Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001193125-21-043187
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2021-02-16 06:21:59
Filed By:
Athos Kg
Company:
Biontech Se (NASDAQ:BNTX)
Filing Date:
2021-02-16
SEC Url:
13G Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
ATHOS KG 0 114,410,338 0 114,410,338 114,410,338 46.4%
AT Impf GmbH 0 114,410,338 0 114,410,338 114,410,338 46.4%
Helmut Jeggle 6 116,636,305 8 116,636,305 116,636,305 47.4%
Thomas Maier 6 114,413,438 8 114,413,438 114,413,438 46.5%
Filing

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

BIONTECH SE

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, no par value per share (1.00 nominal amount)

(including Ordinary Shares represented by American Depositary Shares)

(Title of Class of Securities)

09075V102**

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐ Rule 13d-1(b)

☐ 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 CUSIP number applies to the American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of the Issuer, which are quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BNTX. Each ADS represents one Ordinary Share. No CUSIP has been assigned to the Ordinary Shares.

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).

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 09075V102  

 

  1    

  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  ATHOS KG

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Germany

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  114,410,338

   7   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  114,410,338

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  114,410,338

10  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  46.4%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

  OO

 

2


SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 09075V102  

 

  1    

  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  AT Impf GmbH

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Germany

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  114,410,338

   7   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  114,410,338

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  114,410,338

10  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  46.4%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

  OO

 

3


SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 09075V102  

 

  1    

  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Helmut Jeggle

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Germany

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

   6   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  116,636,305

   7   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

   8   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  116,636,305

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  116,636,305

10  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  47.4%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

  IN

 

4


SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP No. 09075V102  

 

  1    

  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Thomas Maier

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Germany

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

   6   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  114,413,438

   7   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

   8   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  114,413,438

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  114,413,438

10  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  46.5%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

  IN

 

5


Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer.

The name of the issuer is BioNTech SE (the Issuer).

 

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices.

The Issuers principal executive office is located at An der Goldgrube 12, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.

 

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing.

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by ATHOS KG, AT Impf GmbH, Helmut Jeggle and Thomas Maier, each of the foregoing, a Reporting Person, and collectively, the Reporting Persons. The sole member of AT Impf GmbH is ATHOS KG and, as a result, ATHOS KG is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities held by AT Impf GmbH. Helmut Jeggle and Thomas Maier are each general partners (komplementär) of ATHOS KG. The limited partners (kommanditisten) of ATHOS KG are members of the families of Thomas and Andreas Strüngmann.

The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 12, 2020, a copy of which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 on the Schedule 13G filed on February 12, 2020, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act.

 

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is Bergfeldstraße 9

83607 Holzkirchen.

 

Item 2(c)

Citizenship.

ATHOS KG is a German limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft); AT Impf GmbH is a German limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung); and Mr. Jeggle and Mr. Maier are each citizens of Germany.

 

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities.

Ordinary Shares, no par value per share (1.00 nominal amount) (including Ordinary Shares represented by American Depositary Shares).

 

Item 2(e)

CUSIP No.

09075V102 (This CUSIP number applies to the American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of the Issuer, which are quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BNTX. Each ADS represents one Ordinary Share. No CUSIP has been assigned to the Ordinary Shares.)

 

Item 3

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

Not applicable.

 

Item 4

Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

(a)   

   Amount beneficially owned:    See the responses to Item 9 on the attached cover pages.

 

6


(b)   

   Percent of class:    See the responses to Item 11 on the attached cover pages, which were calculated based on 246,310,081 shares of the Issuers common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2020, as reported by the Issuer in its Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2020.

(c)   

   Number of shares as to which such person has:   
  

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:

   See the responses to Item 5 on the attached cover pages.
  

(ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote:

   See the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover pages.
  

(iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:

   See the responses to Item 7 on the attached cover pages.
  

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:

   See the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover pages.

 

Item 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof each of the Reporting Persons has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following  ☐.

 

Item 6

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

See responses to Item 2(a) and Item 4.

 

Item 7

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

See responses to Item 2(a) and Item 4.

 

Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10

Certifications.

Not applicable.

 

7


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigneds knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: February 16, 2021     ATHOS KG
    By:  

/s/ Thomas Maier

    Name:   Thomas Maier
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
    By:  

/s/ Helmut Jeggle

    Name:   Helmut Jeggle
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
Date: February 16, 2021     AT IMPF GMBH
    By:  

/s/ Thomas Maier

    Name:   Thomas Maier
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
    By:  

/s/ Stephan Sperber

    Name:   Stephan Sperber
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
Date: February 16, 2021     HELMUT JEGGLE
   

/s/ Helmut Jeggle

Date: February 16, 2021     THOMAS MAIER
   

/s/ Thomas Maier