SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)
NeuroBo
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Name of
Issuer)
Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of
Class of Securities)
(CUSIP
Number)
Dong-A ST Co.,
Ltd.
64
Cheonho-daero,
Dongdaemun-gu,
Seoul, Korea
Attn.: Hyung
Heon Kim
Telephone:
82-2-920-8111
Copies to:
Matthew
Berger
Michael
Brandt
Willkie Farr
& Gallagher LLP
1801 Page Mill
Road
Palo Alto,
California 94304
Telephone:
(650) 887-9300
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
November 8,
2022
(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 which is the subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),
13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
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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 the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
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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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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons
(S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person)
Dong-A ST Co., Ltd.
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
a. ☐
b. ☒
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3.
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SEC Use Only
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4.
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Source of Funds:
OO
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5.
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Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e): ☐
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6.
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
Republic of Korea
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned By
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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7.
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Sole Voting Power
96,0201
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8.
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Shared Voting Power
0
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9.
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Sole Dispositive Power
96,0201
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10.
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Shared Dispositive Power
0
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11.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
96,0201
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12.
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Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares (See Instructions) ☐
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13.
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Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
2.4%2
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14.
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO
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1
This number does not reflect (i) 12,333,333 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (defined
below), or (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock for which the
Purchaser Warrants (defined below) are exercisable, in each case
subject to obtaining the Stockholder Approval (defined below). See
Item 4 of this Schedule 13D for further detail.
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Based on 4,035,696 shares of Common Stock outstanding as set forth
in the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the
Commission on November 8, 2022.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-2
promulgated under the Act, this Amendment No. 4 to Schedule
13D (this “Amendment No. 4”) is being filed with
respect to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common
Stock”), of NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the
“Issuer”), to amend the Schedule 13D filed on March 11, 2021
(the “Original 13D” and, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed
on August 30, 2021 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2
filed on September 1, 2021 (“Amendment No. 2”), Amendment
No. 3 filed on September 16, 2022 (“Amendment No. 3”) and
this Amendment No. 4, the
“Schedule 13D”). Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in the Schedule 13D
Item 4. Purpose of the
Transaction.
Item 4 of
this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the
following:
Issuance of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants to Purchase
Common Stock
On November 8,
2022, the Reporting Person and the Issuer completed the
transactions contemplated by the License Agreement and the
Securities Purchase Agreement. The Reporting Person received (i)
2,200 shares of the Issuer’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,
par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock”) as the upfront payment under the License Agreement, and
(ii) (A) 1,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (B) Series A
and Series B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares
of Common Stock (the “Purchaser Warrants”), in each case
pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement. The
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the Purchaser Warrants
will not be convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for,
shares of Common Stock unless and until the Issuer’s stockholders
vote to approve the conversion and exercise thereof as required by
applicable NASDAQ listing rules (the “Stockholder
Approval”). Upon obtaining the Stockholder Approval, the Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into
12,333,333 shares of Common Stock and the Purchaser Warrants will
become exercisable for 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, subject
to the terms of the Certificate of Designation of Preferences,
Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the
“Series A Certificate of Designation”) and the Series A and
Series B Warrants, respectively. The foregoing description is
qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Series
A Certificate of Designation and the Purchaser Warrants filed as
Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 hereto and which are incorporated by
reference herein.
Voting Agreement
The Issuer
consummated a registered public offering on November 8, 2022
(the “Public Offering”). In connection with the Public
Offering, the Reporting Person and the Issuer entered into a
voting agreement (the “Voting Agreement”), pursuant to which
the Reporting Person agreed to vote all shares of Common Stock over
which the Reporting Person has voting control at such time in favor
of any and all proposals and/or resolutions presented by the Issuer
to its stockholders to approve the issuance of the underlying
shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Issuer’s Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”) and exercise of the
warrants (the “Public Warrants”, together with the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, the “Public Securities”) issued
to investors in the Public Offering. The terms and conditions of
the Public Offering and the Public Securities are more fully
described in the Issuer’s prospectus filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 8, 2022
(Registration Statement No. 333-267482).
The foregoing
description of the Voting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by
the terms and conditions of the Voting Agreement, which is filed as
Exhibit 99.4 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Lock-Up Agreement
On November 8,
2022, the Reporting Person and the Issuer entered into a lockup
agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which the
Reporting Person irrevocably agreed with the Issuer that, from the
date thereof until the later of (i) February 6, 2023 and (ii)
thirty (30) days following the date the Issuer obtains stockholder
approval for the issuance of shares of Common Stock underlying the
Public Warrants, the Reporting Person will not offer, sell,
contract to sell, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or
enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might
reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by
actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash
settlement or otherwise) by the Reporting Person or any of its
affiliates of any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the
Issuer beneficially owned thereby.
The foregoing
description of the Lock-Up Agreement is qualified in its entirety
by the terms and conditions of the Lock-Up Agreement, which is
filed as Exhibit 99.5 hereto and incorporated by reference
herein.
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the
Issuer.
Item 5(a) of
this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the
following:
The
information set forth in Item 4 hereof is incorporated by reference
into this Item 5(a).
Item 5(e) of
this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the
following:
The Reporting Person ceased to
beneficially own more than 5% of the Issuer’s Common Stock on
November 8, 2022.
Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements,
Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the
Issuer.
Item 6 of this
Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the
following:
The
information set forth in Item 4 hereof and Exhibits 99.1 – 99.5 of
this Amendment No. 4 are incorporated by reference into this Item
6.
Item 7.
Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 7 of this
Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the
following documents filed as exhibits to this Schedule 13D:
99.1 Certificate of
Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations, filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State on November 4, 2022, with respect to
the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
with the Commission on November 8, 2022)
99.2 Form of Dong-A
Series A Warrant to purchase shares of common stock (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form
8-K, filed with the Commission on November 8, 2022)
99.3 Form of Dong-A
Series B Warrant to purchase shares of common stock (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form
8-K, filed with the Commission on November 8, 2022)
99.4 Voting Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Issuer’s
Amendment No. 2 to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with
the Commission on November 3, 2022)
99.5 Lock-Up Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Issuer’s
Amendment No. 2 to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with
the Commission on November 3, 2022)
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the
best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
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Date: November 10, 2022
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DONG-A ST CO., LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Min Young Kim
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Name: Min Young Kim
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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