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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

 

 

Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares

(Title of Class of Securities)

207523101**

(CUSIP Number)

James Huang

Panacea Venture

No. 5, Lane 1350, Fuxing Middle Road

Xuhui District, Shanghai

China 200031

(86-21) 6176-1101

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

June 27, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. ☒

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

 

*

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.

**

There is no CUSIP number assigned to the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer (“Ordinary Shares”). CUSIP number 207523101 has been assigned to the American Depositary Shares of the Issuer (“ADSs”). Each ADS represents one Ordinary Share.

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. 207523101    13D    Page 1 of 7 pages

 

 1    

 Names of Reporting Persons

 

 Panacea Innovation Limited

 2  

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

 SEC Use Only

 

 4  

 Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

 OO

 5  

 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 ☐

 6  

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

 Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES  BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

 Sole Voting Power

 

 0

    8   

 Shared Voting Power

 

 13,410,000

    9   

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

 0

   10   

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 13,410,000

11    

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

 13,410,000

12  

 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

 ☐

13  

 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

 24.3%

14  

 Type of Reporting Person

 

 CO

CUSIP No. 207523101    13D    Page 2 of 7 pages

 

 1    

 Names of Reporting Persons

 

 Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P.

 2  

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

 SEC Use Only

 

 4  

 Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

 OO

 5  

 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 ☐

 6  

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

 Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES  BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

 Sole Voting Power

 

 0

    8   

 Shared Voting Power

 

 13,410,000

    9   

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

 0

   10   

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 13,410,000

11    

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

 13,410,000

12  

 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

 ☐

13  

 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

 24.3%

14  

 Type of Reporting Person

 

 PN

CUSIP No. 207523101    13D    Page 3 of 7 pages

 

 1    

 Names of Reporting Persons

 

 Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd.

 2  

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

 SEC Use Only

 

 4  

 Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

 OO

 5  

 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 ☐

 6  

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

 Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES  BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

 Sole Voting Power

 

 0

    8   

 Shared Voting Power

 

 13,410,000

    9   

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

 0

   10   

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 13,410,000

11    

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

 13,410,000

12  

 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

 ☐

13  

 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

 24.3%

14  

 Type of Reporting Person

 

 CO

CUSIP No. 207523101    13D    Page 4 of 7 pages

 

 1    

 Names of Reporting Persons

 

 James Huang

 2  

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

 SEC Use Only

 

 4  

 Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

 OO

 5  

 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 ☐

 6  

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

 Republic of China

NUMBER OF

SHARES  BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

 Sole Voting Power

 

 0

    8   

 Shared Voting Power

 

 13,410,000

    9   

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

 0

   10   

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 13,410,000

11    

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

 13,410,000

12  

 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

 ☐

13  

 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

 24.3%

14  

 Type of Reporting Person

 

 IN

CUSIP No. 207523101    13D    Page 5 of 7 pages

 

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 2”) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2024 (as amended to date, the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the Ordinary Shares, par value $0.000174 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Schedule 13D.

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

From March 15, 2024 through June 28, 2024, Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. purchased 1.41 million American Depositary Shares (each representing one Ordinary Share) in a series of open market transactions at a weighted average price of $1.5303 per American Depositary Share. Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. obtained the funds used to purchase the Ordinary Shares through capital contributions from its partners.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a) – (b)

The ownership information presented below represents beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares as of the date of this filing, based upon 55,102,954 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2024.

 

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

of:

     

Shared

power to

dispose or

to direct

the

disposition

of:

  

Panacea Innovation Limited

      13,410,000        24.3 %      0        13,410,000        0        13,410,000  

Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P.

      13,410,000        24.3 %      0        13,410,000        0        13,410,000  

Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd.

      13,410,000        24.3 %      0        13,410,000        0        13,410,000  

James Huang

      13,410,000        24.3 %      0        13,410,000        0        13,410,000  

Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. is the record holder of the Ordinary Shares reported herein.

James Huang is the sole owner of Panacea Innovation Limited, which is the sole owner of Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd., which is the general partner of Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. As a result, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares directly reported herein, but each disclaims such beneficial ownership.

CUSIP No. 207523101    13D    Page 6 of 7 pages

 

(c)

During the past 60 days, Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P. purchased 1,390,000 American Depositary Shares (each representing one Ordinary Share) in open market transactions on the Nasdaq Global Market. Details by date, listing the number of American Depositary Shares acquired and the weighted average price per share for transactions that were effected during the past sixty days are provided below. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price for this transaction.

 

Date

    Equity Shares
Disposed Of		      Weighted
Average Price
per Share		  

May 14, 2024

      100,000      $ 1.8675  

May 17, 2024

      2,000      $ 1.7594  

May 23, 2024

      28,000      $ 1.7061  

May 24, 2024

      30,000      $ 1.7418  

May 28, 2024

      16,000      $ 1.6893  

May 31, 2024

      34,000      $ 1.6768  

June 7, 2024

      71,000      $ 1.8172  

June 10, 2024

      39,000      $ 1.9558  

June 11, 2024

      110,000      $ 1.8997  

June 20, 2024

      30,000      $ 1.5753  

June 21, 2024

      20,000      $ 1.4400  

June 27, 2024

      200,000      $ 1.3000  

June 28, 2024

      710,000      $ 1.4213  

Except for the transactions disclosed in this Item 5(c), none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Ordinary Shares during the past sixty days.

 

(d)

None.

 

(e)

Not applicable.

CUSIP No. 207523101    13D    Page 7 of 7 pages

 

SIGNATURES

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: July 1, 2024

 

Panacea Innovation Limited
By:  

/s/ James Huang

Name:   James Huang
Title:   Founding Managing Partner
Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II, L.P.
By: Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd., its general partner
By: Panacea Innovation Limited, its sole owner
By:  

/s/ James Huang

Name:   James Huang
Title:   Founding Managing Partner
Panacea Venture Healthcare Fund II GP Company, Ltd.
By: Panacea Innovation Limited, its sole owner
By:  

/s/ James Huang

Name:   James Huang
Title:   Founding Managing Partner
James Huang

/s/ James Huang