0000902664-21-001235.txt : 20210212 0000902664-21-001235.hdr.sgml : 20210212 20210212080615 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-21-001235 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IVERIC bio, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001410939 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 208185347 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-87636 FILM NUMBER: 21622906 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5 PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 2372 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-845-8200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5 PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 2372 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10001 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Ophthotech Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070828 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Avoro Capital Advisors LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001633313 IRS NUMBER: 271007403 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 110 GREENE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10012 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-937-4975 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 110 GREENE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10012 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: venBio Select Advisor LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20150210 SC 13G 1 p21-0326sc13g.htm IVERIC BIO, INC.

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
 

IVERIC bio, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)
 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

46583P102

(CUSIP Number)
 

December 31, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
 
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
þ Rule 13d-1(b)
¨ Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
 
(Page 1 of 8 Pages)

 

______________________________

*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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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Avoro Capital Advisors LLC

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) þ

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

7,250,000

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

0

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

7,250,000

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

7,250,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

8.1%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO, IA

         

 

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Behzad Aghazadeh

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) þ

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

7,250,000

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

0

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

7,250,000

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

7,250,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

8.1%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

CUSIP No. 46583P10213GPage 4 of 8 Pages

 

Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER
   
  IVERIC bio, Inc. (the "Issuer")

 

Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
   
  One Penn Plaza, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10119

 

Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING
   
 

This statement is filed by: (i) Avoro Capital Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Avoro"), which provides investment advisory and management services and has acquired the securities of the Issuer solely for investment purposes on behalf of Avoro Life Sciences Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and certain managed accounts and (ii) Behzad Aghazadeh ("Dr. Aghazadeh," and together with Avoro, the "Reporting Persons"), who serves as the portfolio manager and controlling person of Avoro.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any Reporting Person is, for purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein.

 

Item 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
   
  The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 110 Greene Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10012.

 

Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP
   
  Avoro is a Delaware limited liability company.  Dr. Aghazadeh is a United States citizen.

 

Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
   
  Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock")

 

Item 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER
   
  46583P102

 

 

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Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rules 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 

  (a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
  (b) ¨ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
  (c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
  (d) ¨ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
  (e) þ 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) þ 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) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
  (k) ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

 

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please

specify the type of institution: __________________________________

 

Item 4. OWNERSHIP
   
 

The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is set forth in Rows 5 - 11 of the cover page and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The percentage set forth in Row 11 of this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon 89,567,544 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 2, 2020, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2020.

 

Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
   
  Not applicable.

 

 

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Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
   
  See Item 2.  Avoro Life Sciences Fund LLC has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than 5% of the Common Stock.

 

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

 

  Each Reporting Person hereby makes the following certification:
   
  By signing below the Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its 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.
   

 

 

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SIGNATURES

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

DATE: February 12, 2021

 

AVORO CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC  
   
   
/s/ Scott Epstein  
Name: Scott Epstein  
Title: Chief Financial Officer
& Chief Compliance Officer		  
   

/s/ Behzad Aghazadeh

  
BEHZAD AGHAZADEH  

 

 

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EXHIBIT 1

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

DATE: February 12, 2021

 

AVORO CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC  
   
   
/s/ Scott Epstein  
Name: Scott Epstein  
Title: Chief Financial Officer
& Chief Compliance Officer		  
   

/s/ Behzad Aghazadeh

  
BEHZAD AGHAZADEH