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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.    )*

 

 

Seer, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

81578P 106

(CUSIP Number)

December 8, 2020

(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)

 

☐

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

☐

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons 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. 81578P 106

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)     MCV Management Company, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)   (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     5,489,063
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     5,489,063

9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     5,489,063
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)     ☐
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9     10.3%
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)     IA, OO

CUSIP No. 81578P 106

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)     Maverick Capital Management, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)   (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Texas

NUMBER OF SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				5		SOLE VOTING POWER     0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER     5,589,063
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     5,589,063

9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     5,589,063
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)     ☐
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9     10.4%
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)     HC

CUSIP No. 81578P 106

 

1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)     Lee S. Ainslie III
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)   (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     United States of America

NUMBER OF SHARES   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:				5		SOLE VOTING POWER     0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER     5,589,063
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     5,589,063

9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     5,589,063
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)     ☐
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9     10.4%
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)     IN

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

Seer, Inc. (the Issuer)

 

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices:

3800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 102

Redwood City, California

 

Item 2(a).

Names of Persons Filing:

This Schedule 13G (the Schedule 13G) is being filed on behalf of each of the following persons (each, a Reporting Person):

 

(i)

MCV Management Company, LLC

 

(ii)

Maverick Capital Management, LLC (Maverick Capital Management); and

 

(iii)

Lee S. Ainslie III (Mr. Ainslie).

This Schedule 13G relates to Class A common stock (as defined herein) held for the accounts of the clients of MCV Management Company, LLC and Maverick Capital, Ltd.

 

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is:

The address of the principal business office of (i) MCV Management Company, LLC and Maverick Capital Management, LLC is 1900 N. Pearl Street, 20^th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201, and (ii) Mr. Ainslie is 767 Fifth Avenue, 11^th Floor, New York, New York 10153.

 

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

 

(i)

MCV Management Company, LLC. is a Delaware limited liability company;

 

(ii)

Maverick Capital Management, LLC is a Texas limited liability company; and

 

(iii)

Mr. Ainslie is a citizen of the United States.

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (Class A common stock)

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

81578P 106

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)		☐		Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)		☐		Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c)		☐		Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d)		☐		Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)		☒		An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f)		☐		An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g)		☒		A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h)		☐		A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i)		☐		A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j)		☐		A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k)		☐		Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

Item 4.

Ownership.

Items (5) (9) and (11) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein.

The shares of Class A common stock reported on this Schedule 13G include (i) 3,390,559 shares of Class A common stock and 101,761 shares of Class B common stock held of record by Maverick Ventures Investment Fund, L.P. (Maverick Ventures Fund), (ii) 1,934,954 shares of Class A common stock and 61,789 shares of Class B common stock held of record by Maverick Advisors Fund, L.P. (Maverick Advisors), and (iii) 100,000 shares of Class A common stock held by funds managed by Maverick Capital, Ltd. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time into shares of Class A common stock at the option of the holder. The percentages reported on the cover pages of this Schedule 13G are based on 53,350,763 outstanding shares of Class A common stock as reported by the Issuer.

Maverick Capital Ventures, LLC (Maverick Ventures) is the general partner of Maverick Ventures Fund and Maverick Advisors. Mr. Ainslie and David B. Singer are the Managing Partners of Maverick Ventures.

MCV Management Company, LLC is the investment manager of Maverick Ventures Fund and Maverick Advisors. Maverick Capital Management is the general partner of Maverick Capital Advisors, L.P. (the controlling member of Maverick Capital Ventures, LLC) and Maverick Capital, Ltd. (the controlling member of MCV Management Company, LLC). Mr. Ainslie is the manager of Maverick Capital Management, LLC.

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the SubsidiaryWhich 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.

By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of such persons knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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.

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: December 31, 2020

 

MCV MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
By:		Lee S. Ainslie III, Manager
By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018
MAVERICK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:		Lee S. Ainslie III, Manager
By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018
LEE S. AINSLE III
By:		/s/ Mark Gurevich
		Mark Gurevich
		Under Power of Attorney dated March 15, 2018

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

A.	Joint Filing Agreement, dated December 31, 2020, by and among MCV Management Company, LLC, Maverick Capital Management, LLC, and Lee S. Ainslie III.

 

B.	Power of Attorney, Lee S. Ainslie III, dated March 15, 2018