Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001104659-17-006985
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2017-02-07 16:17:49
- Filed By:
- Roche Holding Ltd
- Company:
- Avexis Inc.
- Filing Date:
- 2017-02-07
- SEC Url:
- 13G 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 |
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| Roche Holding Ltd | 0 | 1,543,843 | 0 | 1,543,843 | 1,543,843 | 5.6% |
| Roche Finance Ltd | 0 | 1,543,843 | 0 | 1,543,843 | 1,543,843 | 5.6% |
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
AVEXIS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
05366U100
(CUSIP Number)
DECEMBER 31, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| o | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| o | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| x | Rule 13d-1(d) |
*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 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).
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | |||
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| 3. | SEC Use Only | |||
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| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization | |||
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| Number of | 5. | Sole Voting Power | |||
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| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power | ||||
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| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | |||
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| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o | |||
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| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) | |||
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| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) | |||
(1) This percentage is calculated based upon 27,676,288 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of November 10, 2016, as reported by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2016.
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| Number of | 5. | Sole Voting Power | |||
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| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o | |||
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| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) | |||
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(1) This percentage is calculated based upon 27,676,288 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of November 10, 2016, as reported by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2016.
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| (b) | Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 |
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| (a) | Name of Person Filing |
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| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence CH 4070 Basel, Switzerland
Roche Finance Ltd: Grenzacherstrasse 122 CH 4058 Basel, Switzerland |
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| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: | |
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| Item 4. | Ownership | ||
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| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: See the responses to Item 9 on the attached cover pages. Roche Holding Ltd may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the 1,543,843 shares of the reported securities directly beneficially owned by Roche Finance Ltd, its wholly-owned subsidiary. | |
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| (b) | Percent of class: See the responses to Item 11 on the attached cover pages. | |
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| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
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| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover pages. |
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| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
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| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover pages. |
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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 o. | |||
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| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person | ||
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person | ||
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group | ||
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of a Group | ||
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| Item 10. | Certification | ||
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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.
Dated: February 7, 2017
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| By: | /s/ Beat Kraehenmann |
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| Name: Beat Kraehenmann |
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| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| By: | /s/ Andreas Knierzinger |
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| Name: Andreas Knierzinger |
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| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| Roche Finance Ltd |
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| By: | /s/ Beat Kraehenmann |
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| Name: Beat Kraehenmann |
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| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| By: | /s/ Carole Nuechterlein |
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| Name: Carole Nuechterlein |
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| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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Exhibit A
Joint Filing Agreement
The undersigned hereby agree that this Schedule 13G (the Schedule 13G) with respect to the common stock of AveXis, Inc. is, and any additional amendment thereto signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and that all subsequent amendments to the Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. It is understood and agreed that the joint filing of the Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the persons named herein constitute a group for purposes of Regulation 13D-G of the Exchange Act, nor is a joint venture for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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| By: | /s/ Beat Kraehenmann |
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| Name: Beat Kraehenmann |
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| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| Date: February 7, 2017 |
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| By: | /s/ Andreas Knierzinger |
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| Name: Andreas Knierzinger |
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| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| Date: February 7, 2017 |
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| Roche Finance Ltd |
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| By: | /s/ Beat Kraehenmann |
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| Name: Beat Kraehenmann |
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| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| Date: February 7, 2017 |
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| By: | /s/ Carole Nuechterlein |
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| Name: Carole Nuechterlein |
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| Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| Date: February 7, 2017 |
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