| 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC. [ ABEO ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/07/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Pre-funded Warrant (right to buy) | (1) | 05/07/2024 | P | 2,948,475 | (2) | (2) | Common Stock | 2,948,475 | $4.0699 | 2,948,475 | I | See footnotes(3)(4) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Initial exercise price is $0.0001, subject to adjustments as set forth in the Pre-funded Warrant. |
| 2. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Pre-funded Warrant, the holder thereof may, at any time and from time to time on or after May 7, 2024, exercise the Pre-funded Warrant until it has been exercised in full. The Pre-funded Warrants contain an issuance limitation prohibiting the holder of such Pre-funded Warrants from exercising the Pre-funded Warrants until such time as the holder, together with certain related parties, would not beneficially own after any such exercise more than 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding common stock (the "Blocker"). Due to the Blocker, the Pre-funded Warrants held by ACP (as defined below) are not presently exercisable in full. |
| 3. The securities to which this filing relates are held directly by Adage Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("ACP"). Adage Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("ACM"), serves as the investment manager of ACP and as such has discretion over the portfolio securities held by ACP. Robert Atchinson and Phillip Gross are the managing members of (i) Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, managing member of Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, general partner of ACP and (ii) Adage Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, general partner of ACM. |
| 4. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in the securities, if any. |
| /s/ Adage Capital Management, L.P.; By: its general partner Adage Capital Partners LLC; By its managing member Robert Atchinson | 05/08/2024 | |
| /s/ Robert Atchinson | 05/08/2024 | |
| /s/ Phillip Gross | 05/08/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||