13G Filing: Deerfield Management Reveals 5% Stake in Newly-Public Editas Medicine, Inc. (EDIT)

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CUSIP No.
28106W103
13G
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1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Deerfield Management Company, L.P.
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
  (a) o
  (b) ý
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
 
1,809,400 (2)
7.
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
8.
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,809,400 (2)
9.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,809,400 (2)
10.
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o
11.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.07%
12.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
PN
__________________
(2) Comprised of common stock held by Deerfield Private Design Fund III, L.P. and Deerfield Healthcare Innovations Fund, L.P., of which Deerfield Management Company, L.P. is the investment advisor.

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