UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
Pfenex Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
717071 104
(CUSIP Number)
August 31, 2017
(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 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).
SCHEDULE 13G
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| (1) | Names of reporting persons
DowDuPont Inc. | |||||
| (2) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| (3) | SEC use only
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| (4) | Citizenship or place of organization
Delaware | |||||
| Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with: |
(5) | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
| (6) | Shared voting power
1,771,428 | |||||
| (7) | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
| (8) | Shared dispositive power
1,771,428 | |||||
| (9) |
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
1,771,428 | |||||
| (10) | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares (see instructions)
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| (11) | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)
7.5% (1) | |||||
| (12) | Type of reporting person (see instructions)
CO | |||||
| (1) | Percentage based on 23,528,675 shares of common stock of Pfenex Inc. outstanding as of August 1, 2017, as disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2017. |
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| (1) | Names of reporting persons
The Dow Chemical Company | |||||
| (2) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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| (3) | SEC use only
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| (4) | Citizenship or place of organization
Delaware | |||||
| Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with: |
(5) | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
| (6) | Shared voting power
1,771,428 | |||||
| (7) | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
| (8) | Shared dispositive power
1,771,428 | |||||
| (9) |
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
1,771,428 | |||||
| (10) | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares (see instructions)
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| (11) | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)
7.5% (1) | |||||
| (12) | Type of reporting person (see instructions)
CO | |||||
| (1) | Percentage based on 23,528,675 shares of common stock of Pfenex Inc. outstanding as of August 1, 2017, as disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2017. |
SCHEDULE 13G
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This Amendment No. 2 is being filed to amend the Schedule 13G filed by The Dow Chemical Company on February 13, 2015, as previously amended on June 9, 2017.
| ITEM 1(a) | NAME OF ISSUER: |
Pfenex Inc. (the “Company”).
| ITEM 1(b) | ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: |
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 10790 Roselle Street, San Diego, CA 92121.
| ITEM 2(a) | NAME OF PERSON FILING: |
This statement is being filed by (i) DowDuPont Inc., a Delaware corporation (“DowDuPont”) and (ii) The Dow Chemical Company, a Delaware corporation (“Dow”).
The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2017, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.
| ITEM 2(b) | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE: |
The co-principal business offices of DowDuPont are: c/o The Dow Chemical Company, 2030 Dow Center, Midland, MI 48674 and c/o E. I du Pont de Nemours and Company, 974 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE 19805. The principal business office of Dow is located at: 2030 Dow Center, Midland, MI 48674.
| ITEM 2(c) | CITIZENSHIP: |
Each of the Reporting Persons is a Delaware Corporation.
| ITEM 2(d) | TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Company (the “Common Stock”).
| ITEM 2(e) | CUSIP NUMBER: |
717071 104.
| ITEM 3 | STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B) OR 13D-2(B) OR (C): |
Not applicable.
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| ITEM 4 | OWNERSHIP: |
(a) – (c) The responses of each of the Reporting Persons to rows 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 in their respective cover pages to this Amendment No. 2 which relate to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of the Company are incorporated by reference into this Item 4.
| 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 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 I certify, on behalf of the applicable Reporting Person, 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 Company 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 their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 11, 2017.
| DOWDUPONT INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ronald C. Edmonds | |
| Name: | Ronald C. Edmonds | |
| Title: | Co-Controller | |
| By: | /s/ Jeanmarie F. Desmond | |
| Name: | Jeanmarie F. Desmond | |
| Title: | Co-Controller | |
| THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Ronald C. Edmonds | |
| Name: | Ronald C. Edmonds | |
| Title: | Controller and Vice President of Controllers and Tax | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 1 | Joint Filing Agreement, by and between Dow and DowDuPont, dated September 11, 2017. | |
EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that this Amendment No. 2, dated September 11, 2017, to the Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Pfenex Inc. (the “Schedule 13G”), is, and any and all subsequent amendments thereto shall be, filed on behalf of each of the undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that this Joint Filing Agreement (this “Agreement”) shall be included as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13G and each such amendment. Each of the undersigned agrees to be responsible for the timely filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13G and any subsequent amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning itself contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning any other party, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| DOWDUPONT INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ronald C. Edmonds | |
| Name: | Ronald C. Edmonds | |
| Title: | Co-Controller | |
| By: | /s/ Jeanmarie F. Desmond | |
| Name: | Jeanmarie F. Desmond | |
| Title: | Co-Controller | |
| THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Ronald C. Edmonds | |
| Name: | Ronald C. Edmonds | |
| Title: | Controller and Vice President of Controllers and Tax | |