3: Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities
Published on March 28, 2024
| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIESFiled pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/21/2024 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. [ LENZ ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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| Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share | 3,612,211 | I | See footnotes(1)(2) |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Securities held by Alpha Wave Ventures II, LP ("Alpha Wave Ventures"). Alpha Wave Ventures GP, Ltd ("Alpha Wave Ventures GP") is the general partner of Alpha Wave Ventures. Alpha Wave Ventures GP is a joint venture between Alpha Wave Global, LP ("Alpha Wave") and Lunate Holding RSC LTD ("Lunate"). Lunate is majority-owned by Chimera Investment LLC ("Chimera," together with Alpha Wave Ventures GP, Alpha Wave and Lunate, the "Reporting Persons"). Richard Gerson is the Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Alpha Wave. Chimera is controlled by its board of directors. The managing partners of Lunate Capital Limited, a wholly-owned investment manager subsidiary of Lunate, manage the investment activities of Lunate. |
| 2. For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose. |
| Alpha Wave Global, LP, By: /s/ Richard Gerson, Chairman and CIO | 03/28/2024 | |
| Alpha Wave Ventures GP, Ltd, By: /s/ Richard Gerson, Director | 03/28/2024 | |
| Lunate Holding RSC LTD, By: /s/ Syed Basar Shueb Syed Shueb, Director and Authorized Signatory | 03/28/2024 | |
| Chimera Investment LLC, By: /s/ Syed Basar Shueb Syed Shueb, Director and Authorized Signatory | 03/28/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).
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