SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
ALIGOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
ALIGOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
Options To Purchase Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
01626L105
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Lawrence M. Blatt, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Aligos Therapeutics, Inc.
One Corporate Dr., 2nd Floor
South San Francisco, California 94080
(800) 466-6059
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized To Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Filing Person)
Copy to:
Mark V. Roeder
John C. Williams
Latham & Watkins LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 328-4600
☐ | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
☐ third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
☒ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
☐ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
☐ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☐
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
☐ Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer).
☐ Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer).
Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO
This Amendment No. 1 (this Amendment) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on January 30, 2024 (together with any amendments and supplements thereto, the Schedule TO) by Aligos Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), relating to the offer by the Company to eligible employees and directors to exchange certain outstanding eligible stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,464,262 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock), for a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, calculated in accordance with specified exchange ratios.
This Amendment is being filed in accordance with Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Amendment is made to amend and supplement the Schedule TO and reflect the final results of the Offer to Exchange. Only those items that are amended are reported in this Amendment. Except as specifically set forth herein, the information set forth in the Schedule TO remains unchanged and this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule TO. You should read this Amendment together with the Schedule TO and its exhibits. All capitalized terms used herein have the same meanings as given in the Schedule TO.
Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.
(a) Material Terms.
Item 4 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended to include the following information:
The Option Exchange expired on February 27, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. A total of 51 employees and directors elected to participate in the Option Exchange. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Option Exchange, the Company accepted for exchange Eligible Options to purchase an aggregate of 3,880,332 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 93% of the total shares of Common Stock underlying the Eligible Options. All surrendered options were cancelled effective as of the expiration of the Option Exchange. On February 28, 2024, the Company granted Replacement Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,906,153 shares of Common Stock under the 2020 Plan. The vesting terms of the Replacement Options are described in detail in the Offer to Exchange.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 28, 2024 | ALIGOS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Lesley Ann Calhoun | |||||
Name: Lesley Ann Calhoun | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
* | Previously filed with the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO on January 30, 2024. |