Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
- Schedule 13G & 13D forms are used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
- Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.
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THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.1)*
Exicure, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.0001
(Title of Class of Securities)
30205M101
(CUSIP Number)
January 31, 2020
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G 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 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. 30205M101
(1) Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of
Above Persons (entities only):
AWM Investment Company, Inc.
(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, United States
Number of Shares Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person
With
(5) Sole Voting Power:
4,069,200**
(6) Shared Voting Power: 0**
(7) Sole Dispositive Power:
4,069,200**
(8) Shared Dispositive Power: 0**
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person: 4,069,200**
(10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions):
(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 4.7%**
(12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IA
**AWM Investment Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (?AWM?), is the
investment adviser to Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (?SSFQP?),
Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (?Cayman?), Special Situations
Private Equity Fund, L.P. (?SSPE?)and Special Situations Life
Sciences, L.P. (?SSLS?), (SSFQP, Cayman, SSPE, and SSLS will hereafter
be referred to as the ?Funds?). As the investment adviser to the
Funds, AWM holds sole voting and investment power over 1,594,200
shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the ?Shares?) held by SSFQP,
537,500 Shares held by Cayman, 537,500 Shares held by SSPE, and
1,400,000 Shares held by SSLS. See Items 2 and 4 of this Schedule for
additional information.
Item 1(a). Name Of Issuer: Exicure, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer?s Principal Executive Offices:
8045 Lamon Avenue, Suite 410
Skokie, IL 60077
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
The person filing this report is AWM Investment Company, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (?AWM?), which is the investment adviser
to Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands
Limited Partnership (?CAYMAN?), Special Situations Fund III QP,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (?SSFQP?), Special
Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (?SSPE?), and Special Situations Life Sciences
Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (?SSLS?), (CAYMAN,
SSFQP, SSPE and SSLS, will hereafter be referred to as the
?Funds?). The principal business of each Fund is to invest in
equity and equity-related securities and other securities of
any kind or nature.
Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?), David M. Greenhouse (?Greenhouse?)
and Adam C. Stettner (?Stettner?) are members of: SSCayman,
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (?SSCAY?), the
general partner of CAYMAN; MGP Advisers Limited Partnership, a
Delaware limited partnership (?MGP?), the general partner of
SSFQP; MG Advisers L.L.C., a New York limited liability company
(?MGA?), the general partner of SSPE; and LS Advisers, L.L.C.,
a New York limited liability company (?LSA?), the general
partner of SSLS. Marxe, Greenhouse and Stettner are also
controlling principals of AWM.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
The principal business address for AWM is c/o Special
Situations Funds, 527 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600, New York, NY
10022.
Item 2(c). Citizenship: AWM is a Delaware Corporation.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, Par
Value $.001
Item 2(e). CUSIP No.: 30205M101
Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to ??240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the Person Filing is a:
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 4,069,200**
(b) Percent of Class: 4.7%**
(c) Number of Shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,069,200**
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0**
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
4,069,200**
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 0**
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** AWM is the investment adviser to each of the Funds. As the
investment adviser to the Funds, AWM holds sole voting and investment
power over 1,594,200 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the
?Shares?) held by SSFQP, 537,500 Shares held by Cayman, 537,500 Shares
held by SSPE, and 1,400,000 Shares held by SSLS. Marxe, Greenhouse
and Stettner are members of: SSCAY, the general partner of CAYMAN;
MGP, the general partner of SSFQP; MGA, the general partner of SSPE;
and LSA, the general partner of SSLS. Marxe, Greenhouse and Stettner
are also controlling principals of AWM.
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. _X__
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.
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: February 7, 2020
AWM INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
By:/s/ Adam Stettner___
Name: Adam Stettner
Title: Vice President
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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