SC 13G 1 affin-sc13g_070323.htm ACQUISITION OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*

Aeglea Biotherapeutics, Inc.

 

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

00773J103

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

Michael Hirschberg, Esq.

Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP

885 Third Avenue, 20th Floor

New York, NY 10022 

 

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

June 22, 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 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 ("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. 00773J103 13G Page 2 of 7 Pages

 

 

 

         
1.  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

Affinity Healthcare Fund, LP (EIN 82-1629802)

   
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
 
Delaware

 

   

 

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

 

 

 

SOLE VOTING POWER
 
  6.  

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

7,477,000 shares of Common Stock
 

  7.  

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 

 

  8.  

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

7,477,000 shares of Common Stock
 

 

9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

7,477,000 shares of Common Stock*
   
10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(see instructions) ☐
   
11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

9.23%
   
12.  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

 

PN

   
 

 

* Includes 2,577 shares of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock which may be converted to Common Stock at a conversion ratio of 1 share of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock to 1,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 00773J103 13G Page 3 of 7 Pages

 

 

 

         
1.  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC (EIN 82-1567490)

   
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
 
Delaware

 

   

 

         
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH   5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
 

  6.  

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

7,477,000 shares of Common Stock
 

  7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 

  8.  

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

7,477,000 shares of Common Stock 

 

9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

7,477,000 shares of Common Stock*
   
10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(see instructions) ☐
   
11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

9.23%
   
12.  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

 

IA

   

 

 * Includes 2,577 shares of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock which may be converted to Common Stock at a conversion ratio of 1 share of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock to 1,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

 

 
CUSIP No. 00773J103 13G Page 4 of 7 Pages

 

 

 

Item 1.

  (a)

Name of Issuer:

Aeglea Biotherapeutics, Inc.

     
  (b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

805 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746

Item 2.

  (a)

Name of Persons Filing:

Affinity Healthcare Fund, LP
Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC

     
  (b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

767 Third Avenue, 15th Floor

New York, NY 10017

     
  (c)

Citizenship:

Affinity Healthcare Fund, LP and Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC - Delaware

 

  (d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

     
  (e)

CUSIP Number:

 

00773J103

 

 

 

 

 

 
CUSIP No. 00773J103 13G Page 5 of 7 Pages

 

 

 

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).

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

CUSIP No. 00773J103 13G Page 6 of 7 Pages

 

 

 

Item 4.  Ownership.

Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) is the investment manager of Affinity Healthcare Fund, LP (the “Fund”) and exercises investment discretion with regard to the securities reported herein. As of July 3, 2023, the Fund beneficially owned an aggregate of 7,477,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, comprised of 4,900,000 shares of Common Stock and 2,577 shares of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock which may be converted to 2,577,000 shares of Common Stock at a conversion ratio of 1 share of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock to 1,000 shares of Common Stock, or 9.23% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, and the Advisor may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such 7,477,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by the Fund by virtue of its position as investment manager of the Fund. The Fund and the Advisor have the shared power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of 7,477,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

The percentage set forth in the preceding paragraph and in Row 11 of the cover page for each reporting person is based on 80,985,795 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding, which was calculated using (a) 65,395,159 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 2, 2023 as set forth in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2023, (b) 13,013,636 shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the merger transaction disclosed in the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 23, 2023 and (c) 2,577,000 shares of Common Stock into which the reporting person’s 2,577 shares of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock may be converted at a conversion ratio of 1 share of Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock to 1,000 shares of Common Stock.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Not Applicable

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable 

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

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.

By signing below, we certify that, to the best of our 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.

 

 

       

 

CUSIP No. 00773J103 13G Page 7 of 7 Pages

 

 

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.

 

 

July 3, 2023

Date

 

 

Affinity Healthcare Fund, LP

   
   
 

By: /s/ Michael Cho

Signature

 

AFFINITY ASSET ADVISORS, LLC

 

By: /s/ Michael Cho

Signature