We are seeing a boatload of 13G filing activity at the moment and investment firms disclose their positions as of the end of 2015 (we are not publishing these filings, as they are outdated). One of the more noteworthy relevant filings is this one submitted to the SEC by Jacob Gottlieb‘s Visium Asset Management. This filing details the investor’s updated position in La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC), including the fact that it now holds 1.18 million shares of the company (you can see these figures in the table below), nearly double the 630,000 shares that Visium reported holding as of the end of September. Given the investor’s prominent position in the stock, we recommend paying close attention to the details in the following filing if you’re considering how to trade the company’s stock right now.
You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here.
Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visium Balanced Master Fund, Ltd. | 1,182,013 | 1,182,013 | 1,182,013 | 6.5% | ||
| Visium Asset Management, | 1,182,013 | 1,182,013 | 1,182,013 | 6.5% | ||
| JG Asset, | 1,182,013 | 1,182,013 | 1,182,013 | 6.5% | ||
| Jacob Gottlieb | 1,182,013 | 1,182,013 | 1,182,013 | 6.5% |
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Page 1 of 12 SEC Filing
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
La Jolla
Pharmaceutical Company
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
503459604
(CUSIP Number)
January 28, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the
appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
x Rule
13d-1(b)**
x Rule 13d-1(c)**
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
| ** | This Schedule is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) with respect to Visium Asset Management, LP, JG Asset, LLC and Jacob Gottlieb, and pursuant to Rule 13d1-(c) with respect to Visium Balanced Master Fund, Ltd. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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| CUSIP No. 503459604 | Page 2 of 12Pages |
| 1 | NAMES OF I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Visium Balanced Master Fund, Ltd. | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF Cayman Islands | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER None | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN Not Applicable | |||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT 6.5% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO | |||||
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| 1 | NAMES OF I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Visium Asset Management, LP | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER None | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN Not Applicable | |||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT 6.5% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, PN | |||||
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| 1 | NAMES OF I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) JG Asset, LLC | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER None | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN Not Applicable | |||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT 6.5% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, OO | |||||
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| 1 | NAMES OF I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Jacob Gottlieb | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |||||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF United States | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER None | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,182,013 (See Item 4) | |||||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN Not Applicable | |||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT 6.5% | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, IN | |||||
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| Item 1 | (a) | Name of Issuer: | ||
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | ||||
| (b) | Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices: | |||
| 10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor | ||||
| San Diego, CA 92121 | ||||
| Item 2 | (a) (c) | This statement is filed on behalf of the following: | ||||
| (1) | Visium Balanced Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (VBMF), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. | |||||
| (2) | Visium Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (VAM), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. | |||||
| (3) | JG Asset, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (JG Asset), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. JG Asset is the General Partner of VAM. | |||||
| (4) | Jacob Gottlieb (Gottlieb), a natural person, with his principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. Gottlieb is the Managing Member of JG Asset. | |||||
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
| (e) | CUSIP Number: |
503459604
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| 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: |
| ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). |
| ¨ | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
| ¨ | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
| ¨ | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8). |
| x | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);* |
| ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| x | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);* |
| ¨ | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
| ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| ¨ | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
| * | VAM is an investment adviser as described above and JG Asset and Gottlieb are each a parent holding company or control person as described above. |
| Item 4 | Ownership: |
VBMF
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: |
1,182,013
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
6.5%
| (c) | Number of Shares as to which person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct vote: |
None
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| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct vote: |
1,182,013 shares
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or direct disposition of: |
None
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: |
1,182,013 shares
VAM
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: |
By virtue of its position as investment
manager to pooled investment vehicles, VAM may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,182,013 shares of the Companys Common Stock beneficially owned by the pooled investment vehicle.
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
6.5%
| (c) | Number of Shares as to which person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct vote: |
None
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct vote: |
1,182,013 shares
| (iv) | sole power to dispose or direct disposition of: |
None
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: |
1,182,013 shares
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JG Asset
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: |
By virtue of its position as General Partner
to VAM, JG Asset may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,182,013 shares of the Companys Common Stock beneficially owned by VAM.
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
6.5%
| (c) | Number of Shares as to which person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct vote: |
None
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct vote: |
1,182,013 shares
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or direct disposition of: |
None
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: |
1,182,013 shares
Gottlieb
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: |
By virtue of his position as the Managing
Member of JG Asset, Gottlieb may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,182,013 shares of the Companys Common Stock beneficially owned by JG Asset.
| (b) | Percent of Class: |
6.5 %
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| (c) | Number of Shares as to which person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct vote: |
None
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct vote: |
1,182,013 shares
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or direct disposition of: |
None
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: |
1,182,013 shares
VAM, JG Asset and Gottlieb disclaim beneficial ownership as to the Securities, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interests therein. Neither
the filing of this Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of the other individual officers and members of VBMF, VAM or JG Asset is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the Securities.
| Item 5 | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: |
| Not Applicable |
| Item 6 | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: |
| The securities reported in this Schedule 13G, which are beneficially owned by VAM, JG Asset and Gottlieb, are owned by VBMF, an advisory client of VAM. |
| Item 7 | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: |
| Not Applicable |
| Item 8 | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: |
| Not Applicable |
| Item 9 | Notice of Dissolution of Group: |
| Not Applicable |
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| Item 10 | Certification: |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
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.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable 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.
| Date: February 8, 2016 | ||
| VISIUM BALANCED MASTER FUND, LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP | ||
| By: JG Asset, LLC, its General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| JG ASSET, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| JACOB GOTTLIEB | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
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Exhibit A
AGREEMENT
The undersigned agree that this
Schedule 13G dated February 8, 2016 relating to Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.
| VISIUM BALANCED MASTER FUND, LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP | ||
| By: JG Asset, LLC, its General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| JG ASSET, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| JACOB GOTTLIEB | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Gottlieb | |
| Mark Gottlieb | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
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