GSK (GSK) SC 13D/ANkarta / GSK ownership change

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

SCHEDULE 13D

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 240.13d-2(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*

Nkarta, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001

(Title of Class of Securities)

65487U 10 8

(CUSIP Number)

Victoria A. Whyte

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

March 25, 2024

(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 §240.13d-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.

Footnotes:

(1) Includes (i) 79,090 shares of the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, of Nkarta, Inc. per share (the “Issuer”) held by Glaxo Group Limited, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GSK plc (“GSK”) and (ii) 3,071,642 shares of Common Stock held by GSK Equity Investments, Limited, formerly known as S.R. One, Limited (“GSK EI”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of GSK. Excludes 10,700 shares of Common Stock for which unvested stock options granted to Simeon George as director's compensation are exercisable (the “Stock Options”). Under an investment advisory agreement, Mr. George is obligated to transfer any shares issued under exercise of the Stock Option to GSK EI.  

(2) Based upon 70,191,296 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of March 27, 2024, upon the closing of the Issuer’s public offering as reported in the Issuer’s prospectus supplement dated March 25, 2024 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 26, 2024 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  

Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed on July 22, 2020, as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on May 13, 2022 (the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of Nkarta, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 1150 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080. This amendment is filed to disclose a change in beneficial ownership of the Reporting Person as a result of purchase of shares of Common Stock and an increase in the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding. Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Original Schedule 13D.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

The response set forth in Item 2 of the Schedule 13D of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by (i) deleting Schedule 1 in its entirety and replacing it with Schedule 1 attached and (ii) replacing Item 2 with the following:

This Statement is being filed on behalf of GSK, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. GSK and its subsidiaries constitute a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together, with its principal offices located at 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS, England. Set forth in Schedule 1 to this Statement are the name, business address and present principal occupation or employment and citizenship of each executive officer and director of GSK. The Ordinary Shares are held directly by GGL and GSK EI.

During the last five years prior to the date hereof, neither GSK nor, to the best knowledge of GSK, any of the other persons with respect to whom information is given in response to this Item 2 has been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been a party to a civil proceeding ending in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

The response set forth in Item 5(a), (b) and (c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting the previous response in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

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: March 28, 2024

Schedule 1