SC 13G/A

Names of Reporting Persons

The Carlyle Group Inc.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ☐ (b) ☐

SEC Use Only

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

ITEM 1. Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant

to § 240.13d-1(b), (c) and (d) and Amendments Thereto Filed

Pursuant to § 240.13d-2

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

71722W107

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2023

(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).


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 3,496,808
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 3,496,808


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 2,061,702
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 2,061,702


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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5	Sole Voting Power 0
	6	Shared Voting Power 1,435,106
	7	Sole Dispositive Power 0
	8	Shared Dispositive Power 1,435,106


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ITEM 2.	(a)	Name of Issuer:

		Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Issuer”).

	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

		100 Campus Drive, Suite 102, Florham Park, NJ 07932

ITEM 3.	(a)	Name of Person Filing:

		Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” This statement is filed on behalf of:

		The Carlyle Group Inc.
		Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc.
		Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C.
		Carlyle Holdings I L.P.
		CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C.
		TC Group, L.L.C.
		Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
		Carlyle Genesis UK LLC
		Abingworth LLP
		Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP
		Abingworth Bioventures VII LP

	(b)	Address or Principal Business Office:

		The principal business address of each of Abingworth LLP, Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP and Abingworth Bioventures VII LP is 38 Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6DN, England, United Kingdom. The principal business address of each of the other Reporting Persons is c/o The Carlyle Group, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 220 South, Washington, DC 20004-2505.

	(c)	Citizenship of each Reporting Person is:

		Each of Abingworth LLP, Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP and Abingworth Bioventures VII LP is organized under the laws of England and Wales. Each of the other Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:

		Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”).

	(e)	CUSIP Number:

		71722W107


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ITEM 4.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.

Ownership.

(a-c)

The ownership information presented below represents beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the Issuer as of November 7, 2023, based upon 57,252,519 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2023.


Reporting Person	Amount beneficially owned		Percent of class			Sole power to vote or to direct the vote		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
The Carlyle Group Inc.		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc.		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C.		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
Carlyle Holdings I L.P.		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C.		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
TC Group, L.L.C.		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
Carlyle Genesis UK LLC		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
Abingworth LLP		3,496,808		6.1	%		0		3,496,808		0		3,496,808
Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP		2,061,702		3.6	%		0		2,061,702		0		2,061,702
Abingworth Bioventures VII LP		1,435,106		2.5	%		0		1,435,106		0		1,435,106

Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP is the record holder of 2,061,702 shares of Common Stock and Abingworth Bioventures VII LP is the record holder of 1,435,106 shares of Common Stock.

The Carlyle Group Inc., which is a publicly traded entity listed on Nasdaq, is the sole shareholder of Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., which is the sole member of Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings I L.P., which, with respect to the securities reported herein, is the managing member of CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., which is the managing member of TC Group, L.L.C., which is the managing member of Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C., which is the sole member of Carlyle Genesis UK LLC, which is the principal member of


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Abingworth LLP. Each of Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP and Abingworth Bioventures VII LP has delegated to Abingworth LLP all investment and dispositive power over the securities held of record by them. Accordingly, each of the foregoing entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP and Abingworth Bioventures VII LP, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.

ITEM 6.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Not applicable.

ITEM 7.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.

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

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

ITEM 11.

Certification.

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.

Date: February 12, 2024


The Carlyle Group Inc.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C.

By: Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., its sole member

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

Carlyle Holdings I L.P.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director

CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director

TC Group, L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Managing Director


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Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Carlyle Genesis UK LLC

By: Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C., its sole member

By:		/s/ Anne Frederick, attorney-in-fact
Name:		John C. Redett
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Abingworth LLP

By:		/s/ John Heard
Name:		John Heard
Title:		Authorized Signatory

Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP

By:		/s/ John Heard
Name:		John Heard
Title:		Authorized Signatory

Abingworth Bioventures VII LP

By:		/s/ John Heard
Name:		John Heard
Title:		Authorized Signatory


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