SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
EcoR1 Capital, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
357 TEHAMA STREET #3

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Zymeworks Inc. [ ZYME ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/20/2025
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/20/2025 P 73,476(2) A $12.9278 17,104,080(3) I See Note(1)
Common Stock 03/21/2025 P 31,033(4) A $12.7773(5) 17,135,113(6) I See Note(1)
Common Stock 03/24/2025 P 22,689(7) A $13.0833 17,157,802(8) I See Note(1)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
EcoR1 Capital, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
357 TEHAMA STREET #3

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
NODELMAN OLEG

(Last) (First) (Middle)
357 TEHAMA STREET #3

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting persons are EcoR1 Capital, LLC ("EcoR1"), Oleg Nodelman and EcoR1 Capital Fund Qualified, L.P. ("Qualified Fund"). EcoR1 is the general partner and investment adviser of private funds, including Qualified Fund (the "Funds"). Mr. Nodelman is the manager and controlling owner of EcoR1. EcoR1 is filing this Form 4 for itself and Qualified Fund. The filers are filing this Form 4 jointly, but not as a group, and each expressly disclaims membership in a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Funds hold these securities directly for the benefit of their investors. EcoR1 may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own them as the investment adviser to the Funds. Mr. Nodelman may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own them as the control person of EcoR1. The filers disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein.
2. Qualified Fund purchased 69,000 of the shares purchased in this transaction.
3. After this transaction, Qualified Fund held 16,032,746 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.
4. Qualified Fund purchased 29,143 of the shares purchased in this transaction.
5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $12.6895 to $12.9881 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote with the ranges set forth in this footnote.
6. After this transaction, Qualified Fund held 16,061,889 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.
7. Qualified Fund purchased 21,307 of the shares purchased in this transaction.
8. After this transaction, Qualified Fund held 16,083,196 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.
Remarks:
Mr. Nodelman is a director of the Issuer. Scott Platshon, an employee of EcoR1, also serves as a director of the Issuer and was nominated for the board by EcoR1 and the Funds.
/s/ Oleg Nodelman, Individually and as Manager of EcoR1 Capital, LLC 03/24/2025
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