Ascendis Pharma A/S — Major Shareholding Notification 2022

Feb 14, 2022

SC 13G/A 1 tm225316d20_sc13ga.htm ASCENDIS PHARMA A/S

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 11)*

Ascendis Pharma A/S

(Name of Issuer)

American Depository Shares representing Ordinary Shares of Ascendis Pharma A/S

(Title of Class of Securities)

04351P101

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x	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).

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CUSIP No. 04351P101 13G

1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). RA Capital Management, L.P.
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 Delaware

| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | Sole
Voting Power | 0
shares |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6. | Shared
Voting Power | 7,567,900 shares |
| 7. | Sole
Dispositive Power | 0
shares |
| 8. | Shared
Dispositive Power | 7,567,900 shares |

| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person 7,567,900
shares |
| --- | --- |
| 10. | Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(9) 13.3% 1 |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA, PN |

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1 The reporting person is the beneficial owner of 7,567,900 of the Issuer’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) representing 57,567,900 of the Issuer’s ordinary shares, which constitute approximately 13.3% of the Issuer’s outstanding ordinary shares. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 56,877,723 outstanding ordinary shares of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Form 6-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 1, 2021.

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CUSIP No. 04351P101 13G

1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Peter Kolchinsky
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 United
States

| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | Sole
Voting Power | 0
shares |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6. | Shared
Voting Power | 7,567,900 shares |
| 7. | Sole
Dispositive Power | 0
shares |
| 8. | Shared
Dispositive Power | 7,567,900 shares |

| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person 7,567,900 shares |
| --- | --- |
| 10. | Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(9) 13.3% 2 |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) HC, IN |

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2 The reporting person is the beneficial owner of 7,567,900 of the Issuer’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) representing 7,567,900 of the Issuer’s ordinary shares, which constitute approximately 13.3% of the Issuer’s outstanding ordinary shares. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 56,877,723 outstanding ordinary shares of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Form 6-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 1, 2021.

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CUSIP No. 04351P101 13G

1.	Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Rajeev Shah
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 United
States

| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | Sole
Voting Power | 0
shares |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6. | Shared
Voting Power | 7,567,900 shares |
| 7. | Sole
Dispositive Power | 0
shares |
| 8. | Shared
Dispositive Power | 7,567,900 shares |

| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person 7,567,900 shares |
| --- | --- |
| 10. | Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(9) 13.3% 3 |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) HC, IN |

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3 The reporting person is the beneficial owner of 7,567,900 of the Issuer’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) representing 7,567,900 of the Issuer’s ordinary shares, which constitute approximately 13.3% of the Issuer’s outstanding ordinary shares. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 56,877,723 outstanding ordinary shares of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Form 6-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 1, 2021.

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CUSIP No. 04351P101 13G

| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). RA Capital Healthcare Fund,
L.P. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 Delaware | |

| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | Sole
Voting Power | 0
shares |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6. | Shared
Voting Power | 7,567,900 shares |
| 7. | Sole
Dispositive Power | 0
shares |
| 8. | Shared
Dispositive Power | 7,567,900 shares |

| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person 7,567,900 shares |
| --- | --- |
| 10. | Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨ |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row
(9) 13.3% 4 |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN |

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4 The reporting person is the beneficial owner of 7,567,900 of the Issuer’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) representing 7,567,900 of the Issuer’s ordinary shares, which constitute approximately 13.3% of the Issuer’s outstanding ordinary shares. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 56,877,723 outstanding ordinary shares of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Form 6-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 1, 2021.

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CUSIP No. 04351P101 13G

Item 1.

(a) Name of Issuer: Ascendis Pharma A/S (the “Issuer”).

(b) Address of the Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: Tuborg Boulevard 12, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark .

Item 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing: This joint statement on Schedule 13G is being filed by RA Capital Management, L.P. (“RA Capital”), Peter Kolchinsky, Rajeev Shah, and RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”). RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky, Mr. Shah, and the Fund are collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”

The ADSs reported herein includes 7,567,900 shares held by the Fund. RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC is the general partner of the Fund. The general partner of RA Capital is RA Capital Management GP, LLC, of which Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah are the controlling persons. RA Capital serves as investment adviser for the Fund and may be deemed a beneficial owner, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), of any securities of the Issuer held by the Fund. The Fund has delegated to RA Capital the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of all securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, including the shares of the Issuer’s ADSs reported herein. Because the Fund has divested voting and investment power over the reported securities it holds and may not revoke that delegation on less than 61 days’ notice, the Fund disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities it holds for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act and therefore disclaim any obligation to report ownership of the reported securities under Section 13(d) of the Act. As managers of RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah may be deemed beneficial owners, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, of any securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by RA Capital. RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky, and Mr. Shah disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G Statement (the “Statement”) other than for the purpose of determining their obligations under Section 13(d) of the Act, and the filing of the Statement shall not be deemed an admission that either RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky, or Mr. Shah is the beneficial owner of such securities for any other purpose.

(b) Address of Principal Business Office: The principal business office of the Reporting Persons is c/o RA Capital Management, L.P., 200 Berkeley Street, 18 th Floor, Boston, MA 02116.

(c) Citizenship: RA Capital and the Fund are Delaware limited partnerships. Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah are United States citizens.

(d) Title and Class of Securities: American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) of the Issuer.

(e) CUSIP Number: 04351P101

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CUSIP No. 04351P101 13G

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:

(e) RA Capital Management, L.P. is a registered investment adviser and is filing this statement in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(g) Peter Kolchinsky and Rajeev Shah are control persons and are filing this statement in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

Item 4. Ownership:

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned: See the response(s) to Item 9 on the attached cover page(s).
(b)	Percent of Class: See the response(s) to Item 11 on the attached cover page(s).
(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:
	(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See the response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s).
	(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote See the response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s).
	(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See the response(s) to Item 7 on the attached cover page(s).
	(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See the response(s) to Item 8 on the attached cover page(s).

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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 Person:

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.

Item 10. Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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.

Exhibit List

Exhibit 1: Joint filing agreement

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CUSIP No. 04351P101 13G

SIGNATURE

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

Date: February 14, 2022

RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By:
Name: Peter Kolchinsky
Title: Authorized Signatory

PETER KOLCHINSKY
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
RAJEEV SHAH
/s/ Rajeev Shah

RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P.

By: RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC

Its: General Partner

By:
Name: Peter Kolchinsky
Title: Manager

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CUSIP No. 04351P101 13G

EXHIBIT 1

AGREEMENT

This Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2022, is by and among RA Capital Management, L.P., Peter Kolchinsky, Rajeev Shah, and RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the foregoing are collectively referred to herein as the “Filers”).

Each of the Filers may be required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a statement on Schedule 13G and/or 13D with respect to ADSs representing Ordinary Shares of Ascendis Pharma A/S beneficially owned by them from time to time.

Pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 13(d)(1)(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Filers hereby agree to file a single statement on Schedule 13G and/or 13D (and any amendments thereto) on behalf of each of such parties, and hereby further agree to file this Joint Filing Agreement as an exhibit to such statement, as required by such rule.

This Joint Filing Agreement may be terminated by any of the Filers upon one week’s prior written notice or such lesser period of notice as the Filers may mutually agree.

Executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By:	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
Name: Peter Kolchinsky
Title: Authorized Signatory
PETER KOLCHINSKY
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
RAJEEV SHAH
/s/ Rajeev Shah
RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P.
By: RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
Name: Peter Kolchinsky
Title: Manager

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