| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
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| SCHEDULE 13G/A | |
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| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| (Amendment No. 1)* | |
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Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
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Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
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871639308 | |
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December 31, 2015 | |
| (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) | |
| Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: | |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| x | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
| (Page 1 of 4 Pages) | |
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*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. 871639308 | 13G/A | Page 2 of 4 Pages |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Highbridge Capital Management, LLC | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
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SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
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SHARED VOTING POWER 6,559,631 shares of Common Stock (including 9,400 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants and 6,212,217 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes) | |||
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,559,631 shares of Common Stock (including 9,400 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants and 6,212,217 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes) | |||
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,559,631 shares of Common Stock (including 9,400 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants and 6,212,217 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes) | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.47% | |||
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO | |||
| CUSIP No. 871639308 | 13G/A | Page 3 of 4 Pages |
This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment No. 1") amends the statement on Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 30, 2015 (the "Original Schedule 13G" and together with this Amendment No. 1, the "Schedule 13G"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the " Common Stock"), of Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13G. This Amendment amends and restates Item 4 in its entirety as set forth below.
| Item 4. | OWNERSHIP. |
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(a) Amount beneficially owned:
As of December 31, 2015, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as the trading manager of Highbridge International LLC and Highbridge Tactical Credit & Convertibles Master Fund, L.P. (collectively, the "Highbridge Funds"), may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 6,559,631 shares of Common Stock (including 9,400 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants and 6,212,217 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes) held by the Highbridge Funds.
(b) Percent of class:
The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G/A are calculated based upon 113,673,273 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 4, 2015, as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2015 and assumes the exercise of the reported warrants and the conversion of the reported convertible notes. Therefore, as of December 31, 2015, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 5.47% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company.
The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by the Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by the Highbridge Funds. |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATED: February 16, 2016
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HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ John Oliva Name: John Oliva Title: Managing Director |