Sec Form 13G Filing - BB BIOTECH AG @ ESSA PHARMA INC

Sec Form 13G Filing - BB BIOTECH AG filing for ESSA PHARMA INC (EPIX) - 2024-11-14

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Schedule 13G & 13D forms are used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.

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United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

ESSA Pharma Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares

(Title of Class of Securities)

29668H708

(CUSIP Number)

November 1, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing This Statement)

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

☐

Rule 13d-1(b)

☒

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 in 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. 29668H708

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CUSIP No. 29668H708

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Item 1

1(a) Name of Issuer: ESSA Pharma Inc.

1(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

Suite 720, 999 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1K5, Canada

Item 2

2(a) Name of Person Filing: BB Biotech AG (“BB Biotech”) on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Biotech Growth N.V. (“Biotech Growth”)

2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

BB Biotech AG: Schwertstrasse 6, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Biotech Growth N.V.: Ara Hill Top Building, Unit A-5, Pletterijweg Oost 1, Curaçao

2(c) Citizenship: BB Biotech AG: Switzerland

Biotech Growth N.V.: Curacao

2(d) Title of Class of Securities Common Shares, no par value< u>

2(e) CUSIP Number 29668H708

Item 4. Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned: 0

(b)

Percent of class: 0.0%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 0

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

Item 5. Ownership of 5 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 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following ☒.

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

This statement is filed jointly by BB Biotech and Biotech Growth, Biotech Growth is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BB Biotech.

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Item 10. Certification

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.

SIGNATURES

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


BB Biotech AG

Date: November 13, 2024	By:	/s/ Martin Gubler
		Signatory Authority
	Name:	Martin Gubler
	Title:	Signatory Authority

Date: November 13, 2024	By:	/s/ Ivo Betschart
		Signatory Authority
	Name:	Ivo Betschart
	Title:	Signatory Authority

Biotech Growth N.V.

Date: November 13, 2024	By:	/s/ Jan Bootsma
		Signatory Authority
	Name:	Jan Bootsma
	Title:	Signatory Authority

Date: November 13, 2024	By:	/s/ Hugo van Neutegem
		Signatory Authority
	Name:	Hugo van Neutegem
	Title:	Signatory Authority

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit A: Agreement by and between BB Biotech AG and Biotech Growth N.V. with respect to the filing of this disclosure statement.*

*	Previously filed as an exhibit to BB Biotech AG and Biotech Growth N.V.’s Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2021.

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Names of Reporting Persons

BB Biotech AG

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

(a) ☒ (b) ☐

SEC Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Switzerland