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CYTOKINETICS INC Major Shareholding Notification 2017

May 15, 2017

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Major Shareholding Notification

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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. 5 ) 1

Cytokinetics, Incorporated
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
23282W 60 5
(CUSIP Number)
May 12, 2017
(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)

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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 ).

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P.
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 shares
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 1,458,738
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,458,738
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,458,738
10 CHECK BOX IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.9%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P.
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 shares
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 953,260
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
953,260
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
953,260
10 CHECK BOX IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.9%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 260,404
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
260,404
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
260,404
10 CHECK BOX IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
Less than 1%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
BVF Partners OS Ltd.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 260,404
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
260,404
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
260,404
10 CHECK BOX IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
Less than 1%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
BVF Partners L.P.
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 shares
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 3,266,321
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,266,321
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,266,321
10 CHECK BOX IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN, IA

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
BVF Inc.
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 shares
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 3,266,321
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,266,321
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,266,321
10 CHECK BOX IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Mark N. Lampert
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒
(b) ☐
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 3,266,321
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,266,321
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,266,321
10 CHECK BOX IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.4%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

Cytokinetics, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

280 East Grand Avenue

South San Francisco, California 94080

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

Item 2(c). Citizenship

Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”)

1 Sansome Street, 30 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Citizenship: Delaware

Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. (“BVF2”)

1 Sansome Street, 30 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Citizenship: Delaware

Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP (“Trading Fund OS”)

PO Box 309 Ugland House

Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

Citizenship: Cayman Islands

BVF Partners OS Ltd. (“Partners OS”)

PO Box 309 Ugland House

Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

Citizenship: Cayman Islands

BVF Partners L.P. (“Partners”)

1 Sansome Street, 30th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Citizenship: Delaware

BVF Inc.

1 Sansome Street, 30 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Citizenship: Delaware

Mark N. Lampert (“Mr. Lampert”)

1 Sansome Street, 30 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Citizenship: United States

Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”

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Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

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

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

23282W 60 5

Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

/x/ Not applicable.
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.
(d) / / Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.
(e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) / / A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) / / A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act.
(j) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
(k) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____

Item 4. Ownership

(a) Amount beneficially owned:

As of the close of business on May 15, 2017, (i) BVF beneficially owned 1,458,738 shares of Common Stock, (ii) BVF2 beneficially owned 953,260 shares of Common Stock, (iii) Trading Fund OS beneficially owned 260,404 shares of Common Stock and (iv) 593,919 shares of Common Stock were held in certain Partners managed accounts (the “Partners Managed Accounts”).

Partners OS as the general partner of Trading Fund OS may be deemed to beneficially own the 260,404 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS.

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Partners, as the general partner of BVF, BVF2, the investment manager of Trading Fund OS, and the sole member of Partners OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,266,321 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF, BVF2, Trading Fund OS, and the Partners Managed Accounts, including 593,919 shares of Common Stock held in the Partners Managed Accounts.

BVF Inc., as the general partner of Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,266,321 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Partners.

Mr. Lampert, as a director and officer of BVF Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,266,321 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by BVF Inc.

The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person. Partners OS disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. Each of Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by BVF, BVF2, Trading Fund OS, and the Partners Managed Accounts, and the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of any such securities.

(b) Percent of class:

The following percentages are based on 50,961,016 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 15, 2017, which includes (i) the 45,083,240 shares as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2017, (ii) the 5,260,000 shares being issued as disclosed pursuant to the Issuer’s Prospectus Supplement on Form 424B5 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2017, and (iii) the 617,776 shares issued upon the conversion of warrants owned by certain of the Reporting Persons on May 9, 2017.

As of the close of business on May 15, 2017 (i) BVF beneficially owned approximately 2.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) BVF2 beneficially owned approximately 1.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iii) Trading Fund OS beneficially owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (iv) Partners OS may be deemed to beneficially own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and (v) each of Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 6.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (approximately 1.2% of which is held in the Partners Managed Accounts).

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(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.

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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.

Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert share voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by BVF, BVF2, Trading Fund OS, and the Partners Managed Accounts.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary That 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.

See Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2016.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable.

Item 10. Certifications.

By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its 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 his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: May 15, 2017

BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P. — By: BVF Partners L.P., its general partner BVF INC. — By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert
By: BVF Inc., its general partner Mark N. Lampert
President
By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert
Mark N. Lampert
President /s/ Mark N. Lampert
MARK N. LAMPERT
BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND II, L.P.
By: BVF Partners L.P., its general partner
By: BVF Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert
Mark N. Lampert
President
BVF PARTNERS L.P.
By: BVF Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert
Mark N. Lampert
President
BVF PARTNERS OS LTD.
By: BVF Partners L.P., its sole member
By: BVF Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert
Mark N. Lampert
President
Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP
By: BVF Partners L.P., its investment manager
By: BVF Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert
Mark N. Lampert
President

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