Cormorant Asset Management, LP - Jun 29, 2021 Form 3 Insider Report for Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc. (AVTE)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
/s/ CORMORANT GLOBAL HEALTHCARE MASTER FUND, LP, By: Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC, its General Partner, By: Bihua Chen, Managing Member
Stock symbol
AVTE
Transactions as of
Jun 29, 2021
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
3
Date filed
6/29/2021, 05:09 PM
Previous filing
Jun 30, 2021
Next filing
Jul 7, 2021

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
holding AVTE Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Jun 29, 2021 Common Stock 1.53M See Footnotes F1, F2, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at any time at the holder's election, without payment of additional consideration. Such shares have no expiration date but are expected to convert into Common Stock automatically upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
F2 Cormorant Asset Management, LP ("Cormorant") serves as the investment manager of Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP (the "Master Fund") and Cormorant Private Healthcare Fund II, LP ("Fund II"). Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC ("GP LLC") and Cormorant Private Healthcare GP II, LLC ("GP II") serve as General Partner of the Master Fund and Fund II, respectively. Bihua Chen serves as manager of Cormorant, GP LLC and GP II. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or her pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any such shares for purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
F3 Shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock reported herein represent, on an as-converted basis, (i) 318,995 shares held by the Master Fund and (ii) 1,211,696 shares held by Fund II.