(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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* 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).
The class of equity securities to which this Statement on Schedule 13D (the “Statement”), relates is the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Histogenics Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), whose principal executive offices are located at 830 Winter Street, 3rd Floor, Waltham, Massachusetts02451.
Item 2.
Identity and Background.
This Statement is being filed on behalf of Mr. Randal J. Kirk (“Mr. Kirk”) and Intrexon Corporation, a Virginia corporation that is controlled by Mr. Kirk (“Intrexon” and, together with Mr. Kirk, the “Reporting Persons”).
(a)-(c) The address of the principal business office of Mr. Kirk is The Governor Tyler, 1881 Grove Avenue, Radford, Virginia24141. The address of the principal business office of Intrexon is 20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, Maryland20876. The present principal occupation/employment of Mr. Kirk is Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director of Third Security, LLC, an investment management firm
founded by Mr. Kirk. Mr. Kirk also serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Intrexon. The principal business of Intrexon is designing, building and regulating gene programs, or sequences of DNA that control cellular function, and cellular systems, or activities that take place within a cell and the interaction of those systems in the greater cellular environment, to enable the development of new and improved products and manufacturing processes across a variety of end markets, including healthcare, food, energy and environmental sciences.
(d)-(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding is or was subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Mr. Kirk is a citizen of the United States. Intrexon is a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
On September 30, 2014, the Company and Intrexon entered into an Exclusive Channel Collaboration Agreement (the “Channel Agreement”) for the generation of allogeneic chondrocyte cell therapeutics to repair damaged articular hyaline cartilage in humans. Under the terms of the Channel Agreement, the Company was granted access to Intrexon's technologies and expertise to develop allogeneic genetically modified chondrocyte cell therapeutics in exchange for a technology access fee of $10 million in the form of a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Note, principal and accrued interest under the Note were automatically converted into 918,206 shares of Common Stock (the “Note Conversion Shares”) upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering. Pursuant to the terms of the Channel Agreement, Intrexon made an equity purchase commitment to participate in a qualified financing, defined as a sale by the Company of Common Stock or equity securities convertible into Common Stock in an underwritten public offering raising gross proceeds of at least $50 million. In connection therewith, Intrexon purchased 1,772,364 shares of Common Stock in the Company’s initial public offering. The terms of the Note are set forth in the Note included as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Form S-1 Registration Statement, as filed on October 7, 2014, which document is incorporated herein by
reference. The terms of the Channel Agreement are set forth in the Channel Agreement included as Exhibit 10.35 to the Company’s Form S-1 Registration Statement, as filed on October 7, 2014, which document is incorporated herein by reference.
The Reporting Persons acquired the shares disclosed hereunder for investment purposes and with respect to the Note Conversion Shares, as partial consideration for the execution and delivery of the Channel Agreement. The Reporting Persons may, from time to time, depending upon market conditions and other factors deemed relevant by the Reporting Persons, acquire shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company. The Reporting Persons reserve the right to, and may in the future choose to, change their purpose with respect to the investment and take such actions as they deem appropriate in light of the circumstances including, without limitation, to dispose of, in the open market, in a privately negotiated transaction, by transfer, by exchange or by gift, all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company that they now own or may hereafter acquire. Any decision of the Reporting Persons to increase their holdings
in Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock will depend, however, on numerous factors including, without limitation, the price of shares of Common Stock, the terms and conditions related to their purchase and sale, the prospects and profitability of the Company, other business and investment alternatives of the Reporting Persons, tax considerations and general economic and market conditions. At any time, the Reporting Persons, or either of them, may determine to dispose of some or all of their holdings of Common Stock depending on those and other considerations.
The Reporting Persons do not have present plans or proposals which would result in:
(a) The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company;
(b) An extraordinary corporate transaction such as a merger, reorganization or disposition, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(d) Any change in the present board of directors or management of the Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;
(e) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company;
(f) Any other material change in the Company’s business or corporate structure, including but not limited to, if the Company is a registered closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policy for which a vote is required by Section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(g) Changes in the Company’s charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Company by any person;
(h) Causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;
(i) A class of equity securities of the Company becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or
(j) Any action similar to any of those actions enumerated above.
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
The information contained on the cover pages to this Statement and the information set forth or incorporated in Items 2, 3, 4 and 6 is incorporated herein by reference.
(a) and (b) See Items 11 and 13 of the cover pages to this Statement for the aggregate number of shares and percentage of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by the Reporting Persons. The percentage ownership is calculated based on 12,756,805 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, as indicated in the Prospectus filed by the Company on December 3, 2014.
Reporting Person
Amount of Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
Percent
of Class
Sole
Power to
Vote or
Direct
the Vote
Shared
Power to
Vote or
Direct
the Vote
Sole Power to
Dispose or to
Direct the
Disposition
Shared Power to
Dispose or to
Direct the
Disposition
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.
