Filing Details

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 6)*

 

 

Calyxt, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

13173L107

(CUSIP Number)

Marie-Bleuenn Terrier

General Counsel

Cellectis S.A.

8, rue de la Croix Jarry

75013 Paris, France

+33 1 81 69 16 00

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

January 13, 2023

(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-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 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

*	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 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).

 

 

 

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(1)		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS     Cellectis S.A.
(2)		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)   (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
(3)		SEC USE ONLY
(4)		SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)     WC
(5)		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)     ☐
(6)		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     France

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				(7)		SOLE VOTING POWER     23,963,175
				(8)		SHARED VOTING POWER     0
				(9)		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     23,963,175
				(10)		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     0

(11)		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     23,963,175*
(12)		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)     ☐
(13)		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     49.1%*
(14)		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)     CO

 

 

*	Based on 48,841,286 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Common Stock), of Calyxt, Inc. (the Company) outstanding as of November 2, 2022.

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 6 (this Amendment No. 6) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D of Cellectis S.A. (the Reporting Person) initially filed with the SEC on May 29, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on June 15, 2018, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on September 23, 2019, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on July 9, 2020, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on October 23, 2020 and Amendment No. 5 thereto (Amendment No. 5) filed on November 1, 2022 (as so amended, the Schedule 13D). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13D.

This Amendment No. 6 is being filed by the Reporting Person to report the Reporting Persons execution of the Voting Agreement (as defined herein) in connection with the Issuers execution of the Merger Agreement (as defined herein), together with accompanying changes in disclosure responsive to Items 4 and 6 of the Schedule 13D, as further set forth below.

Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 6 does not modify or amend any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. Items that have been supplemented provide additional, supplemental information to the information reported in the Schedule 13D and do not supersede such existing information.

Item 2. Identity and Background

Item 2 (a) (f) is hereby amended and supplemented with respect to each executive officer and director of the Reporting Person as follows:

The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment (and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) and citizenship of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Person is set forth on Schedule A to this Amendment No. 6.

During the last five years, neither the Reporting Person nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, any of the persons listed on Schedule A to this Amendment No. 6, (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

On January 13, 2023, the Issuer entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, Cibus Global LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Calypso Merger Subsidiary, LLC (a newly-formed, wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer) and certain other parties named therein (the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the businesses of Merger Partner and the Issuer will be combined. In connection with the Issuers execution of the Merger Agreement, the Reporting Person entered into that certain voting agreement with the Cibus Global LLC, dated January 13, 2023, pursuant to which, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, among other things, the Reporting Person has agreed to vote all of the shares of Common Stock owned thereby to approve the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the Voting Agreement).

The foregoing description of the Voting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Voting Agreement, copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5(a) (c) is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

(a) (c) The Reporting Person beneficially owns 23,963,175 shares of Common Stock, representing 49.1% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. The percentage of beneficial ownership of the Reporting Person is based upon 48,841,286 shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding as of November 2, 2022.

Since the filing of Amendment No. 5, the Reporting Person has not effected any transactions in the Companys Common Stock or other securities.

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The Reporting Person possesses sole power to vote and sole power to dispose of all the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

All information included in Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
4		Voting Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2023, by and among the Reporting Person and Cibus Global LLC.

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: January 17, 2023

 

SCHEDULE A

CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF

CELLECTIS S.A.

The following table sets forth name, business address, present principal occupation or employment (and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) and citizenship of each director and executive officer of the Reporting Person. The current business address for Cellectis S.A. and, except as otherwise noted, for each person identified in this Schedule A is c/o Cellectis S.A., 8, rue de la Croix Jarry 75013 Paris, France and the telephone number is +33 (0)1 81 69 16 00.

 

Directors

 

 

 

(1)

To the knowledge of the Reporting Person, no person identified in Schedule A holds more than 1% of the Companys outstanding shares of Common Stock; each person who holds shares of the Companys Common Stock has, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, sole voting power and sole dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock. To the knowledge of the Reporting Person, no person identified in this Schedule A has effected a transaction in the Companys Common Stock during the last sixty days.