0001493152-23-013073.txt : 20230420 0001493152-23-013073.hdr.sgml : 20230420 20230420160521 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001493152-23-013073 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230420 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230420 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001501756 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 205258327 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-88266 FILM NUMBER: 23833128 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 CARDINAL WAY CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94063 BUSINESS PHONE: (650) 649-1004 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 CARDINAL WAY CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94063 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100921 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMMODORE CAPITAL LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001831942 IRS NUMBER: 832659606 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 444 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 917-970-1730 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 444 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G 1 formsc13g.htm

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.)*

 

Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
00773U108
(CUSIP Number)
 
April 10, 2023
(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 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

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).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 00773U108 SCHEDULE 13G  

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Commodore Capital LP

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

 
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware, USA

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

6,158,141*

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

6,158,141*

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

6,158,141*

10

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

 

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

6.1%*

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

IA

 

*See Item 4 for additional information.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 00773U108 SCHEDULE 13G  

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Commodore Capital Master LP

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

 
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

6,158,141*

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

6,158,141*

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

6,158,141*

10

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

 

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

6.1%*

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 

*See Item 4 for additional information.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 00773U108 SCHEDULE 13G  

 

Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer
   
  Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (the “Issuer”)
   
Item 1. (b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
   
  100 Cardinal Way, Redwood City, California 94063
   
Item 2. (a, b, c) Names of Person Filing, Address of Principal Business Office, Citizenship:
   
  This report on Schedule 13G is being filed by Commodore Capital LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Firm”) and Commodore Capital Master LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Commodore Master”). The address for the Firm and Commodore Master is: 444 Madison Avenue, Floor 35, New York, New York 10022.
   
Item 2. (d) Title of Class of Securities
   
  Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”)
   
Item 2. (e) CUSIP No.:
   
  00773U108
   
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person filing is a:
   
  N/A

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 00773U108 SCHEDULE 13G  

 

Item 4. Ownership
   
  As reported in the cover pages to this report, the ownership information with respect to the Firm is as follows:
   
  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,158,141*
  (b) Percent of Class: 6.1%*
  (c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:

 

  (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
  (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,158,141*
  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
  (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,158,141*

 

As reported in the cover pages to this report, the ownership information with respect to Commodore Master is as follows:

 

(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,158,141*

(b) Percent of Class: 6.1%*

(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:

 

  (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
  (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,158,141*
  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
  (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,158,141*

 

*The Firm is the investment manager to Commodore Master. As of April 10, 2023, the Firm may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 6,158,141 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The Firm, as the investment manager to Commodore Master, may be deemed to beneficially own these securities. Michael Kramarz and Robert Egen Atkinson are the managing partners of the Firm and exercise investment discretion with respect to these securities. Ownership percentages are based on 100,559,291 shares of Common Stock reported as issued and outstanding as of March 17, 2023 in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2023.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 00773U108 SCHEDULE 13G  

 

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 ☐.
   
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 Holding Company or Control Person
   
  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 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 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.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 00773U108 SCHEDULE 13G  

 

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.

 

Dated: April 20, 2023

 

Commodore Capital LP  
   
By: /s/ Michael Kramarz  
Michael Kramarz, Managing Partner  
   
Commodore Capital Master LP  
   
By: /s/ Michael Kramarz  
Michael Kramarz, Authorized Signatory  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 1

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned, and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

 

Dated: April 20, 2023

 

Commodore Capital LP  
     
By: /s/ Michael Kramarz  
  Michael Kramarz, Managing Partner  
     
Commodore Capital Master LP  
     
By: /s/ Michael Kramarz  
  Michael Kramarz, Authorized Signatory