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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

 

 

FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

33938J106

(CUSIP Number)

Thorkil Kastberg Christensen

Novo A/S

Tuborg Havnevej 19

Hellerup, Denmark DK-2900

+45 3527 6592

Copy to:

B. Shayne Kennedy, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Telephone: (714) 540-1235

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

April 30, 2015

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this statement because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

* 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 (the “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.: 33938J106

 

  1. 

Name of Reporting Person:

 

Novo A/S

  2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of Group (See Instructions):

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3.

SEC Use Only:

 

  4.

Source of Funds:

 

WC

  5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e):  ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization:

 

Denmark

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

 

  7. 

Sole Voting Power:

 

2,283,131

  8.

Shared Voting Power:

 

0

  9.

Sole Dispositive Power:

 

2,283,131

10.

Shared Dispositive Power:

 

0

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

 

2,283,131

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:  ¨

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11):

 

10.6 % (1)

14.

Type of Reporting Person:

 

CO

 

(1) Based upon 21,456,419 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of March 20, 2015 reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2015.

 

2


This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 2”) amends the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 26, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on December 18, 2014 (collectively, the “Amended Schedule”) primarily to reflect that effective as of April 30, 2015, Dr. Heath Lukatch, a member of the board of directors of the Issuer, is no longer employed by Novo Ventures (US) Inc. or by Novo A/S or any of its affiliates.

Except as specifically amended by this Amendment No. 2, each Item of the Amended Schedule remains unchanged. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amended Schedule.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 is amended and replaced in its entirety as follows:

The acquisitions of Issuer securities made by Novo A/S were for investment purposes. Novo A/S intends to review its investments in the Issuer on a continuing basis and any actions Novo A/S might undertake will be dependent upon its review of numerous factors, including, but not limited to: an ongoing evaluation of the Issuer’s business, financial condition, operations and prospects; price levels of the Issuer’s securities; general market, industry and economic conditions; the relative attractiveness of alternative business and investment opportunities; and other future developments. Novo A/S may, at any time and from time to time, acquire additional securities of the Issuer, or retain or sell all or a portion of the securities of the Issuer then held, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Other than as described herein, Novo A/S currently does not have any plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the matters listed in Items 4(a)–(j) of Schedule 13D, although, depending on the factors discussed herein, Novo A/S may change its purpose or formulate different plans or proposals with respect thereto at any time.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Effective as of April 30, 2015, Dr. Heath Lukatch, a member of the Issuer’s board of directors is no longer employed by Novo Ventures (US) Inc. or by Novo A/S or any of its affiliates. As a result, Novo A/S does not have a director representative on the Issuer’s board of directors.

Item 5 is amended and replaced in its entirety as follows:

(a) Novo A/S beneficially owns 2,283,131 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the “Novo Shares”), representing approximately 10.6% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, based upon 21,456,419 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of March 20, 2015 as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2015.

(b) Novo A/S is a Danish limited liability company wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Novo A/S, through its Board of Directors (the “Novo Board”), has the sole power to vote and dispose of the Novo Shares. The Novo Board, currently comprised of Sten Scheibye, Goran Ando, Jeppe Christiansen, Steen Riisgaard and Per Wold-Olsen, may exercise voting and dispositive control over the Novo Shares only with the support of a majority of the Novo Board. As such, no individual member of the Novo Board is deemed to hold any beneficial ownership or reportable pecuniary interest in the Novo Shares. Except as described in this Amendment No. 2, neither the Foundation nor any person listed on Schedule I has the power to direct the vote as to, or the disposition of the Novo Shares.

(c) Novo A/S has not effected any transactions in the Issuer’s Common Stock within the past 60 days and neither the Foundation nor any person listed on Schedule I has effected any transactions in the Issuer’s Common Stock within the past 60 days.

(d) Novo A/S does not know of any other person having the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the Issuer’s Common Stock held in the name of the Novo A/S and reported herein.

(e) Not applicable.

 

3


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: April 30, 2015 Novo A/S

/s/ Thorkil Kastberg Christensen

By: Thorkil Kastberg Christensen
Its: Chief Financial Officer


Schedule I

Information regarding each director and executive officer of both Novo A/S and the Novo Nordisk Foundation is set forth below.

 

Novo A/S

 

Name, Title

  

Address

      

Principal Occupation

      

Citizenship

Sten Scheibye

Chairman of the Board

  

Rungsted Strandvej 197C

2960 Rungsted Kyst,

Denmark

     Professional Board Director      Denmark

Göran Ando

Director

  

Essex Woodlands

Berkeley Square House

Berkeley Square

London, W1J 6BD

United Kingdom

    

Self-employed

Professional Board Director

     Sweden

Jeppe Christiansen

Director

  

Kollemose 37

2830 Virum

Denmark

    

Chief Executive Officer

Fondsmaeglerselskabet

Maj Invest A/S

     Denmark

Steen Riisgaard

Director

  

Hestetangsvej 155

3520 Farum

Denmark

     Professional Board Director      Denmark

Per Wold-Olsen

Director

  

T7B22 Favray Court

Tigne Point

TP01

Malta

     Professional Board Director      Norway

Eivind Drachmann Kolding

Chief Executive Officer

  

Skovvangen 18

2920 Charlottenlund

Denmark

    

Chief Executive Officer

Novo A/S

     Denmark

Thorkil Kastberg Christensen

Chief Financial Officer

  

Tuborg Havnevej 19

2900 Hellerup

Denmark

    

Chief Financial Officer

Novo A/S

     Denmark

Søren Carlsen

Managing Partner – Ventures, Seeds

  

Grondalsvænge 3b

3460 Birkerød

Denmark

     Managing Partner - Ventures, Seeds Novo A/S      Denmark

 

Novo Nordisk Foundation

 

Name, Title

  

Address

      

Principal Occupation

      

Citizenship

Sten Scheibye

Chairman of the Board

  

Rungsted Strandvej 197C

2960 Rungsted Kyst

Denmark

     Professional Board Director      Denmark

Bo Ahrén

Professor

  

Merkuriusgatan 11

S-224 57 Lund

Sweden

    

Professor of Medicine, Lund University

Lund, Sweden

     Sweden

Karsten Dybvad

Chief Executive Officer

  

Carl Baggers Alle 15

2920 Charlottenlund

Denmark

    

Director General and Chief Executive Officer

DI (Confederation of Danish Industry)

     Denmark


Novo Nordisk Foundation

 

Name, Title

  

Address

      

Principal Occupation

      

Citizenship

Lars Fugger

Director

  

Staunton Road 72

OX3 7TP

Great Britain

    

Professor, John Radcliffe Hospital

University of Oxford, Oxford, Great Britain

     Denmark

Anne Marie Kverneland

Director

  

Nybrovej 216

2800 Kgs. Lyngby

Denmark

    

Laboratory Technician

Novo Nordisk A/S

     Denmark

Lars Bo Køppler

Director

  

Anemonevej 7

3550 Slangerup

Denmark

    

Technician

Novozymes A/S

     Denmark

Karen Lauberg Lauritsen

Director

  

Furesø Parkvej 53 2830

Virum

Denmark

    

IT Architecture Specialist

Novo Nordisk A/S

     Denmark

Marianne Philip

Director

  

Tranegårdsvej 5

2900 Hellerup

Denmark

     Attorney      Denmark

Steen Riisgaard

Vice Chairman of the Board

  

Hestetangsvej 155

3520 Farum

Denmark

     Professional Board Director      Denmark

Birgitte Nauntofte

Chief Executive Officer

  

Engbakkevej 24

2920 Charlottenlund

Denmark

    

Chief Executive Officer

Novo Nordisk Foundation

     Denmark