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Accession Number:: 0001013594-23-000249
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2023-02-13 19:00:00

Filed By:: Lion Point
Company:: Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNS)
Filing Date:: 2023-02-14
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name	Shared Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
LION POINT CAPITAL	4,779,648	4,779,648	9.9%
LION POINT HOLDINGS GP	4,779,648	4,779,648	9.9%
DIDRIC CEDERHOLM	4,779,648	4,779,648	9.9%

Filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

(Amendment No. 3)¹

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

56854Q101

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2022

(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)

1 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).


	1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

			LION POINT CAPITAL, LP
	2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☐
						(b) ☐

	3	SEC USE ONLY


	4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

			DELAWARE
NUMBER OF			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY					- 0 -
OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING					4,779,648 (1)
PERSON WITH			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

					- 0 -
			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

					4,779,648 (1)
	9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

			4,779,648 (1)
	10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐


	11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

			9.9% (1)
	12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

			IA, PN

(1)

Includes 557,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 2,785 shares of the Issuer’s Series A Participating Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). Excludes 303,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 1,515 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock due to the effect of a beneficial ownership limitation blocker in the Issuer's Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights for the Series A Preferred Stock.


	1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

			LION POINT HOLDINGS GP, LLC
	2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☐
						(b) ☐

	3	SEC USE ONLY


	4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

			DELAWARE
NUMBER OF			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY					- 0 -
OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING					4,779,648 (1)
PERSON WITH			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

					- 0 -
			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

					4,779,648 (1)
	9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

			4,779,648 (1)
	10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐


	11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

			9.9% (1)
	12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

			HC, OO

(1)

Includes 557,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 2,785 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. Excludes 303,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 1,515 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock due to the effect of a beneficial ownership limitation blocker in the Issuer's Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights for the Series A Preferred Stock.


	1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

			DIDRIC CEDERHOLM
	2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☐
						(b) ☐

	3	SEC USE ONLY


	4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

			SWEDEN AND FRANCE
NUMBER OF			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY					- 0 -
OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING					4,779,648 (1)
PERSON WITH			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

					- 0 -
			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

					4,779,648 (1)
	9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

			4,779,648 (1)
	10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐


	11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

			9.9% (1)
	12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

			HC, IN

(1)

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Issuer”).

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 500, 100 Matsonford Rd, Radnor, PA 19087

Item 2(a).

Name of Persons Filing:

This Schedule 13G (“Schedule 13G”) is being jointly filed by, Lion Point Capital, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Lion Point Capital”), Lion Point Holdings GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lion Point Holdings”) and Didric Cederholm, a dual citizen of Sweden and France. Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”

Lion Point Capital is the investment manager to its investment fund client. Lion Point Holdings is the general partner of Lion Point Capital. Mr. Cederholm is a Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Lion Point Capital. Mr. Cederholm is also a Member and a Manager of Lion Point Holdings. By virtue of these relationships, each of Lion Point Capital, Lion Point Holdings, and Mr. Cederholm may be deemed to beneficially own the securities beneficially owned by its investment fund client.

Item 2(b).

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

The principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 250 West 55^th Street, 33^rd Floor, New York New York 10019.

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

Each of Lion Point Capital and Lion Point Holdings is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Cederholm is a dual citizen of Sweden and France.

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”)

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

56854Q101

Item 3.

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

	/ /	Not Applicable
(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)	/X/	Investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).*
(f)	/ /	Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g)	/X/	Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).**
(h)	/ /	Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i)	/ /	Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j)	/ /	Non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
(k)	/ /	Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

As of the close of business on December 31, 2022, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have beneficially owned 4,779,648 shares of Common Stock. The number of shares reported as beneficially owned includes 557,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 2,785 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and excludes 303,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 1,515 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock due to the effect of a beneficial ownership limitation blocker in the Issuer's Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights for the Series A Preferred Stock.

(b)

Percent of class:

As of the close of business on December 31, 2022, each Reporting Person may be deemed to have beneficially owned 9.9% (based upon 557,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock and 47,722,960 shares of Common Stock to be outstanding as of November 10, 2022 as reported in the Issuer’s Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022).

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

See Cover Pages Items 5-9.

The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any of the shares of Common Stock reported herein. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported herein that are not directly owned by such Reporting Person

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 each 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.

Lion Point Capital’s client, Lion Point Master, LP, has the right to receive dividends and the proceeds from the sale of securities.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Incorporated by reference from Item 2.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

See Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable.

Item 10.

Certification.

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.

SIGNATURES

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

Dated: February 14, 2023

	LION POINT CAPITAL, LP

	By:	Lion Point Holdings GP, LLC, its General Partner

	By:	/s/ Didric Cederholm
		Name:	Didric Cederholm
		Title:	Manager and Member

LION POINT HOLDINGS GP, LLC

By:	/s/ Didric Cederholm
	Name:	Didric Cederholm
	Title:	Manager and Member

		/s/ Didric Cederholm
		DIDRIC CEDERHOLM