UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Curis, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
231269101
(CUSIP Number)
January 18, 2015
(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)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
| * | 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. |
The information required in 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
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| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited 98-1221441 | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Republic of India | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
17,120,131 | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
17,120,131 | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17,120,131 | |||||
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
16.6% (1) | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 103,150,942 shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Curis, Inc. (the “Issuer”) outstanding as of January 18, 2015, as disclosed by the Issuer to the reporting person. |
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| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. 98-0586256 | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Republic of India | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
17,120,131 (See item 7 below) | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
17,120,131 (See item 7 below) | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17,120,131 (See item 7 below) | |||||
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
16.6% (1) | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 103,150,942 shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer outstanding as of January 18, 2015, as disclosed by the Issuer to the reporting person. |
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| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Dr. Reddy’s Holdings Limited (no EIN) | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Republic of India | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 | SOLE VOTING POWER
17,120,131 (See item 7 below) | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
17,120,131 (See item 7 below) | |||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17,120,131 (See item 7 below) | |||||
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
16.6% (1) | |||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO | |||||
| (1) | Based on 103,150,942 shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer outstanding as of January 18, 2015, as disclosed by the Issuer to the reporting person. |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| Item 1(a) | Name of Issuer |
Curis, Inc. (the “Issuer”).
| Item 1(b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices |
4 Maguire Road
Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
| Item 2(a) | Item 2(b) | Item 2(c) | ||
| Name of Person Filing | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence |
Citizenship | ||
| Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited (“Aurigene”) |
39-40, KIADB Industrial Area Phase II, Electronic City Hosur Road Bangalore - 560100 Karnataka India |
Republic of India | ||
| Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (“DRL”) |
8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills Hyderabad, Telangana 500 034, India |
Republic of India | ||
| Dr. Reddy’s Holdings Ltd. (“DRHL”) |
8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills Hyderabad, Telangana 500 034, India |
Republic of India | ||
| Item 2(d) | Title of Class of Securities |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”).
| Item 2(e) | CUSIP Number |
231269101
| Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: |
Not applicable.
| Item 4. | Ownership |
| Aurigene | DRL | DRLH | ||||||||
| (a) |
Amount beneficially owned:** | 17,120,131 | 17,120,131 | 17,120,131 | ||||||
| (b) |
Percent of class: | 16.6%* | 16.6%* | 16.6%* | ||||||
| (c) |
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with: | |||||||||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | 17,120,131 | 17,120,131 | 17,120,131 | ||||||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | None | None | None | ||||||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: | 17,120,131 | 17,120,131 | 17,120,131 | ||||||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: | None | None | None | ||||||
| * | Based on 103,150,942 shares of the Common Stock outstanding as of January 18, 2015, as disclosed by the Issuer to the reporting persons. |
| ** | This statement is being filed by Aurigene, which acquired the securities being reported on. This statement is also being filed by DRL, as the parent company and 100% owner of Aurigene, and DRLH, in the event that it could be deemed to “beneficially own” the securities reported on as the result of its ownership of voting securities of DRL. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, each reporting person declares that the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be deemed an |
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admission for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) that it is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G, and, without limiting the foregoing, DRHL expressly disclaims that it is the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Schedule 13G.
| 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 |
Not Applicable.
| 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.
| 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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.
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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.
Dated: January 28, 2015
| AURIGENE DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | ||||
| By: | /s/ Ashish Lath | |||
| Name: | Ashish Lath | |||
| Title: | Director of Finance | |||
| DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED | ||||
| By: | /s/ Saumen Chakraborty | |||
| Name: | Saumen Chakraborty | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
| DR. REDDY’S HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||||
| By: | /s/ Satish Reddy | |||
| Name: | Satish Reddy | |||
| Title: | Director | |||
SCHEDULE 13G
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT
January 28, 2014
The undersigned hereby agree to file a joint statement on Schedule 13G under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”) in connection with their beneficial ownership of common stock issued by Curis, Inc.
Each of the undersigned states that it is entitled to individually use Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) of the Act.
Each of the undersigned is responsible for the timely filing of the statement and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning each of them contained therein but none is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the others.
This Agreement applies to any amendments to Schedule 13G.
| AURIGENE DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | ||
| By: |
/s/ Ashish Lath | |
| Name: |
Ashish Lath | |
| Title: |
Director of Finance | |
| DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED | ||
| By: |
/s/ Saumen Chakraborty | |
| Name: |
Saumen Chakraborty | |
| Title: |
President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| DR. REDDY’S HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||
| By: |
/s/ Satish Reddy | |
| Name: |
Satish Reddy | |
| Title: |
Director | |