0001144204-14-000597.txt : 20140106 0001144204-14-000597.hdr.sgml : 20140106 20140106060608 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-14-000597 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140106 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140106 GROUP MEMBERS: BAKER BROS. ADVISORS (GP) LLC GROUP MEMBERS: FELIX J. BAKER GROUP MEMBERS: JULIAN C. BAKER SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Celsus Therapeutics Plc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001541157 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 981034922 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-87614 FILM NUMBER: 14507987 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 53 DAVIES STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: W1K 5JH BUSINESS PHONE: 646-878-0804 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MARK COHEN, CHAIRMAN, PEARL COHEN STREET 2: 1500 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Morria Biopharmaceuticals PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120201 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001263508 IRS NUMBER: 134093645 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 667 MADISON AVE STREET 2: 21ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10065 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123395600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 667 MADISON AVE STREET 2: 21ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10065 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BAKER BROS ADVISORS LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030911 SC 13G 1 v364679_sc13g.htm FORM SC 13G

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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

 

Celsus Therapeutics PLC

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Ordinary Shares, par value £0.01 per share

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

15119A103

 

 

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

September 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

x 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 (the “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.  15119A103

 

 

 

1

 

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

Baker Bros. Advisors LP

 

13-4093645

 

 

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

 

5,263,162

 

 

6

 

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

-0-

 

 

7

 

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

5,263,162

 

 

8

 

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

-0-

 

 

9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

5,263,162

 

 

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

¨

(See Instructions)

 

 

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

13.1% (1)

 

 

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

IA

 

 

(1)Based on 40,227,953 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 23, 2013, as reported in the Issuer’s Form F-1 filed with the SEC on October 24, 2013. The Ordinary Shares reported as beneficially owned are owned through American Depositary Shares.

 

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CUSIP No.  15119A103

 

 

 

1

 

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

Baker Bros. Advisors (GP) LLC

 

46-37147749

 

 

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

 

5,263,162

 

 

6

 

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

-0-

 

 

7

 

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

5,263,162

 

 

8

 

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

-0-

 

 

9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

5,263,162

 

 

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

¨

(See Instructions)

 

 

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

13.1% (1)

 

 

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

HC

 

 

(1)Based on 40,227,953 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 23, 2013, as reported in the Issuer’s Form F-1 filed with the SEC on October 24, 2013. The Ordinary Shares reported as beneficially owned are owned through American Depositary Shares.

 

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CUSIP No.  15119A103

 

 

 

1

 

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

Felix J. Baker

 

 

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

United States

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

 

 

5

 

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

5,263,162

 

 

6

 

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

-0-

 

 

7

 

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

5,263,162

 

 

8

 

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

-0-

 

 

9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

5,263,162

 

 

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

¨

(See Instructions)

 

 

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

13.1% (1)

 

 

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

IN, HC

 

  

(1)Based on 40,227,953 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 23, 2013, as reported in the Issuer’s Form F-1 filed with the SEC on October 24, 2013. The Ordinary Shares reported as beneficially owned are owned through American Depositary Shares.

 

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CUSIP No.  15119A103

 

 

 

1

 

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

Julian C. Baker

 

 

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

United States

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

 

 

5

 

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

5,263,162

 

 

6

 

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

-0-

 

 

7

 

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

5,263,162

 

 

8

 

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

-0-

 

 

9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

5,263,162

 

 

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

¨

(See Instructions)

 

 

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

13.1% (1)

 

 

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

IN, HC

 

 

(1)Based on 40,227,953 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 23, 2013, as reported in the Issuer’s Form F-1 filed with the SEC on October 24, 2013. The Ordinary Shares reported as beneficially owned are owned through American Depositary Shares.

 

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Item 1(a)Name of Issuer:

 

Celsus Therapeutics PLC (the “Issuer”)

 

Item 1(b)Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

53 Davies Street, London

 

United Kingdom W1K 5JH

 

Item 2(a)Name of Person Filing:

 

This Schedule 13G is being filed jointly by the Baker Bros. Advisors LP (the “Adviser”), Baker Bros. Advisors (GP) LLC (the “Adviser GP”), Felix J. Baker and Julian C. Baker (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

 

Item 2(b)Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

 

The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is:

 

c/o Baker Bros. Advisors LP

 

667 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor

 

New York, NY 10065

 

(212) 339-5633

 

Item 2(c)Citizenship:

 

The Adviser is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Adviser GP is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. The citizenship of each of Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker is the United States of America.

 

Item 2(d)Title of Class of Securities

 

Ordinary Shares, £0.01 par value per share represented by American Depositary Shares

 

Item 2(e)CUSIP Number

 

15119A103

 

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Item 3.If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

 

(b) ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.

 

(c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.

 

(d) ¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(e) x An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

 

(f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

 

(g) x A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

 

(h) ¨ A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

 

(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.

 

(j) ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

Item 4.Ownership.

 

Items 5 through 9 and 11 of each of the cover pages to this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein reference. Set forth below is the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares of Celsus Therapeutics PLC (the “Issuer”) owned through American Depositary Shares directly held by each of Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. (“Life Sciences”), 14159, L.P. (“14159”), and 667, L.P. (“667”, and together with Life Sciences and 14159, the “Funds”) and the percentage of the Issuer’s outstanding Ordinary Shares such holdings represent. The information set forth below is based upon 40,227,953 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of October 23, 2013, as reported on the Issuer’s Form F-1 filed with the SEC on October 24, 2013. Such percentage figures are calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Name  Number of
Ordinary
Shares
   Percent of Class
Outstanding
 
667, L.P.   591,452    1.5%
Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P.   4,557,332    11.3%
14159, L.P.   114,378    0.3%
Total   5,263,162    13.1%

 

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Pursuant to the amended and restated management agreements, as amended, among the Adviser, the Funds and their respective general partners, the Adviser has complete and unlimited discretion and authority with respect to the Funds’ investments and voting power over investments.

 

The Adviser GP, Felix J. Baker and Julian C. Baker as principals of the Adviser GP, and the Adviser may be deemed to be beneficial owners of securities of the Issuer directly held by the Funds, and may be deemed to have the sole power to vote or direct the vote of and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of such securities.

 

The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by each of the Funds, and this Schedule 13G shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 13(d) or for any other purpose.

 

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

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. N/A

 

 

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

 

The information in Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

 

The information in Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 10.Certification.

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

January 6, 2014

 

  BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP
   
  By:   Baker Bros. Advisors (GP) LLC, its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Scott L. Lessing
    Name: Scott L. Lessing
Title: President

 

 

  BAKER BROS. ADVISORS (GP) LLC
     
  By: /s/ Scott L. Lessing
    Name: Scott L. Lessing
Title: President

 

  /s/ Julian C. Baker  
  Julian C. Baker  
     
  /s/ Felix J. Baker  
  Felix J. Baker  

 

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EX-99.1 2 v364679_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

AGREEMENT

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree that this Statement on Schedule 13G relating to the Ordinary Shares of Celsus Therapeutics PLC is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of each of them.

 

January 6, 2014

 

  BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP
   
  By:   Baker Bros. Advisors (GP) LLC, its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Scott L. Lessing
    Name: Scott L. Lessing
Title: President

 

 

  BAKER BROS. ADVISORS (GP) LLC
     
  By: /s/ Scott L. Lessing
    Name: Scott L. Lessing
Title: President

 

  /s/ Julian C. Baker  
  Julian C. Baker  
     
  /s/ Felix J. Baker  
  Felix J. Baker