UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1 )*

 

 

NUVATION BIO INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

67080N 101

(CUSIP Number)

David Hung, M.D.

c/o Nuvation Bio Inc.

1500 Broadway, Suite 1401

New York, NY 10036

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

March 24, 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 §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

 

*

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, as amended (“Exchange 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)

 

 

 


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 1.    

 Names of Reporting Persons.

 

 David Hung, M.D.

 2.  

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 (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

 

 United States

Number of

Shares  Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

    7.     

 Sole Voting Power

 

  61,269,498

    8.   

 Shared Voting Power

 

 0

    9.   

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

  61,269,498

   10.   

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 0

11.    

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  61,269,498

12.  

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

 

 ☐

13.  

 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

 27.7%(1)

14.  

 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

 IN

 

1

This percentage is calculated based upon 218,046,219 shares of Class A common stock and 1,000,0000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of February 16, 2024, as reported in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 29, 2024.


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Explanatory Statement

The following constitutes Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment No. 1”) to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (the “Original Statement” and as amended, the “Schedule 13D”). This Amendment No. 1 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Statement. Except as set forth below, all previous Items in the Original Statement remain unchanged. This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to report changes in the beneficial ownership of the outstanding shares of Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons since the transactions described in the Original Statement and the execution of the voting agreement described in Item 6 of this Amendment No. 1.

Item 4.

Item 4 of the Original Statement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

The Reporting Person has acquired, and holds, the shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and options to acquire Class A Common Stock reported herein for investment purposes. The Reporting Person may acquire additional securities of the Issuer, depending on market indicators and the business performance of the Issuer, but does not currently plan to purchase a number of shares that would result in a substantial change in the beneficial ownership of the Reporting Person or his ability to influence control of the Issuer.

On March 24, 2024, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with AnHeart Therapeutics Ltd. (“AnHeart”) and other parties, the material terms of which are set forth in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on March 25, 2024 (the “AnHeart 8-K”).

Other than as described above, and except that the Reporting Person may, from time to time or at any time, subject to market conditions and other factors, purchase additional shares of Class A Common Stock in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, or sell at any time all or a portion of the shares of Class A Common Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by him to one or more purchasers or pursuant to a trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act as of the date of this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Person does not have any present plans which relate to or would result in:

 

(i)

the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer;

 

(ii)

an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

 

(iii)

a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

 

(iv)

any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

 

(v)

any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer;

 

(vi)

any other material change in the Issuer’s business or corporate structure, including but not limited to, if the Issuer 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;

 

(vii)

changes in the Issuer’s charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person;

 

(viii)

causing a class of securities of the Issuer 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;

 

(ix)

a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; or

 

(x)

any action similar to any of those enumerated above.


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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 of the Original Statement is hereby supplemented by adding the following at the end of Item 5(a):

 

(a)

As of March 25, 2024, the Reporting Person beneficially owns 61,269,498 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer, comprising (i) 58,281,054 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 1,000,000 outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Issuer (“Class B Common Stock”), which are convertible at the holder’s option (and automatically under certain circumstances) into 1,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, and (iii) outstanding options exercisable for 1,988,444 shares of Class A Common Stock within 60 days after March 24, 2024, which in aggregate represents approximately 27.7% of the Class A Common Stock and 100% of the Class B Common Stock, respectively, outstanding as of February 29, 2024. These percentages are calculated in accordance with SEC rules and are based on 218,046,219 shares of Class A Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 of the Original Statement is hereby supplemented by adding the following at the end of Item 6:

Voting Agreement

In connection with the Issuer’s execution of the Merger Agreement described in Item 4, on March 24, 2024, the Reporting Person entered into a voting agreement with the Issuer and AnHeart pursuant to which the Reporting Person agreed to, among other things, vote or cause to be voted all of the shares of the Issuer’s common stock held by him in favor of certain proposals to be submitted to the Issuer’s stockholders for approval. The description of the voting agreement and the related proposals set forth in the AnHeart 8-K is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Letter Agreement

In connection with the Issuer’s execution of the Merger Agreement described in Item 4, on March 24, 2024, the Reporting Person entered into a letter agreement with Junyuan Jerry Wang, Ph.D., and AnHeart pursuant to which the Reporting Person agreed, during the term of the letter agreement, to, among other things, vote or cause to be voted all shares of Class B common stock held by him so as to ensure that Dr. Wang is nominated and re-elected to the Board as a Class B Director (as defined in the Issuer’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation). The term of the letter agreement is the period from March 24, 2024 until the earlier of (i) the second anniversary of the Closing (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and (ii) the date Dr. Wang ceases to be employed by, and ceases to provide services to (other than services provided in Dr. Wang’s capacity as Class B Director), the Issuer or any of its affiliates.

The foregoing descriptions of the voting agreement and the letter agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the forms of the voting agreement and the letter agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibits F and G, respectively, to this Schedule 13D and hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 of the Original Statement is hereby supplemented by adding the following at the end of Item 7:

 

     Incorporated by Reference
Description   

Schedule / Form

  

File No.

  

Exhibit

  

Filing Date

F. Voting Agreement

   8-K    001-39351    10.2    3/25/2024

G. Letter Agreement

           

 


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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.

Dated: March 26, 2024

 

/S/ DAVID HUNG

David Hung

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person), evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement: provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact

constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

EX-99.G

Exhibit G

March 24, 2024

Jerry Wang

14 Kent Ct

Princeton, NJ 08540

E-mail: jwang@anhearttherapeutics.com

AnHeart Therapeutics Ltd.

777 3rd Ave

New York, NY 10017

Attention: Junyuan (Jerry) Wang

E-mail: jwang@anhearttherapeutics.com

 

Re:

Agreement Regarding Certain Board Matters

Dear Dr. Wang (“you” or “Dr. Wang”):

As you are aware, concurrently with the execution of this letter agreement (this “Agreement”), AnHeart Therapeutics Ltd., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), is entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with Nuvation Bio Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and certain other parties thereto, pursuant to which the Company will survive the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.

This Agreement records certain agreements between you and Dr. David Hung (“Dr. Hung”), the record and beneficial holder of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Parent Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Shares”), regarding certain matters with respect to the post-Closing board of directors of Parent (the “Board”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall bear the meaning given to them in the Merger Agreement.

Board Directorship

 

  1.

During the Term:

 

  a.

Dr. Hung, in his capacity as the holder of the Class B Shares, shall vote, or cause to be voted, all Class B Shares then owned by Dr. Hung, or over which Dr. Hung has voting control, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that, at each annual or special meeting of stockholders of Parent at which an election of directors is held and at which Dr. Wang’s term as a Class B Director (as defined in Parent’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) would otherwise expire, (i) Dr. Wang is nominated to serve as a Class B Director, and (ii) Dr. Wang is re-elected and re-appointed to the Board as a Class B Director.

 

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  b.

Dr. Hung, in his capacity as the holder of the Class B Shares, shall vote, or cause to be voted, all Class B Shares then owned by Dr. Hung, or over which Dr. Hung has voting control, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that Dr. Wang is not removed from the Board, except for Cause.

 

  c.

For the avoidance of doubt, Dr. Wang shall not be eligible for compensation for his service as a member of the Board, but Dr. Wang shall be eligible for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with his service as a Class B Director, including his attendance at meetings of the Board, in accordance with the policies of the Board.

Termination

 

  2.

This Agreement shall be terminated and of no further force or effect upon the earlier of (a) the mutual written agreement to terminate this Agreement between the parties hereto and (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with Section 9 thereof.

Definitions

 

  3.

In this Agreement:

 

  a.

Cause” means Dr. Wang’s: (i) intentional and unauthorized use or disclosure of Parent’s or its Affiliates’ (including, after the Closing, the Company) confidential information or trade secrets, which use or disclosure causes material harm to Parent or its Affiliates; (ii) conviction of any felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (iii) willful participation in a material fraud against Parent or its Affiliates; (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct which causes material harm to Parent; (v) intentional and material damage to Parent’s or its Affiliates’ property; (vi) sustained and material failure to perform the duties customarily associated with his position with Parent or its Affiliates that has not been cured within thirty (30) days after written notice from Parent or the Board of such failure; or (vii) material breach of any agreement with Parent or its Affiliates that has not been cured within thirty (30) days after written notice from Parent or the Board.

 

  a.

Term” means the period from the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the second anniversary of the Closing and (ii) the date Dr. Wang ceases to be employed by, and ceases to provide services to (other than services provided in Dr. Wang’s capacity as Class B Director), Parent or any of its Affiliates.

Miscellaneous

 

  4.

This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement regarding the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and communications, oral or written, between the parties regarding the subject matter of this Agreement. No party may assign (by operation of law or otherwise) either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other party. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported assignment in violation of this Agreement shall be void ab initio.

 

  5.

No waiver of any provisions hereof by either party hereto shall be deemed a waiver of any other provisions hereof by any such party, nor shall any such waiver be deemed a continuing waiver of any provision hereof by such party. This Agreement may be amended by written agreement of all parties hereto.

 

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  6.

This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof that would subject such matter to the Laws of another jurisdiction.

 

  7.

Dr. Hung acknowledges and agrees that Dr. Wang will be irreparably damaged in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed by the parties in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached. Accordingly, it is agreed that Dr. Wang shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement, and to specific enforcement of this Agreement and its terms and provisions in any action instituted in any court of the United States or any state having subject matter jurisdiction, subject to paragraph 8. Each party to this Agreement agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in seeking and agreeing to an expedited schedule in any litigation seeking an injunction or order of specific performance.

 

  8.

Each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by any party or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, solely if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the service of process in accordance with this paragraph 8; provided, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law.

[Signature page follows]

 

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Very truly yours,
David Hung, M.D.
By:  

/s/ David Hung

Agreed and Accepted:
Junyuan Jerry Wang, Ph.D.
By:  

/s/ Junyuan Jerry Wang

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT