SC 13G/A: Ovid Therapeutics Inc.

AI Summary

SC 13G/A filing by Ovid Therapeutics Inc..

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low

Key Financial Figures

• $0.001 — ame of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (Title of Class of Securitie

Filing Documents

• sc13ga507422ovid_11142024.htm (SC 13G/A) — 269KB
• 0000921895-24-002737.txt ( ) — 270KB

(a). Name of Issuer

Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: OVID Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).

(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 441 Ninth Avenue, 14th Floor New York, New York 10001

(a). Name of Person Filing

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing

(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

(c). Citizenship

Item 2(c). Citizenship Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”) 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Citizenship: Delaware BVF I GP LLC (“BVF GP”) 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Citizenship: Delaware Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. (“BVF2”) 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Citizenship: Delaware BVF II GP LLC (“BVF2 GP”) 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Citizenship: Delaware Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP (“Trading Fund OS”) PO Box 309 Ugland House Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Cayman Islands Citizenship: Cayman Islands BVF Partners OS Ltd. (“Partners OS”) PO Box 309 Ugland House Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Cayman Islands Citizenship: Cayman Islands BVF GP Holdings LLC (“BVF GPH”) 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Citizenship: Delaware BVF Partners L.P. (“Partners”) 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Citizenship: Delaware 12 CUSIP No. 690469101 BVF Inc. 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Citizenship: Delaware Mark N. Lampert (“Mr. Lampert”) 44 Montgomery St., 40th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Citizenship: United States Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”

(d). Title of Class of Securities

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”).

(e). CUSIP Number

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 690469101

If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person

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: /x/ Not applicable. (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. (e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). (f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) / / A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (h) / / A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. (i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act. (j) / / A non-U.S. institution, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). (k) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____ 13 CUSIP No. 690469101

Ownership

Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount beneficially owned: As of the close of business on September 30, 2024, (i) BVF beneficially owned 1,982,803 Shares, (ii) BVF2 beneficially owned 1,628,026 Shares, and (iii) Trading Fund OS beneficially owned 158,638 Shares. BVF GP, as the general partner of BVF, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,982,803 Shares beneficially owned by BVF. BVF2 GP, as the general partner of BVF2, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,628,026 Shares beneficially owned by BVF2. Partners OS, as the general partner of Trading Fund OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the 158,638 Shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. BVF GPH, as the sole member of each of BVF GP and BVF2 GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,610,829 Shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF and BVF2. Partners, as the investment manager of BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS, and the sole member of Partners OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,853,818 Shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS and held in a certain Partners managed account (the “Partners Managed Account”), including 84,351 Shares held in the Partners Managed Account. BVF Inc., as the general partner of Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,853,818 Shares beneficially owned by Partners. Mr. Lampert, as a director and officer of BVF Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,853,818 Shares beneficially owned by BVF Inc. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of any Shares owned by another Reporting Person. BVF GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares beneficially owned by BVF. BVF2 GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares beneficially owned by BVF2. Partners OS disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. BVF GPH disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares beneficially owned by BVF and BVF2. Eac

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not Applicable.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. BVF GPH, Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert share voting and dispositive power over the Shares beneficially owned by BVF and BVF2. Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert share voting and dispositive power over the Shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS and held in the Partners Managed Account.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary That Acquired the Security Being Reported on by

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary That Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. Not Applicable.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. See Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020. 15 CUSIP No. 690469101

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable.

Certifications

Item 10. Certifications. By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its 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. 16 CUSIP No. 690469101 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: November 14, 2024 BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P. BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE TRADING FUND OS LP By: BVF I GP LLC, its general partner By: BVF Partners L.P., its investment manager By: BVF Inc., its general partner By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Mark N. Lampert By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Chief Executive Officer Mark N. Lampert President BVF I GP LLC BVF GP HOLDINGS LLC By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Mark N. Lampert By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Chief Executive Officer Mark N. Lampert Chief Executive Officer BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND II, L.P. BVF PARTNERS L.P. By: BVF II GP LLC, its general partner By: BVF Inc., its general partner By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Mark N. Lampert By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Chief Executive Officer Mark N. Lampert President BVF II GP LLC BVF INC. By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Mark N. Lampert By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Chief Executive Officer Mark N. Lampert President BVF PARTNERS OS LTD. /s/ Mark N. Lampert By: BVF Partners L.P., its sole member MARK N. LAMPERT By: BVF Inc., its general partner By: /s/ Mark N. Lampert Mark N. Lampert President 17