Sec Form 13G Filing - Phoenixus AG filing for SEELOS THERAPEUTICS INC. (SEEL) - 2020-01-16

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G
(Amendment No.  )*


Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 


Seelos Therapeutics, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

81577F109
(CUSIP Number)

January 7, 2020
(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).


1
 
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Phoenixus AG
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
Switzerland
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5
 
SOLE VOTING POWER
2,000,227(1)
6
 
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
7
 
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,000,227(1)
8
 
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
9
 
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,000,227(1)
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)
6.9%(2)
12
 
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO

(1)   Reflects 2,000,227 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Issuer”) owned by Phoenixus AG (“Phoenixus”) on January 7, 2020 after the acquisition by Phoenixus of 1,809,845 shares pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2020.

(2)   Based upon 28,838,378 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the sum of the 27,028,533 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2019, as reported by the Issuer in its Prospectus Supplement dated January 2, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) on January 3, 2020, and the 1,809,845 shares of Common Stock acquired by Phoenixus on January 7, 2020.



Item 1. 
(a)
Name of Issuer
   
Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Issuer”)
     
 
(b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
   
300 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
   
New York, NY 10022
     
Item 2. 
(a)
Name of Person Filing
   
The information required by this Item is set forth in Appendix 1 attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein. This statement is being filed by Phoenixus AG, a stock corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Phoenixus”).
     
 
(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
   
The information required by this Item with respect to the Reporting Person is set forth in Appendix 1 hereto.
     
 
(c)
Citizenship
   
The information required by this Item with respect to the Reporting Person is set forth in Appendix 1 hereto.
     
 
(d)
Title of Class of Securities
 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Issuer (“Common Stock”).
     
 
(e)
CUSIP Number
   
81577F109
     
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:
 
Not applicable.
     
Item 4.
Ownership.
     
 
The following sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock by Phoenixus as of January 7, 2020:
     
 
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
     
   
                         2,000,227
   
 
(b)
Percent of class:
     
   
                         6.9%
     
 
The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 28,838,378 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the sum of the 27,028,533 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2019, as reported by the Issuer in its Prospectus Supplement dated January 2, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) on January 3, 2020, and the 1,809,845 shares of Common Stock acquired by Phoenixus on January 7, 2020.
     
 
(c) 
Number of shares as to which the person has:

   
(i)
sole power to vote or to direct the vote of:
       
     
2,000,227
       
   
(ii)
shared power to vote or to direct the vote of:
       
     
0
       
   
(iii)
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
       
     
2,000,227
       
   
(iv)
shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
       
     
0

 
Subsequent to becoming the beneficial owner of five percent or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, Phoenixus sold 125,000 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions on NASDAQ on January 10, 2020. As a result of such sales, as of the filing of this statement, Phoenixus beneficially owns 1,875,227 shares of Common Stock, or 6.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
   
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
 
Not applicable.
   
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.
 
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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  January 16, 2020

PHOENIXUS AG

By: /s/ Averill L. Powers                                                                                                           
Name:         Averill L. Powers
Title:             Chief Executive Officer



Appendix 1



ADDRESS, ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OF EACH REPORTING PERSON REQUIRED BY ITEMS 2(b) AND (c):


NAME OF PERSON FILING
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
OFFICE ADDRESS
PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
 
Phoenixus AG
Haldenstrasse 5, CH-6340
Baar, Switzerland
Swiss corporation