Advaxis Inc. (NASDAQ:ADXS): Phill Gross And Robert Atchinson’s Adage Capital Management filed an amended 13D.
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Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adage Capital Partners | 0 | 4,700,043 | 0 | 4,700,043 | 4,700,043 | 11.45% |
| Adage Capital Partners GP | 0 | 4,700,043 | 0 | 4,700,043 | 4,700,043 | 11.45% |
| Adage Capital Advisors | 0 | 4,700,043 | 0 | 4,700,043 | 4,700,043 | 11.45% |
| Robert Atchinson | 0 | 4,700,043 | 0 | 4,700,043 | 4,700,043 | 11.45% |
| Phillip Gross | 0 | 4,700,043 | 0 | 4,700,043 | 4,700,043 | 11.45% |
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Page 1 of 10 – SEC Filing
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13G/A | |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| (Amendment No. 2)* | |
| Advaxis, | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
| Common Stock, | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
| 007624208 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
| September | |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) | |
| Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: | |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| x | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
| (Page 1 of 10 Pages) | |
______________________________
*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).
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Page 2 of 10 – SEC Filing
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Adage Capital Partners, L.P. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,700,043 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11.45% | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |||
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,700,043 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11.45% | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO | |||
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Page 4 of 10 – SEC Filing
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C. | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,700,043 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11.45% | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO | |||
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Robert Atchinson | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,700,043 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11.45% | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Phillip Gross | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,700,043 | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,700,043 | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11.45% | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
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Page 7 of 10 – SEC Filing
| Item 1(a). | NAME OF ISSUER |
| The name of the issuer is Advaxis, Inc. (the “Company“). |
| Item 1(b). | ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES | |
| The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 305 College Road East, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. | ||
| Item 2(a). | NAME OF PERSON FILING | |
| This statement is filed by: | ||
| (i) | Adage Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ACP“) with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it; | |
| (ii) | Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ACPGP“), as general partner of ACP with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by ACP; | |
| (iii) | Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ACA“), as managing member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by ACP; | |
| (iv) | Robert Atchinson (“Mr. Atchinson“), as managing member of ACA, managing member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by ACP; and | |
| (v) | Phillip Gross (“Mr. Gross“), as managing member of ACA, managing member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by ACP. | |
| The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. | ||
| The filing of this statement should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein. | ||
| Item 2(b). | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE |
| The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 200 Clarendon Street, 52nd floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. | |
| Item 2(c). | CITIZENSHIP |
| ACP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. ACPGP and ACA are limited liability companies organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Messrs. Gross and Atchinson are citizens of the United States. | |
| Item 2(d). | TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock“). |
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Page 8 of 10 – SEC Filing
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP NUMBER |
| 007624208 | |
| Item 3. | IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rules 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: |
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; | |
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; | |
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; | |
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; | |
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in | |
| (g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) | |
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition | |
| (j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
| (k) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
| If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), specify the type of institution: Not applicable . | |
| Item 4. | OWNERSHIP | ||||
| A. | Adage Capital Partners, L.P., Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. and Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C. | ||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 4,700,043 | ||||
| (b) | Percent of class: 11.45%. The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G/A are calculated based upon 41,065,835 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2017, as reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2017. | ||||
| (c) | (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 | ||||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 4,700,043 | |||||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 | |||||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 4,700,043 | |||||
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Page 9 of 10 – SEC Filing
| ACP has the power to dispose of and the power to vote the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it, which power may be exercised by its general partner, ACPGP. ACA, as managing member of ACPGP, directs ACPGP’s operations. Neither ACPGP nor ACA directly own any shares of Common Stock. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act“), ACPGP and ACA may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by ACP. |
| B. | Robert Atchinson and Phillip Gross | ||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 4,700,043 | ||||
| (b) | Percent of class: 11.45% | ||||
| (c) | (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 | ||||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 4,700,043 | |||||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 | |||||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,700,043 | |||||
| Messrs. Atchinson and Gross, as managing members of ACA, have shared power to vote the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by ACP. Neither Mr. Atchinson nor Mr. Gross directly own any shares of Common Stock. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Act, each may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by ACP. | |||||
| Item 5. | OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 6. | OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 7. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 8. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 9. | NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 10. | CERTIFICATION |
| Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: | |
| By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its 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. |
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Page 10 of 10 – SEC Filing
SIGNATURES
After reasonable
inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATE: September 27, 2017
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. | |
| By: Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C., | |
| its general partner | |
| By: Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C., | |
| its managing member | |
| /s/ Robert Atchinson | |
| Name: Robert Atchinson | |
| Title: Managing Member | |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | |
| By: Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C., | |
| its managing member | |
| /s/ Robert Atchinson | |
| Name: Robert Atchinson | |
| Title: Managing Member | |
| ADAGE CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.L.C. | |
| /s/ Robert Atchinson | |
| Name: Robert Atchinson | |
| Title: Managing Member | |
| ROBERT ATCHINSON | |
| /s/ Robert Atchinson | |
| ROBERT ATCHINSON, individually | |
| PHILLIP GROSS | |
| /s/ Phillip Gross | |
| PHILLIP GROSS, individually |
