Filing Details

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. ___)*

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

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(Title of Class of Securities)

162818108

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(CUSIP Number)

August 11, 2020

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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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

CUSIP No. 162818108

Page 2 of 12

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	venBio Global Strategic Fund II, 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
	Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			3,673,374
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			3,673,374
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	3,673,374
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	17.1%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

245 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142

This Statement is filed on behalf of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):

This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) directly beneficially owned by Fund II. General Partner II, is the sole general partner of Fund II and GP Ltd. II, is the sole general partner of General Partner II. Mr. Adelman and Mr. Goodman are directors of GP Ltd. II (collectively, the “Directors”). Accordingly, each of General Partner II, GP Ltd. II, and the Directors may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Shares reported herein.

The address of the principal business office of each Reporting Person is c/o venBio Partners, LLC, 1700 Owens Street, Suite 595, San Francisco, CA 94158.

Each of Fund II and General Partner II is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. GP Ltd. II is a Cayman Islands exempted company. Each of the Directors is a United States citizen.

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Shares”)

162818108

This Item 3 is not applicable.

As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 3,673,374 Shares.

The percentages set forth in row 11 are based on 21,436,730 Shares outstanding immediately after the Issuer’s initial public offering, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 424B4, filed on August 7, 2020.

Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except for the shares, if any, such Reporting Person holds of record.

This Item 5 is not applicable.

This Item 6 is not applicable.

See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.

This Item 8 is not applicable.

This Item 9 is not applicable.

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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

Ex.		Page No.
1	Joint Filing Agreement	11
2	Power of Attorney regarding filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.	12

 

 

SIGNATURE

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

Date: October 6, 2020

	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC FUND II, L.P.
	By:	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP II, L.P.
		General Partner
	By:	venBio Global Strategic GP II, Ltd.
		General Partner
	By:	*
		Director

	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP II, L.P.
	By:	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP II, LTD.
		General Partner
	By:	*
		Director

	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP II, LTD.
	By:	*
		Director

This Schedule 13G was executed by David Pezeshki on behalf of the individual listed above pursuant to a Power of Attorney, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Date: October 6, 2020

	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC FUND II, L.P.
	By:	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP II, L.P.
		General Partner
	By:	venBio Global Strategic GP II, Ltd.
		General Partner
	By:	*
		Director

	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP II, L.P.
	By:	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP II, LTD.
		General Partner
	By:	*
		Director

	VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP II, LTD.
	By:	*
		Director

This Agreement was executed by David Pezeshki on behalf of the individual listed above pursuant to a Power of Attorney, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.

EXHIBIT 2

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints David Pezeshki his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all instruments, certificates and documents that may be necessary, desirable or appropriate to be executed on behalf of himself as an individual or in his capacity as a direct or indirect general partner, director, officer, member or manager of any partnership, corporation or limited liability company, pursuant to section 13 or 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and any and all regulations promulgated thereunder, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with any other entity when and if such is mandated by the Exchange Act or by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary, desirable or appropriate, fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of the 10th day of February, 2017.

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