Participations S.A.

6-8, boulevard Haussmann

75009 Paris

France

+33 1 53 89 55 73

 

With copy to:

 John C. Partigan

Nixon Peabody LLP

799 9th Street NW, Suite 500

Washington, DC 20001

(202) 585-8000

((Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

February 7, 2023

(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 x.

 

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.

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 15117K103 (American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary Share)
	1	Name of Reporting Person Bpifrance Participations S.A.
	2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(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 France
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7		Sole Voting Power 0
			8		Shared Voting Power 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
			9		Sole Dispositive Power 0
			10		Shared Dispositive Power 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
	11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
	12	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  ¨
	13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 10.6% of the Ordinary Shares1; 14.2% of the voting rights
	14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

 

¹ Percentage is calculated based on 55,475,610 Ordinary Shares, as reported by the Issuer in its Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023.

 

 

CUSIP No. 15117K103 (American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary Share)
	1	Name of Reporting Person Caisse des dépôts et consignations
	2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(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 France
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7		Sole Voting Power 0
			8		Shared Voting Power 6,427,497 Ordinary Shares; 9,306,997 voting rights
			9		Sole Dispositive Power 0
			10		Shared Dispositive Power 6,427,497 Ordinary Shares; 9,306,997 voting rights
	11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 6,427,497 Ordinary Shares; 9,306,997 voting rights
	12	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  ¨
	13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 11.6% of the Ordinary Shares2; 15.1% of the voting rights
	14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

 

² Percentage is calculated based on 55,475,610 Ordinary Shares, as reported by the Issuer in its Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023.

 

 

CUSIP No. 15117K103 (American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary Share)
	1	Name of Reporting Person EPIC Bpifrance
	2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(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 France
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7		Sole Voting Power 0
			8		Shared Voting Power 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
			9		Sole Dispositive Power 0
			10		Shared Dispositive Power 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
	11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
	12	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Ex cludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  ¨
	13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 10.6% of the Ordinary Shares3; 14.2% of the voting rights
	14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

 

³ Percentage is calculated based on 55,475,610 Ordinary Shares, as reported by the Issuer in its Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023.

 

 

CUSIP No. 15117K103 (American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary Share)
	1	Name of Reporting Person Bpifrance S.A.
	2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(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 France
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7		Sole Voting Power 0
			8		Shared Voting Power 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
			9		Sole Dispositive Power 0
			10		Shared Dispositive Power 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
	11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,873,247 Ordinary Shares; 8,752,747 voting rights
	12	Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  ¨
	13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 10.6% of the Ordinary Shares4; 14.2% of the voting rights
	14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO

 

⁴ Percentage is calculated based on 55,475,610 Ordinary Shares, as reported by the Issuer in its Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023.

 

 

Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D

 

This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 4, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on February 12, 2021 (collectively, the “Schedule 13D”). Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 2 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

The percentage ownership of Ordinary Shares is based on 54,367,810 Ordinary Shares outstanding after the offering, as reported by the Issuer in the Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) filed on February 2, 2023, and an additional 1,107,800 Ordinary Shares as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares, as reported by the Issuer in its Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023.

 

Bpifrance Participations participated in the offering and purchased 2,186,960 American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, at the offering price of $2.50 per ADS. Each ADS represents one Ordinary Share.

 

All of the Ordinary Shares that are held of record by the Reporting Persons as reported herein were acquired for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons retain the right to change their investment intent, from time to time to acquire additional Ordinary Shares or other securities of the Issuer, or to sell or otherwise dispose of all or part of the Ordinary Shares or other securities of the Issuer, if any, beneficially owned by them, in any manner permitted by law. The Reporting Persons may engage from time to time in ordinary course transactions with financial institutions with respect to the securities described herein.

 

Except as set forth above, none of the Reporting Persons currently has any plans or proposals which would be related to or would result in any of the matters described in Items 4(a)-(j) of the Instructions to Schedule 13D. However, as part of the ongoing evaluation of investment and investment alternatives, the Reporting Persons may consider such matters and, subject to applicable law, may formulate a plan with respect to such matters, and, from time to time, may hold discussions with or make formal proposals to management or the board of directors of the Issuer or other third parties regarding such matters.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

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

 

Except as described above, there have been no reportable transactions with respect to the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer within the last 60 days by the Reporting Persons.

 

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2021, by and among the Reporting Persons (incorporate by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed on February 12, 2021).

 

 

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 14, 2023

 

	Bpifrance Participations S.A.
	By:	/s/ Sophie Paquin
	Name:	Sophie Paquin
	Title:	Director of Legal Affairs
	Caisse des dépôts et consignations
	By:	/s/ Laurence Giraudon
	Name:	Laurence Giraudon
	Title:	Chief Operating Officer, Finance and Operations Department, Asset Management Division
	EPIC Bpifrance
	By:	/s/ Sophie Paquin
	Name:	Sophie Paquin
	Title:	Director of Legal Affairs
	Bpifrance S.A.
	By:	/s/ Boubakar Dione
	Name:	Boubakar Dione
	Title:	Group Director of Legal Affairs

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

Name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and place of citizenship of the directors and executive officers of

 

BPIFRANCE PARTICIPATIONS S.A.

 

The name, business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of the directors and executive officers of Bpifrance Participations S.A. are set forth below. The business address of each director and executive officer is Bpifrance Participations S.A., 27-31, avenue du Général Leclerc, 94710 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France. Unless otherwise indicated, each director and executive officer is a citizen of France.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
NICOLAS DUFOURCQ		Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of Bpifrance Participations, and Chief Executive Officer of Bpifrance
CAROLE ABBEY DUVAL		Director, Head of the Steering Department at Caisse des Dépôts
ANTOINE SAINTOYANT		Director, Director of strategic holdings at Caisse des Dépôts
FREDERIC SAINT-GEOURS		Director, Director of Société nationale SNCF
FRENCH STATE, represented by CHARLES SARRAZIN		Director, in charge of shareholding interests in the Service & Finance sectors, Agence des Participations de l’Etat (French State Shareholding Agency)
CONSTANCE VALIGNY		Director, Assistant Director for macroeconomic policies, Direction Générale du Trésor (French Treasury)
CHLOE MAYENOBE		Director, deputy CEO Natixis Payment
VICTOIRE AUBRY		Director, Chief Financial Officer of Icade
SOPHIE STABILE		Director, Founder and CEO of Révérence
ROMAIN BONENFANT		Director, Chief, Service of Industry, General Directorate for Companies of the Ministry of Economy and Finance

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
NICOLAS DUFOURCQ		Chief Executive Officer
JOSÉ GONZALO		Executive Director
PIERRE BENEDETTI		Chief Financial Officer

 

 

APPENDIX B

 

Name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and place of citizenship of the directors and executive officers of

 

CDC CROISSANCE S.A.

 

The name, business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of each of the directors and executive officers of CDC Croissance S.A. are set forth below. The business address of each director and executive officer is CDC Croissance S.A., c/o 209, rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris, France. Unless otherwise indicated, each such person is a citizen of France.

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
Olivier Mareuse		Director of Asset Management and Savings Funds at Caisse des Dépôts. Deputy Director General
Virginie Chapron-DU JEU		Director of Risk at the Caisse des Dépôts Group
LAURENT DEBORDE
françois-louis ricard
nicolas fourt

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
Christophe Bourdillon

 

 

APPENDIX C

 

Name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and place of citizenship of the directors and executive officers of

 

CAISSE DES DÉPÔTS

 

The name, business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of the members of the Management Committee of Caisse des Dépôts are set forth below. The business address of each director and executive officer is Caisse des Dépôts, c/o 56, rue de Lille, 75007 Paris, France. Unless otherwise indicated, each such person is a citizen of France.

 

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

 

Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
ERIC LOMBARD		Chief Executive Officer of Caisse des Dépôts
OLIVIER SICHEL		Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Caisse des Dépôts
NICOLAS DUFOURCQ		Chief Executive Officer of Bpifrance
VIRGINIE CHAPRON-DU JEU		Director of Risk at the Caisse des Dépôts Group
PIERRE CHEVALIER		Head of Legal and Tax Department
NATHALIE TUBIANA		Director of Finance at the Caisse des Dépôts Group
OLIVIER MAREUSE		Director of Asset Management and Savings Funds at Caisse des Dépôts. Deputy Director General
CATHERINE MAYENOBE		Director of Operations and Business Transformation Management. Deputy Managing Director
AURELIE ROBINEAU-ISRAEL		Caisse des Dépôts Group Human Resources Director
SOPHIE QUATREHOMME		Group Corporate Communications Director
MICHEL YAHIEL		Pensions and Solidarity Director
ANTOINE SAINTOYANT		Director of strategic holdings at Caisse des Dépôts

 

MARIE-LAURE GADRAT

Chief of Staff to the Director Général

 

 

APPENDIX D

 

Name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and place of citizenship of the directors and executive officers of

 

EPIC BPIFRANCE

 

The name, business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of the directors and executive officers of EPIC Bpifrance are set forth below. The business address of each director and executive officer is EPIC Bpifrance, 27-31, avenue du Général Leclerc, 94710 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France. Unless otherwise indicated, each director and executive officer is a citizen of France.

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
CHRISTIAN BODIN		Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of EPIC Bpifrance
PIERRE-LOUIS AUTIN		Director, Head of department SITTAR at the Higher Education, Research and Innovation Ministry
YANN POUËZAT		Director, Deputy Director at the Directorate of Financing, Industry and Market of the Ministry of Economy and Finance
ALBAN HAUTIER		Director, Deputy Director at the General Directorate for Budget of the Ministry of Economy and Finance
VINCENT TEJEDOR		Director, Assistant Director in charge of the development of enterprises, General Directorate for Companies of the Ministry of Economy and Finance
NAOMI PERES		Director, Deputy General Secretary for Public Investment

 

 

APPENDIX E

 

Name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and place of citizenship of the directors and executive officers of

 

BPIFRANCE S.A.

 

The name, business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of the directors and executive officers of Bpifrance S.A. are set forth below. The business address of each director and executive officer is Bpifrance S.A., 27-31, avenue du Général Leclerc, 94710 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France. Unless otherwise indicated, each director and executive officer is a citizen of France.

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name		Present Principal Occupation or Employment
ERIC LOMBARD		Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of the Caisse des Dépôts
NICOLAS DUFOURCQ		Director, Chief Executive Officer of Bpifrance and Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bpifrance Participations
MARTIN VIAL		Director, Chairman of the Agence des Participations de l’Etat (French State Shareholding Agency)
MARIE DELEAGE		Director representing the employees of Bpifrance
PHILIPPE BAYEUX		Director representing the employees of Bpifrance
VIRGINIE CHAPRON-DU JEU		Director, Director of Finance for the Caisse des Dépôts Group
CLAIRE DUMAS		Director, Finance Director at Société Générale

 

CATHERINE LAGNEAU		Director, Deputy Director of the General council of economy
ANTOINE SAINTOYANT		Director, Director of strategic holdings at Caisse des Dépôts
BERNARD DELPIT		Director, Chief Financial Officer of Safran
ANNABEL ANDRE		Director, Vice-president of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, delegate for the economy and companies
HAROLD HUWART		Director, Vice-president of the Regional Council of Centre-Val-de-Loire, in charge of the economy, farming and associations
CAROLE ABBEY DUVAL		Director, Head of the Steering Department at Caisse des Dépôts
DIANE SIMIU		Director, deputy of the general commissioner for sustainable development at the Ministry for economic and solidarity transition