UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)

 

HUMACYTE, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

44486Q 103

(CUSIP Number)

 

Laura E. Niklason

Brady W. Dougan

Ayabudge LLC

c/o Humacyte, Inc.

2525 E NC Highway 54

Durham, North Carolina 27713

(919) 313-9633

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

May 25, 2023

(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 o.

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7(b) 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).

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 44486Q 103					Page 2 of 7 Pages
1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Laura E. Niklason
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions) PF and OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)					o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER   18,786,211 (1)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   18,786,211 (1)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   18,786,211 (1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)					o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   17.9% (2)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   IN

(1)

Consists of (i) 1,270,240 shares of the Issuer’s common stock held by Dr. Niklason, (ii) 1,603,857 shares of the Issuer’s common stock subject to options exercisable within 60 days of May 25, 2023 held by Dr. Niklason, (iii) 510,161 shares of the Issuer’s common stock held by Mr. Dougan, (iv) 36,217 shares of the Issuer’s common stock subject to options exercisable within 60 days of May 25, 2023 held by Mr. Dougan, (v) 15,365,736 shares of the Issuer’s common stock held by Ayabudge LLC. Dr. Niklason is married to Mr. Dougan and Mr. Dougan has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Ayabudge LLC. By virtue of these relationships, Dr. Niklason may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Mr. Dougan and Ayabudge LLC.

(2)

Based upon 103,329,171 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of May 4, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 (the “Form 10-Q”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 12, 2023.

 

 

CUSIP No. 44486Q 103					Page 3 of 7 Pages
1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Brady W. Dougan
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions) PF and OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)					o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER   18,786,211 (1)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   18,786,211 (1)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   18,786,211 (1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)					o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   17.9% (2)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   IN

(1)

Consists of (i) 510,161 shares of the Issuer’s common stock held by Mr. Dougan, (ii) 36,217 shares of the Issuer’s common stock subject to options exercisable within 60 days of May 25, 2023 held by Mr. Dougan, (iii) 1,270,240 shares of the Issuer’s common stock held by Dr. Niklason, (iv) 1,603,857 shares of the Issuer’s common stock subject to options exercisable within 60 days of May 25, 2023 held by Dr. Niklason and (v) 15,365,736 shares of the Issuer’s common stock held by Ayabudge LLC. Mr. Dougan is married to Dr. Niklason and Mr. Dougan has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Ayabudge LLC. By virtue of these relationships, Mr. Dougan may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Dr. Niklason and Ayabudge LLC.

(2)

Based upon 103,329,171 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of May 4, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023.

 

 

CUSIP No. 44486Q 103					Page 4 of 7 Pages
1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Ayabudge LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions) AF and BK
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)					o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware, United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER   15,365,736 (1)
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   15,365,736 (1)
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   15,365,736 (1)
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)					o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)   14.9% (2)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   OO

(1)

Consists of 15,365,736 shares of the Issuer’s common stock held by Ayabudge LLC. Mr. Dougan is the sole member of Ayabudge LLC and has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Ayabudge LLC. Ayabudge LLC has pledged 15,365,736 shares to certain lenders in connection with a financing arrangement.

(2)

Based upon 103,329,171 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of May 4, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023.

 

 

CUSIP No. 44486Q 103

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This Amendment No. 2 to the statement on Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Humacyte, Inc. (the “Issuer”), filed by Laura E. Niklason (“Dr. Niklason”), Brady W. Dougan (“Mr. Dougan”) and Ayabudge LLC (“Ayabudge” and, together with Dr. Niklason and Mr. Dougan, the “Reporting Persons”) on May 25, 2023 (such statement, as amended herein the “Schedule 13D”), amends the Schedule 13D as set forth below.

 

All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment No. 2, items in the Schedule 13D remain unchanged.

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to be supplemented by the following:

 

On May 25, 2023, Ayabudge sold 2,625,000 shares of Common Stock in block trades to institutional healthcare investors at a price of $2.75 per share for an aggregate sale price of approximately $7.2 million (excluding commissions). Mr. Dougan used the proceeds of the transactions to pay down leverage while providing a mechanism for the purchasers to acquire a large block of shares at a time that the Issuer was not conducting a financing transaction. Dr. Niklason is treated as indirectly beneficially owning the shares of Common Stock sold. However, no shares of Common Stock directly owned by Dr. Niklason were sold in these transactions.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in full as follows:

 

(a)-(b)

 

Number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned:

 

Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.			18,786,211 shares
Brady W. Dougan			18,786,211 shares
Ayabudge LLC			15,365,736 shares

 

Percent of class:

 

Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.			17.9	%
Brady W. Dougan			17.9	%
Ayabudge LLC			14.9	%

 

The percentage ownership was calculated based upon 103,329,171 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of May 4, 2023, as reported in the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023.

 

 

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Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

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

 

Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.			0 shares
Brady W. Dougan			0 shares
Ayabudge LLC			0 shares

 

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

 

Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.			18,786,211 shares
Brady W. Dougan			18,786,211 shares
Ayabudge LLC			15,365,736 shares

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.			0 shares
Brady W. Dougan			0 shares
Ayabudge LLC			0 shares

 

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

 

Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.			18,786,211 shares
Brady W. Dougan			18,786,211 shares
Ayabudge LLC			15,365,736 shares

 

(c)       Except as reported in this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days.

 

(d)       Not applicable.

 

(e)       Not applicable.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

Date: May 26, 2023	Laura E. Niklason
	By:	/s/ Laura E. Niklason by Dale A. Sander as Attorney-in-Fact
Date: May 26, 2023	Brady W. Dougan
	By:	/s/ Brady W. Dougan by Dale A. Sander as Attorney-in-Fact
Date: May 26, 2023	Ayabudge LLC
	By:	/s/ Brady W. Dougan by Dale A. Sander as Attorney-in-Fact
	Name:	Brady W. Dougan
	Title:	Sole Member