0001193125-24-199462.txt : 20240813 0001193125-24-199462.hdr.sgml : 20240813 20240813090654 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-24-199462 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240813 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240813 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MeiraGTx Holdings plc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001735438 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] ORGANIZATION NAME: 03 Life Sciences IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-90529 FILM NUMBER: 241199047 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 EAST 29TH STREET STREET 2: 15TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 BUSINESS PHONE: 6464902965 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 EAST 29TH STREET STREET 2: 15TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sanofi CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001121404 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] ORGANIZATION NAME: 03 Life Sciences IRS NUMBER: 133529324 STATE OF INCORPORATION: I0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 46 AVENUE DE LA GRANDE ARMEE CITY: PARIS STATE: I0 ZIP: 75017 BUSINESS PHONE: 33153774400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 46 AVENUE DE LA GRANDE ARMEE CITY: PARIS STATE: I0 ZIP: 75017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SANOFI-AVENTIS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040826 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SANOFI SYNTHELABO SA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010104 SC 13G/A 1 d882336dsc13ga.htm SC 13G/A SC 13G/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

MeiraGTx Holdings plc

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, $0.00003881 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

G59665 102

(CUSIP Number)

August 12, 2024

(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)

 

*

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. G59665 102

 

 1.   

 Names of Reporting Persons

 

 SANOFI

 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

 

 The Republic of France

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

   5.    

 Sole Voting Power

 

 12,197,737 shares

   6.   

 Shared Voting Power

 

 0 shares

   7.   

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

 12,197,737 shares

   8.   

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 0 shares

 9.   

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

 12,197,737 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)

 

 15.80%

12.  

 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

 CO

 

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Item 1.
   (a)   

Name of Issuer

MeiraGTx Holdings plc

   (b)   

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

450 East 29th Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10016

Item 2.
   (a)   

Name of Person Filing

Sanofi

   (b)   

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

46, avenue de la Grande Armée, 75017 Paris, France

   (c)   

Citizenship

The Republic of France

   (d)   

Title of Class of Securities

Ordinary Shares, $0.00003881 par value per share

   (e)   

CUSIP Number

G59665 102

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:
   (a)       Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
   (b)       Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
   (c)       Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
   (d)       Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
   (e)       An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
   (f)       An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
   (g)       A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
   (h)       A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
   (i)       A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
   (j)       A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
   (k)      

Group, in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with

§ 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:____________________________

 

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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:

12,197,737 shares

   (b)   

Percent of class:

15.80%*

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

  

      (i)   

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

12,197,737 shares

      (ii)   

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

0 shares

      (iii)   

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

12,197,737 shares

      (iv)   

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

0 shares

* Percent based on 77,184,187 ordinary shares outstanding as of August 13, 2024, as disclosed by the Issuer in a prospectus supplement filed by the Issuer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5), which includes the shares issued by the Issuer to two wholly owned subsidiaries of the Reporting Person on August 13, 2024.

 

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 ☐.

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Sanofi Foreign Participations B.V.    11,500,000 shares    14.90%

Kadmon Corporation, LLC       697,737 shares      0.90%

 

*

The shares are held of record by Sanofi Foreign Participations B.V. and Kadmon Corporation, LLC, the reporting person’s indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

The response of the Reporting Person to Item 6 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Certifications

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my 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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

 

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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.

 

  

August 13, 2024

   Date
  

/s/ Alexandra Roger*

   Signature
  

Alexandra Roger

Head of Legal Corporate & Finance

   Name/Title

 

*

Alexandra Roger is signing on behalf of Sanofi by power of attorney previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2016 as Exhibit 24 to Form 4, and hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

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