SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.1) *
PEPGEN INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
713317105
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2022
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
* 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).
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | | |
Qatar Investment Authority | | |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | | |
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(b) ☑ | | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | | |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | |
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| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | | |
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| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | | |
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| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | | |
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| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | | |
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| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | |
1,243,951 (see Item 4 below) | | |
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| 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) | | |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | | |
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| (1) | Based on 23,631,294 Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PepGen Inc. outstanding as of November 07, 2022, as reported in in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2022. |
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
PepGen Inc. (the “Issuer”)
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
245 Main Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
Qatar Investment Authority (the “Reporting Person”)
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
Ooredoo Tower (Building 14), Al Dafna Street (Street 801), Al Dafna (Zone 61), PO Box 23224, Qatar.
Qatar
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).
713317105
| 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.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
| | (a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
1,243,951
| | (b) | Percent of class: 5.26% |
| | (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: |
| | (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote |
1,243,951
| | (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote |
0
| | (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
1,243,951
| | (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
0
| 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 or Control Person. |
See Exhibit A
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Not Applicable.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Not Applicable.
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.
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: January 16, 2023
| QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY |
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| | /s/ Andrew Watkins | |
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| | | Associate General Counsel, Compliance | |
** Evidence of authority to sign on behalf of Qatar Investment Authority is set forth in a Certificate of Incumbency dated February 02, 2022, and included as Exhibit B hereto
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| Item 7 Information |
| Certificate of Incumbency |
