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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

KINDRED BIOSCIENCES INC.

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

494577109

 

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

Alec N. Litowitz

Magnetar Capital LLC 

1603 Orrington Ave.

Evanston, Illinois 60201 

(847) 905-4400

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a Statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

*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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on 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. 494577109

SCHEDULE 13D

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:   Magnetar Financial LLC
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)       ¨ (b)       x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5.	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
6.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES	7.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	8.	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,421,425
EACH REPORTING PERSON	9.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	10.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,421,425

11.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,421,425
12.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
13.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   7.55%
14.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IA; OO

 

 

CUSIP No. 494577109

SCHEDULE 13D

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: Magnetar Capital Partners LP
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)       ¨ (b)       x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5.	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
6.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES	7.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	8.	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,421,425
EACH REPORTING PERSON	9.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	10.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,421,425

11.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,421,425
12.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   7.55%
14.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   HC; OO

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 494577109

SCHEDULE 13D

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:   Supernova Management LLC
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)       ¨ (b)       x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5.	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
6.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES	7.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	8.	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,421,425
EACH REPORTING PERSON	9.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	10.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,421,425

11.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   3,421,425
12.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   7.55%
14.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   HC; OO

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 494577109	SCHEDULE 13D	Page 5 of 10

1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: Alec N. Litowitz
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)       ¨ (b)       x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	SOURCE OF FUNDS   OO
5.	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
6.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States of America

NUMBER OF SHARES	7.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	8.	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,421,425
EACH REPORTING PERSON	9.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	10.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,421,425

11.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,421,425
12.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
13.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   7.55%
14.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   HC; IN

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) relates to the Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13D filed jointly by Magnetar Financial LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Magnetar Financial”), Magnetar Capital Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Magnetar Capital Partners”), Supernova Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Supernova Management”), and Alec N. Litowitz (“Mr. Litowitz”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) with the SEC on June 25, 2021, (as amended by this Amendment, the “Schedule 13D”).

 

Except as set forth below, all Items of the Schedule 13D remain unchanged. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

 

Item 3.

source and amount of funds or other consideration

 

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information for updating:

 

The aggregate amount of funds used by the Reporting Persons in purchasing the 479,842 Shares reported herein on behalf of the Funds have come directly from the assets of the Funds, which may at any given time, have included margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business. The aggregate amount of funds used by the Reporting Persons in purchasing the Shares on behalf of the Funds was $4,399,437.20 (excluding commissions and other execution-related costs).

 

ITEM 4.

PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information for updating:

 

Since the filing of the 13D with the SEC on June 25, 2021, the Reporting Persons purchased 479,842 between June 25, 2021 and June 28, 2021 reported herein which consists of (i) 271,278 Shares purchased for the benefit of PRA Master Fund, (ii) 151,109 Shares purchased for the benefit of Constellation Fund; and (iii) 57,455 Shares purchased for the benefit of Systematic Master Fund

 

ITEM 5.

INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

 

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information for updating:

 

(a)            As of the close of business June 28, 2021, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to have beneficial ownership of 3,421,425 Shares, which consisted of (i) 1,934,240 Shares held for the benefit of PRA Master Fund, (ii) 1,077,438 Shares held for the benefit of Constellation Fund; and (iii) 409,747 Shares held for the benefit of Systematic Master Fund, and all such Shares represented beneficial ownership of approximately 7.55% of the Shares.

 

(b)            As of the close of business June 28, 2021, each of the Reporting Persons may have been deemed to share the power to vote and direct the disposition of 3,421,425 Shares, which consisted of (i) 1,934,240 Shares held for the benefit of PRA Master Fund, (ii) 1,077,438 Shares held for the benefit of Constellation Fund; and (iii) 409,747 Shares held for the benefit of Systematic Master Fund, and all such Shares represented beneficial ownership of approximately 7.55% of the Shares.

 

(c)            Except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, the Funds had no transactions since the filing of the Schedule 13D on June 25, 2021 through the close of business on June 28, 2021, except for the transactions set forth on Schedule A. All of the transactions set forth on Schedule A attached hereto were effected as part of the risk arbitrage strategy of Magnetar Financial for the accounts of each of the Funds. The transactions in the Shares set forth on Schedule A were effected in open market transactions on NASDAQ and various other trading markets.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

Dated:

June 30, 2020

 

	magnetar financial llc
	By: Magnetar Capital Partners LP, its Sole Member
	By:	/s/ Alec N. Litowitz
	Name:	Alec N. Litowitz
	Title:	Manager of Supernova Management LLC, the General Partner of Magnetar Capital Partners LP

 

	magnetar capital partners LP
	By:	/s/ Alec N. Litowitz
	Name:	Alec N. Litowitz
	Title:	Manager of Supernova Management LLC, the General Partner of Magnetar Capital Partners LP

 

	supernova management llc
	By:	/s/ Alec N. Litowitz
	Name:	Alec N. Litowitz
	Title:	Manager
	/s/ Alec N. Litowitz
	Alec N. Litowitz

 

 

SCHEDULE A

Funds

 

Date	Number of Shares  Bought	Price Per Share($) (1)(2)
6/25/21	441,742	9.16842(3)
6/28/21	38,100	9.16955 (4)

 

(1)Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs.

 

(2) Upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, full information regarding the number of shares bought or sold (as the case may be) at each separate price will be provided.

 

(3) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $9.16842per share, at prices ranging from $9.13 to $9.20 per share.

 

(4) Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $9.16955 per share, at prices ranging from $9.15 to $9.20 per share.