SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 BERKELEY STREET
18TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/09/2020
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Nkarta, Inc. [ NKTA ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Preferred Stock (1) (1) Common Stock 2,271,796(1) (1) I See footnote(2)(3)(4)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 BERKELEY STREET
18TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kolchinsky Peter

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Shah Rajeev M.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into approximately 0.2703 shares of the Issuer's common stock shown in column 3 upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, after giving effect to the one-for-3.7 reverse stock split of the common stock effected by the Issuer on July 1, 2020. The Series B Preferred Stock has no expiration date.
2. Includes (a) 1,443,028 shares held by RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the "Fund"), (b) 260,819 shares held in a separately managed account (the "Account") and (c) 567,949 shares held by RA Capital Nexus Fund, L.P. (the "Nexus Fund").
3. RA Capital Management, L.P. (the "Adviser") is the investment manager for the Fund, the Account, and the Nexus Fund. The general partner of the Adviser is RA Capital Management GP, LLC (the "Adviser GP"), of which Dr. Peter Kolchinsky and Mr. Rajeev Shah are the managing members. The Adviser, the Adviser GP, Dr. Kolchinsky, and Mr. Shah may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"). They disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the reported securities for the purpose of determining whether they are subject to Section 16 of the Act, however, in reliance on Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(v) and (vii).
4. To the extent that they might be deemed subject to Section 16, they disclaim beneficial ownership of securities held by the Fund or the Nexus Fund for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2), except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and disclaim any pecuniary interest in securities held in the Account for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2).
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, L.P. 07/09/2020
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, individually 07/09/2020
/s/ Rajeev Shah, individually 07/09/2020
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