TCON TRACON Pharmaceuticals Inc

 

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

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

 

TRACON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

89237H209

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2023

(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 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).

 

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  SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Illinois

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER   116,821
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   116,821

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   116,821
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.375%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   OO

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   Lincoln Park Capital, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Illinois

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER   116,821
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   116,821

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   116,821
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.375%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   OO

  

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   Rockledge Capital Corporation
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Texas

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER   116,821
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   116,821

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   116,821
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.375%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   CO

   

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   Joshua B. Scheinfeld
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER   116,821
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   116,821

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   116,821
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.375%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IN

  

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   Alex Noah Investors, Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Illinois

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER   116,821
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   116,821

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   116,821
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.375%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   CO

   

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS   Jonathan I. Cope
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:	5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER   116,821
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   116,821

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   116,821
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.375%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IN

  

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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Item 1.
	(a)	Name of Issuer:
		TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”)
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
		4350 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 800
		San Diego, California 92122
Item 2.
	(a)	Name of Person Filing:
		Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPC Fund”)
		Lincoln Park Capital, LLC (“LPC”)
		Rockledge Capital Corporation (“RCC”)
		Joshua B. Scheinfeld (“Mr. Scheinfeld”)
		Alex Noah Investors, Inc. (“Alex Noah”)
		Jonathan I. Cope (“Mr. Cope” and, collectively with LPC Fund, LPC, RCC, Mr. Scheinfeld and Alex Noah, the “Reporting Persons”)
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
		The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is:
		440 North Wells, Suite 410
		Chicago, Illinois 60654
	(c)	Citizenship:
		LPC Fund is an Illinois limited liability company
		LPC is an Illinois limited liability company
		RCC is a Texas corporation
		Mr. Scheinfeld is a United States citizen
		Alex Noah is an Illinois corporation
		Mr. Cope is a United States citizen

 

 

 

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	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:
		Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”)
	(e)	CUSIP Number:
		89237H209

 

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:

 

(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)	¨	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d)	¨	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)	¨	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240. 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)	¨	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)	¨	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)	¨	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k)	¨	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution ______________________

 

 

 

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Item 4.

Ownership.

 

Reporting person		Amount beneficially owned1:		Percent of class2:		Sole power to vote or direct the vote:		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC		116,821		0.375%		0		116,821		0		116,821
Lincoln Park Capital, LLC		116,821		0.375%		0		116,821		0		116,821
Rockledge Capital Corporation		116,821		0.375%		0		116,821		0		116,821
Joshua B. Scheinfeld		116,821		0.375%		0		116,821		0		116,821
Alex Noah Investors, Inc.		116,821		0.375%		0		116,821		0		116,821
Jonathan I. Cope		116,821		0.375%		0		116,821		0		116,821

 

1

Represents (i) 81,423 shares of Common Stock and (ii) up to 35,398 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Common Stock purchase warrants purchased by LPC Fund directly from the Issuer in March 2018 (the “Warrants”), which are currently exercisable at a price of $27.00 per share (subject to adjustment as provided in the Warrants), subject to a 9.99% beneficial ownership cap that prohibits the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant to the extent such issuance would cause the holder’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act and Rule 13d-3 promulgated thereunder) to exceed 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. The Warrants expire on March 27, 2024.

2

Based on the information contained in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2023, there was a total of 31,144,335 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 3, 2023, which number of outstanding shares excludes the 35,398 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, as set forth in footnote 1 above. The percentage is calculated as of November 3, 2023, and includes the 81,423 shares of Common Stock purchased by LPC Fund directly from the Issuer, and also assumes that all of the shares of Common Stock currently underlying the Warrants were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023.

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

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As of December 31, 2023, LPC Fund beneficially owned, directly, (i) 81,423 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 35,398 shares of Common Stock currently underlying the Warrants, which Warrants were outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2023.

 

LPC is the Managing Member of LPC Fund. RCC and Alex Noah are the Managing Members of LPC. Mr. Scheinfeld is the president and sole shareholder of RCC, as well as a principal of LPC. Mr. Cope is the president and sole shareholder of Alex Noah, as well as a principal of LPC. As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Scheinfeld and Mr. Cope have shared voting and shared investment power over the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held directly by LPC Fund.

 

 Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act and the rules thereunder, each of LPC, RCC, Mr. Scheinfeld, Alex Noah, and Mr. Cope may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned directly by LPC Fund.

 

The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 of the Act, each of LPC, RCC, Mr. Scheinfeld, Alex Noah, and Mr. Cope disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held directly by LPC Fund.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following x.

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

 

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.

Certifications.

 

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.

 

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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: February 14, 2024

 

LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC				LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC
BY:	LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC			BY:	ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
BY:	ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld			By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld			Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld
	Title:	President			Title:	President
LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC				LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC
BY:	LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC			BY:	ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.
BY:	ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.
By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope			By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Jonathan I. Cope			Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President			Title:	President
ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION				ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.
By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld			By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld			Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President			Title:	President
JOSHUA B. SCHEINFELD				JONATHAN I. COPE
By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld			By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld			Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President			Title:	President

  

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

CUSIP NO. 89237H209

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LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Joint Filing Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Joint Filing Agreement

 

The undersigned hereby agree that they are filing this statement jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1). Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13G, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other on behalf of each of them of such Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer, beneficially owned by each of them. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to such Schedule 13G.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of February 14, 2023.

 

LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC				LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC
BY:	LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC			BY:	ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
BY:	ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld			By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld			Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld
	Title:	President			Title:	President
LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC				LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC
BY:	LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC			BY:	ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.
BY:	ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.
By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope			By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Jonathan I. Cope			Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President			Title:	President
ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION				ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC.
By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld			By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld			Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President			Title:	President
JOSHUA B. SCHEINFELD				JONATHAN I. COPE
By:	/s/ Joshua B. Scheinfeld			By:	/s/ Jonathan I. Cope
	Name:	Joshua B. Scheinfeld			Name:	Jonathan I. Cope
	Title:	President			Title:	President

 

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