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SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

74933V108

(CUSIP Number)

 

RA Capital Management, LLC

20 Park Plaza, Suite 1200

Boston, MA 02116

Telephone: 617.778.2512

Attn: Peter Kolchinsky

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to

Receive Notices and Communications)

 

February 14, 2018

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s 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.

 

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).

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 74933V108

 

1	Names of Reporting Persons.   RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P.
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)          ¨
	(b)          ¨
3	SEC Use Only
4	Source of Funds (See Instructions): WC
5	Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): ¨
6	Citizenship or Place of Organization. Delaware

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	7	Sole Voting Power      0 shares
	8	Shared Voting Power      3,135,084 shares
	9	Sole Dispositive Power      0 shares
	10	Shared Dispositive Power      3,135,084 shares

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,135,084 shares
12	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)      ¨
13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 10.3%1
14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN (Limited Partnership)

 

¹ The reporting person is the beneficial owner of 3,135,084 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock which constitute approximately 10.3% of the class outstanding. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 30,439,184 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as reported in the Issuer’s prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 14, 2018.

 

 

CUSIP No. 74933V108

 

1	Names of Reporting Persons.   RA Capital Management, LLC
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)          ¨
	(b)          ¨
3	SEC Use Only
4	Source of Funds (See Instructions): AF
5	Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): ¨
6	Citizenship or Place of Organization. Massachusetts

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	7	Sole Voting Power      0 shares
	8	Shared Voting Power      3,851,808 shares
	9	Sole Dispositive Power      0 shares
	10	Shared Dispositive Power      3,851,808 shares

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,851,808 shares
12	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)      ¨
13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 12.7%2
14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA, OO (Limited Liability Company)

 

² The reporting person is the beneficial owner of 3,851,808 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock which constitute approximately 12.7% of the class outstanding. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 30,439,184 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as reported in the Issuer’s prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 14, 2018.

 

 

CUSIP No. 74933V108

 

1	Names of Reporting Persons.   Peter Kolchinsky
2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)          ¨
	(b)          ¨
3	SEC Use Only
4	Source of Funds (See Instructions): AF
5	Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): ¨
6	Citizenship or Place of Organization. United States

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	7	Sole Voting Power      0 shares
	8	Shared Voting Power      3,851,808 shares
	9	Sole Dispositive Power      0 shares
	10	Shared Dispositive Power      3,851,808 shares

11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,851,808 shares
12	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)      ¨
13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 12.7%3
14	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) HC, IN

  

³ The reporting person is the beneficial owner of 3,851,808 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock which constitute approximately 12.7% of the class outstanding. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 30,439,184 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as reported in the Issuer’s prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 14, 2018.

 

  

CUSIP No. 74933V108

 

This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D (the “Statement”) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2016 by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), of Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Issuer”).   Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 1 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the initial Statement.

 

Item

3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On February 14, 2018, the Reporting Persons purchased 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer for $15,000,000.00. The shares were purchased with working capital.

 

Item

4. Purpose of Transaction

 

Item 4 is hereby supplemented as follows:

 

The Reporting Persons acquired the Common Stock referred to in Item 3 for investment purposes and not with an intent, purpose or effect of changing control of the Issuer.

 

Item

5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

(a) and (b) See Items 7-11 of the cover pages and Item 2 above.

 

(c) The following table lists the Reporting Persons’ transactions in Common Stock that were effected during the sixty day period prior to the filing of this Schedule 13D:

 

Transaction	Date	No. Shares	Price
Purchase	14-Feb-2018	2,023,134* and 476,866	$6.00

 

Shares marked with an * were acquired by the Fund. The remaining shares were acquired for the Account.

 

(d) Not applicable.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

Item

7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

 

Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2016.

 

 

CUSIP No. 74933V108

 

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 16, 2018

 

	RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P.
	By: RA Capital Management, LLC
	General Partner
	By: /s/ Peter Kolchinsky
	Peter Kolchinsky
	Manager
	RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
	By: /s/ Peter Kolchinsky
	Peter Kolchinsky
	Manager
	PETER KOLCHINSKY
	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky