Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001178913-24-000359
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2024-02-04 19:00:00
- Filed By:
- Sphera Global Healthcare Fund
- Company:
- Promis Neurosciences Inc.
- Filing Date:
- 2024-02-05
- 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 | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphera Funds Management Ltd | 1,892,474 | 1,892,474 | 1,892,474 | 9.99% | ||
| Sphera Global Healthcare GP Ltd | 1,892,474 | 1,892,474 | 1,892,474 | 9.99% | ||
| Sphera Global Healthcare Management | 1,892,474 | 1,892,474 | 1,892,474 | 9.99% |
Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Amendment No.1)*
ProMIS Neurosciences Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, no par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
74346M406
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2023
(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).
| CUSIP No. 74346M406 | 13G | Page 2 of 10 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Sphera Funds Management Ltd. | |
| 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 Israel | |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER -- |
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -- | |
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions) ☐ | |
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.99% (*) (**) | |
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions) CO | |
(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).
(**) Based on 18,885,254 Common Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2023 (as provided by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 14, 2023) and 58,432
warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as described in Item 4(a), with each warrant currently exercisable into one Common Share.
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| CUSIP No. 74346M406 | 13G | Page 3 of 10 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Sphera Global Healthcare GP Ltd. | |
| 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 Israel | |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER -- |
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -- | |
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions) ☐ | |
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.99% (*) (**) | |
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions) CO | |
(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).
(**) Based on 18,885,254 Common Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2023 (as provided by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2023) and 58,432 warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting
Persons as described in Item 4(a), with each warrant currently exercisable into one Common Share.
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| CUSIP No. 74346M406 | 13G | Page 4 of 10 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Sphera Global Healthcare Management LP | |
| 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 Israel | |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER -- |
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -- | |
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,892,474 (*) | |
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions) ☐ | |
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.99% (*) (**) | |
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions) PN | |
(*) The beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is described in Item 4(a).
(**) Based on 18,885,254 Common Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2023 (as provided by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2023) and 58,432 warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting
Persons as described in Item 4(a), with each warrant currently exercisable into one Common Share.
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| Item 1. (a) | Name of Issuer: |
ProMIS Neurosciences Inc.
| (b) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: |
Suite 200, 1920 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2
| Item 2. (a) | Name of Person Filing: |
Sphera Funds Management Ltd.
Sphera Global Healthcare GP Ltd.
Sphera Global Healthcare Management LP
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office: |
Sphera Funds Management Ltd. – 4 Itzak Sade, Building A, 29th Floor, Tel Aviv 6777504, Israel
Sphera Global Healthcare GP Ltd. – 4 Itzak Sade, Building A, 29th Floor, Tel Aviv 6777504, Israel
Sphera Global Healthcare Management LP – 4 Itzak Sade, Building A, 29th Floor, Tel Aviv 6777504, Israel
| (c) | Citizenship: |
Sphera Funds Management Ltd. – Israel
Sphera Global Healthcare GP Ltd. – Israel
Sphera Global Healthcare Management LP – Israel
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: |
Common Shares, no par value per share
| (e) | CUSIP Number: |
74346M406
| Item 3. | Not applicable. |
| Item 4. | Ownership: |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
See row 9 of cover page of each reporting person.
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The securities reported herein by Sphera Funds Management Ltd., Sphera Global Healthcare GP Ltd. and Sphera Global Healthcare
Management LP are beneficially owned as follows:
| • | 372,340 Common Shares representing a total of 1.97% of the total Common Shares outstanding are held directly by Sphera Global Healthcare Master Fund, which has delegated its investment management authority to
Sphera Global Healthcare Management LP (the "Management Company"). |
| • | 1,461,702 Common Shares and 58,432 pre-funded warrants, with each warrant currently exercisable into one Common Share, together representing a total of 8.02% of the total Common Shares outstanding, are held
directly by Sphera Biotech Master Fund, L.P., which has delegated its investment management authority to the Management Company. |
The Management Company is managed, controlled, and operated by its general partner, Sphera Global Healthcare GP Ltd., the shares
of which are owned 90% by Sphera Funds Management Ltd.
This Statement shall not be construed as an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the securities
covered by this Statement, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities. In addition, the Reporting Persons and other entities named in this Schedule 13G may be deemed to
constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13G nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that a group exists for purposes of Section 13(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose, and each of the Reporting Persons and other entities named in this Schedule 13G disclaims the existence of any such group.
| (b) | Percent of class: |
See row 11 of cover page of each reporting person
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See row 5 of cover page of each reporting person |
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See row 6 of cover page of each reporting person and note in Item 4(a) above |
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See row 7 of cover page of each reporting person |
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See row 8 of cover page of each reporting person and note in Item 4(a) above |
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| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: |
Not applicable.
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another: |
Not applicable.
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which 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.
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| 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.
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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.
February 4, 2024
| Sphera Funds Management Ltd. /s/ Adi Hanetz By: Adi Hanetz Title: General Counsel | |
| Sphera Global Healthcare GP Ltd. /s/ Adi Hanetz By: Adi Hanetz Title: General Counsel | |
| Sphera Global Healthcare Management LP /s/ Adi Hanetz By: Adi Hanetz Title: General Counsel |
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| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION |
| Exhibit 1 | Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13G filed on August 30,
2023) |
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