Filing Details

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

December 31, 2021

 

92764N 102

(CUSIP Number)

 

(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 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).

 

Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

 

 

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CUSIP No.  92764N 102
1. Names of Reporting Persons.   GlaxoSmithKline plc
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3.  SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization     England and Wales
Number of Shares    Beneficially    Owned by    Each Reporting    Person With:	5. Sole Voting Power     8,550,954
	6. Shared Voting Power     0
	7. Sole Dispositive Power     8,550,954
	8. Shared Dispositive Power     0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person     8,550,954 (1)
10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares       ☐
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)       6.5% (2)
12. Type of Reporting Person       CO

 

(1)

Shares of Common Stock (as defined below) held by Glaxo Group Limited, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person.

 

(2)

Based on 130,880,159 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of November 1, 2021, as reported in the Issuer’s 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2021.

 

 

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CUSIP No. 92764N 102

 

ITEM 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer:

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (the “Company”)

 

(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

499 Illinois Street, Suite 500

San Francisco

CA 94158

ITEM 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing:

GlaxoSmithKline plc.

 

(b)

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

980 Great West Road

Brentford

Middlesex

TW8 9GS

England

 

(c) Citizenship:

England and Wales

 

(d) Title of Class of Securities:

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

 

(e) CUSIP Number:

92764N 102

 

ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SS.240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.

 

The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover page of this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference. 

 

 

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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 person has 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.

 

Glaxo Group Limited*                    8,550,954                    6.5%

 

*Shares are held of record by Glaxo Group Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Reporting Person.

 

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

 

Not Applicable

 

 

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ITEM 10. CERTIFICATIONS.

 

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

 

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. 

 

 

Date: February 10, 2022

 

	By:	/s/ Victoria A. Whyte
		Victoria A. Whyte
		Authorized Signatory