SC 13G/A: Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

AI Summary

SC 13G/A filing by Viking Therapeutics, Inc..

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low

Key Financial Figures

• $0.00001 — ame of Issuer) Common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (Title of Class of Securiti

Filing Documents

• sayw24021420_13ga.htm (SC 13G/A) — 280KB
• 0000905148-24-000616.txt ( ) — 282KB

(a)

Item 1(a) . Name of Issuer : Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

(b)

Item 1(b) . Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices : 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 350 San Diego, CA 92121

(a)

Item 2(a) . Name of Person Filing : Viking Global Investors LP ("VGI"), Viking Global Performance LLC ("VGP"), Viking Global Equities II LP ("VGEII"), Viking Global Equities Master Ltd. ("VGEM"), Viking Long Fund GP LLC ("VLFGP"), Viking Long Fund Master Ltd. ("VLFM"), O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") Items 2(b) . Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence : The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is: 600 Washington Blvd., Floor 11, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. Items 2(c) . Citizenship : VGI and VGEII are Delaware limited partnerships; VGP and VLFGP are Delaware limited liability companies; VGEM and VLFM are Cayman Islands exempted companies; O. Andreas Halvorsen is a citizen of Norway; and David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet are citizens of the United States.

(d)

Item 2(d) . Titles of Classes of Securities: Common stock, par value $0.00001 per share ("Common Stock")

(e)

Item 2(e) . CUSIP NUMBER: 92686J106 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 : (a) Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act (b) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act (c) Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act (d) Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940: see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) Parent holding company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (h) Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (i) Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (j) Non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: (k) Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K) CUSIP No. 92686J106 13G Page 12 of 17 Pages Item 4 . The percentages set forth herein are based on 100,028,953 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 15, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 25, 2023. A. VGI (a) Amount beneficially owned: 5,145,112 (b) Percent of Class: 5.1% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 5,145,112 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispo

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 2024 By: /s/ Scott M. Hendler Name: Scott M. Hendler on behalf of O. Andreas Halvorsen (1) By: /s/ Scott M. Hendler Name: Scott M. Hendler on behalf of David C. Ott (2) By: /s/ Scott M. Hendler Name: Scott M. Hendler on behalf of Rose S. Shabet (3) (1) Scott M. Hendler is signing on behalf of O. Andreas Halvorsen, individually and as an Executive Committee Member of VIKING GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC, on behalf of VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP, and as an Executive Committee Member of VIKING GLOBAL PERFORMANCE LLC, on behalf of itself and VIKING GLOBAL EQUITIES II LP and VIKING GLOBAL EQUITIES MASTER LTD., and as an Executive Committee Member of VIKING LONG FUND GP LLC, on behalf of itself and VIKING LONG FUND MASTER LTD., pursuant to an authorization and designation letter dated February 9, 2021, which was previously filed with the Commission as an exhibit to a Form 13G filed by Mr. Halvorsen on February 12, 2021 (SEC File No. 005-49737). (2) Scott M. Hendler is signing on behalf of David C. Ott, individually and as an Executive Committee Member of VIKING GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC, on behalf of VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP, and as an Executive Committee Member of VIKING GLOBAL PERFORMANCE LLC, on behalf of itself and VIKING GLOBAL EQUITIES II LP and VIKING GLOBAL EQUITIES MASTER LTD., and as an Executive Committee Member of VIKING LONG FUND GP LLC, on behalf of itself and VIKING LONG FUND MASTER LTD., pursuant to an authorization and designation letter dated February 9, 2021, which was previously filed with the Commission as an exhibit to a Form 13G filed by Mr. Ott on February 12, 2021 (SEC File No. 005-49737). (3) Scott M. Hendler is signing on behalf of Rose S. Shabet, individually and as an Executive Committee Member of VIKING GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC, on behalf of

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