Sec Form 13G Filing - Stichting Aescap Life Sciences filing for PROQR THERAPEUTICS N.V. (PRQR) - 2023-02-09

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

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 19341
(Amendment No. 4)*

 

ProQR Therapeutics N.V. 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Ordinary Shares, nominal value €0.04 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

N71542109

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2022

(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)
x 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 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 ("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. N71542109

 

  1 Name of Reporting Persons
Stichting Aescap Life Sciences
 
  2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
    (a) ¨
    (b) ¨
 
  3 SEC Use Only
 
  4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
The Netherlands

 

     
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5 Sole Voting Power
4,765,659
 
6 Shared Voting Power
0
 
7 Sole Dispositive Power
4,765,659
 
8 Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 
  9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,765,659
 
  10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
  11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.7%
 
  12 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI

 

 

(1) Based upon 71,433,806 ordinary shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on November 9, 2022.

 

   

 

 

  1 Name of Reporting Persons
Privium Fund Management B.V.
 
  2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
    (a) ¨
    (b) ¨
 
  3 SEC Use Only
 
  4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
The Netherlands

 

     
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5 Sole Voting Power
4,765,659
 
6 Shared Voting Power
0
 
7 Sole Dispositive Power
5,344,446
 
8 Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 
  9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,344,446
 
  10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
  11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.5%
 
  12 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI

 

 

(1) Based upon 71,433,806 ordinary shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on November 9, 2022

 

   

 

   

CUSIP No. N71542109

 

  1 Name of Reporting Persons
Stichting Aescap Genetics
 
  2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
    (a) ¨
    (b) ¨
 
  3 SEC Use Only
 
  4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
The Netherlands

 

     
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5 Sole Voting Power
578,787
 
6 Shared Voting Power
0
 
7 Sole Dispositive Power
578,787
 
8 Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 
  9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
578,787
 
  10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
  11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.8%
 
  12 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI

 

 

(1) Based upon 71,433,806 ordinary shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on November 9, 2022.

 

   

 

 

CUSIP No. N71542109

 

  1 Name of Reporting Persons
Inspirational Visions BV
 
  2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
    (a) ¨
    (b) ¨
 
  3 SEC Use Only
 
  4 Citizenship or Place o f Organization
The Netherlands

 

     
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5 Sole Voting Power
35,411
 
6 Shared Voting Power
0
 
7 Sole Dispositive Power
35,411
 
8 Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 
  9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
35,411
 
  10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
  11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.1%
 
  12 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI

 

 

(1) Based upon 71,433,806 ordinary shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on November 9, 2022

 

   

 

   

  1 Name of Reporting Persons
Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol
 
  2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
    (a) ¨
    (b) ¨
 
  3 SEC Use Only
 
  4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
The Netherlands

 

     
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5 Sole Voting Power
5,406,159
 
6 Shared Voting Power
0
 
7 Sole Dispositive Power
5,406,159
 
8 Shared Dispositive Power
0

  

 
  9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,406,159
 
  10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
  11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.6%
 
  12 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 

 

(1) Based upon 71,433,806 ordinary shares outstanding as of September 30, 2022, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on November 9, 2022.

 

   

 

 

Item 1. (a). Name of Issuer
ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (the “Issuer”)
  (b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
Zernikedreef 9, 2333 CK Leiden, The Netherlands
   
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
   
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office
Item 2(c).

Citizenship

(i) Stichting Aescap Life Sciences (“Aescap Life Sciences”)

Gustav Mahlerplein 3

1082 MS Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Citizenship: The Netherlands

 

(ii) Privium Fund Management B.V. (“Privium”), as the fund manager of Aescap Life Sciences

Gustav Mahlerplein 3

1082 MS Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Citizenship: The Netherlands

 

(iii) Stichting Aescap Genetics (“Aescap Genetics”)

Gustav Mahlerplein 3

1082 MS Amsterdam

The Nether lands

Citizenship: The Netherlands

 

(iv) Inspirational Visions BV (“Inspirational Visions”)

A.J. Ernststraat 595-C
1082 LN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Citizenship: The Netherlands

 

(v) Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol (“Krol”), the portfolio manager for Privium and Aescap Genetics and the managing director of Inspirational Visions

Gustav Mahlerplein 3

1082 MS Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Citizenship: The Netherlands

 

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.”

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Ordinary Shares, nominal value €0.04 per share (the “Shares”)
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
N71542109

 

   

 

 

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:
   
  This Item 3 is not applicable.
   
Item 4. Ownership.
   
  (a)

Amount beneficially owned:

 

As its Fund Manager, the Shares held by Aescap Life Sciences may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Privium. In addition, as its Fund Manager, the Shares held by Aescap Genetics may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Privium. As the portfolio manager of Privium, Krol may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares held by Aescap Life Sciences. In addition, as the managing director of Inspirational Visions, Krol may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares held by Inspirational Visions.

 

As of the date of this report, Aescap Life Sciences directly held 4,765,659 Shares. As of the date of this report, Aescap Genetics directly held 578,787 Shares. As of the date of this report, Inspirational Visions directly held 35,411 Shares. As of the date of this report, Krol directly held 26,302 Shares.

  (b)

Percent of class:

 

Aescap Life Sciences may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 6.7% of the Shares outstanding.

 

Privium may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 7.5% of the Shares outstanding.

 

Aescap Genetics may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 0.8% of the Shares outstanding.

 

Inspirational Visions may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 0.1% of the Shares outstanding.

 

Krol may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 7.6% of the Shares outstanding.

  (c)

Number of shares as to which the Reporting person has:

 

    Aescap Life Sciences:
    (i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

4,765,659

    (ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

0

    (iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

4,765,659

    (iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

0

    Privium:
    (i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

5,344,446

    (ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

0

    (iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

5,344,446

    (iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

0

 

   

 

 

    Aescap Genetics:
    (i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

578,787

    (ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

0

    (iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

578,787

    (iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

0

    Inspirational Visions:
    (i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

35,411

    (ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

0

    (iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

35,411

    (iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

0

    Krol:
    (i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

5,406,159

    (ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

0

    (iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

5,406,159

    (iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

0

 

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.
   
This Item 6 is not applicable.
 
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
   
This Item 7 is not applicable.
 
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
   
This Item 8 is not applicable.
 
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
   
This Item 9 is not applicable.

 

   

 

 

Item 10. Certification.
   

Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following 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.

 

STICHTING AESCAP LIFE SCIENCES  
   
BY: PRIVIUM FUND MANAGEMENT B.V., ITS FUND MANAGER
     
By: /s/ Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol  
Name: P.J.H. Krol  
Title: Portfolio Manager  
     
STICHTING AESCAP GENETICS  
   
BY: PRIVIUM FUND MANAGEMENT B.V., ITS FUND MANAGER
     
By: /s/ Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol  
Name: P.J.H. Krol  
Title: Portfolio Manager  
   
PRIVIUM FUND MANAGEMENT B.V.  
     
By: /s/ Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol  
Name: P.J.H. Krol  
Title: Portfolio Manager  
   
INSPIRATIONAL VISIONS B.V.  
     
By: /s/ Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol  
Name: P.J.H. Krol  
Title: Managing Director  
   
PATRICK JOHAN HENDRIK KROL  
     
  /s/ Patrick Johan Hendrik Krol  
     
Dated: February 9, 2023