Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001193125-24-048464
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2024-02-26 19:00:00
- Filed By:
- Panacea Innovation Ltd
- Company:
- Connect Biopharma Holdings Ltd
- Filing Date:
- 2024-02-27
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panacea Innovation Limited | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 21.8% |
| Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 21.8% |
| Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 21.8% |
| James Huang | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 21.8% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
207523101**
(CUSIP Number)
James Huang
Panacea Venture
No. 5, Lane 1350, Fuxing Middle Road
Xuhui District, Shanghai
China 200031
(86-21) 6176-1101
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
February 23, 2024
(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), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 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(b) 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. |
| ** | There is no CUSIP number assigned to the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (Ordinary Shares). CUSIP number 207523101 has been assigned to the American Depositary Shares of the Issuer (ADSs). Each ADS represents one Ordinary Share. |
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. 207523101 | 13D | Page 1 of 7 pages |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Panacea Innovation Limited | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ☐ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC Use Only
| |||||
| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ | |||||
| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||
| 8 | Shared Voting Power
12,000,000 | |||
| 9 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 10 | Shared Dispositive Power
12,000,000 |
| 11 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
12,000,000 | |||||
| 12 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 13 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
21.8% | |||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person
CO | |||||
| CUSIP No. 207523101 | 13D | Page 2 of 7 pages |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ☐ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC Use Only
| |||||
| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ | |||||
| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||
| 8 | Shared Voting Power
12,000,000 | |||
| 9 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 10 | Shared Dispositive Power
12,000,000 |
| 11 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
12,000,000 | |||||
| 12 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 13 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
21.8% | |||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person
PN | |||||
| CUSIP No. 207523101 | 13D | Page 3 of 7 pages |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd. | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ☐ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC Use Only
| |||||
| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ | |||||
| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||
| 8 | Shared Voting Power
12,000,000 | |||
| 9 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 10 | Shared Dispositive Power
12,000,000 |
| 11 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
12,000,000 | |||||
| 12 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 13 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
21.8% | |||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person
CO | |||||
| CUSIP No. 207523101 | 13D | Page 4 of 7 pages |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
James Huang | |||||
| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ☐ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3 | SEC Use Only
| |||||
| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
☐ | |||||
| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Republic of China | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||
| 8 | Shared Voting Power
12,000,000 | |||
| 9 | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||
| 10 | Shared Dispositive Power
12,000,000 |
| 11 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
12,000,000 | |||||
| 12 | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
☐ | |||||
| 13 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
21.8% | |||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person
IN | |||||
| CUSIP No. 207523101 | 13D | Page 5 of 7 pages |
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this Amendment No. 1) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2024 (the Schedule 13D), relating to the Ordinary Shares, par value $0.000174 per share (the Ordinary Shares) of Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (the Issuer). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Schedule 13D.
| Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
On February 23, 2024, Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. purchased 3.1 million American Depositary Shares (each representing one Ordinary Share) in a series of open market transactions at a weighted average price of $0.9836 per American Depositary Share. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price for these transactions. Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. obtained the funds used to purchase the Ordinary Shares through capital contributions from its partners.
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a) (b)
The ownership information presented below represents beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares as of the date of this filing, based upon 55,071,559 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuers Current Report on Form 6-K, furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2023.
| Reporting Person | Amount beneficially owned | Percent of class: | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | Sole of: | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Panacea Innovation Limited | 12,000,000 | 21.8 | % | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. | 12,000,000 | 21.8 | % | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd. | 12,000,000 | 21.8 | % | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Huang | 12,000,000 | 21.8 | % | 0 | 12,000,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. is the record holder of the Ordinary Shares reported herein.
| CUSIP No. 207523101 | 13D | Page 6 of 7 pages |
James Huang is the sole owner of Panacea Innovation Limited, which is the sole owner of Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd., which is the general partner of Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. As a result, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares directly reported herein, but each disclaims such beneficial ownership.
| (c) | Except for the transactions disclosed in Item 3, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Ordinary Shares since the most initial Schedule 13D filing. |
| (d) | None. |
| (e) | Not applicable. |
| CUSIP No. 207523101 | 13D | Page 7 of 7 pages |
SIGNATURES
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 27, 2024
| Panacea Innovation Limited | ||
| By: | /s/ James Huang | |
| Name: | James Huang | |
| Title: | Founding Managing Partner | |
| Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. | ||
| By: Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd., its general partner | ||
| By: Panacea Innovation Limited, its sole owner | ||
| By: | /s/ James Huang | |
| Name: | James Huang | |
| Title: | Founding Managing Partner | |
| Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd. | ||
| By: Panacea Innovation Limited, its sole owner | ||
| By: | /s/ James Huang | |
| Name: | James Huang | |
| Title: | Founding Managing Partner | |
| James Huang | ||
| /s/ James Huang | ||