SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-17-026036
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · APLS
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
AJU IB Investment Co., Ltd.
10% Owner
Period of report
Nov 13, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Nov 13, 2017 · 4:29 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001492422
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2 | Nov 13, 2017 | C | 2,292,062 | — | A | 2,292,062 | I | See Footnote |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series C Preferred StockF2,F1 | — | Nov 13, 2017 | C | 4,000,000 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 1,875,293 | 0 | I |
| Series D Preferred StockF2,F1 | — | Nov 13, 2017 | C | 888,969 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 416,769 | 0 | I |
Explanation of responses
- F1The Series C and Series D Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock on a 2.133-for-one basis upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering without payment of consideration. The Series C and Series D Preferred Stock were convertible at any time at the holder's election and automatically upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering. The shares had no expiration date.
- F2The shares reported herein are held of record by AJU Life Science Overseas Expansion Platform Fund ("AJU Platform Fund"), which is managed by AJU IB Investment Co., Ltd. Ji-won Kim, Kwang-sun Yang and Yong-jin Choi, the directors of AJU Platform Fund, share voting and dispositive control over the shares held by such fund.