Growth Equity Opportunities Fund IV, LLC - 16 Jan 2025 SCHEDULE 13D/A Report for Verona Pharma plc Ordinary Shares, nominal value 0.05 GBP (VRNA)

Filing manager
Growth Equity Opportunities Fund IV, LLC
Reporting owner
Scott D. Sandell
Security
Verona Pharma plc Ordinary Shares, nominal value 0.05 GBP
Beneficially owned shares
32,679,649 shares
Ownership signal CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings. 2 signals
Large-stake signal

Form

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Active or control-oriented beneficial ownership filing.

Ownership

5%

Beneficial ownership of this reported class.

Shares

32,679,649 shares

Shares beneficially owned as disclosed.

Event date

16 Jan 2025

Date tied to the ownership event or amendment.

Accepted by SEC

21 Jan 2025

EDGAR acceptance date.

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Class ownership
5%
Subject security Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 source fields
Symbol
VRNA
Shares outstanding
654,902,786 shares
Source evidence Original filing metadata and source links for verification. 4 source fields
SEC form
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Accepted by SEC
21 Jan 2025, 20:33:09 UTC
Event date
16 Jan 2025
Source filing
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Key filing fact

Growth Equity Opportunities Fund IV, LLC disclosed 5% ownership in Verona Pharma plc Ordinary Shares, nominal value 0.05 GBP (VRNA) on 16 Jan 2025.

Key facts

  • Growth Equity Opportunities Fund IV, LLC filed SCHEDULE 13D/A for Verona Pharma plc Ordinary Shares, nominal value 0.05 GBP (VRNA).
  • Disclosed ownership: 5%.
  • Date of event: 16 Jan 2025.

Change

  • No earlier schedule filing is available for direct comparison.
  • Current filing was accepted on 21 Jan 2025, 20:33.

Research use

  • This page turns one Schedule 13D/G filing into a quick large-stake read before the raw reporting-person rows.
  • Use the linked SEC filing as the source of truth for ownership percentages, shares, and reporting-party details.

Evidence

Backed by Schedule 13D/13G

Beneficial ownership values are sourced from the original SEC Schedule 13D/13G filing.

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Reporting persons

Disclosed reporting parties (17)

Names, ownership percentages, voting power, signatures, titles, and CIKs as disclosed in this Schedule 13D/G filing.

Name Ownership Shares owned Sole voting power Shared voting power Signature Title CIK
Growth Equity Opportunities 17, LLC 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer 0001790256
New Enterprise Associates 17, L.P. 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer 0001768564
NEA Partners 17, L.P. 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer 0001796820
NEA 17 GP, LLC 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer 0001796821
Growth Equity Opportunities Fund IV, LLC 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer 0001644965
New Enterprise Associates 15, L.P. 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer 0001629794
NEA Partners 15, L.P. 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer 0001640031
NEA 15 GP, LLC 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence Jr., Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer 0001640033
Forest Baskett 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Forest Baskett 0001277631
Ali Behbahani 3.9% 25,541,720 368 25,541,352 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Ali Behbahani 0001613867
Carmen Chang 3.9% 25,541,648 296 25,541,352 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Carmen Chang 0001746342
Anthony A. Florence, Jr. 5% 32,678,025 0 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Anthony A. Florence, Jr. 0001559827
Mohamad H. Makhzoumi 5% 32,678,393 368 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Mohamad H. Makhzoumi 0001630226
Edward T. Mathers 3.9% 25,541,720 368 25,541,352 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Edward T. Mathers 0001328625
Scott D. Sandell 5% 32,679,649 1,624 32,678,025 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Scott D. Sandell 0001237289
Paul Walker 3.9% 25,541,720 368 25,541,352 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Paul Walker 0001553150
Rick Yang 3.9% 25,541,584 232 25,541,352 /s/ Zachary Bambach Zachary Bambach as attorney-in-fact for Rick Yang 0001851328
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