[SCHEDULE 13G/A] Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. SEC Filing
Perceptive Advisors and affiliated parties report a 6.8% stake in Aldeyra Therapeutics (ALDX), representing 4,051,631 shares. The filing states the Master Fund directly holds the shares, with Perceptive Advisors as investment manager and Joseph Edelman as managing member, each deemed to beneficially own the shares. All reported shares reflect shared voting and dispositive power (no sole power). The ownership percentage is calculated using 59,895,588 outstanding shares of common stock as reported by the issuer. The filers certify the holdings were not acquired to influence control.
- Material disclosure of a 6.8% beneficial ownership stake in ALDX, improving transparency for investors
- Clear identification of reporting persons (Perceptive Advisors, Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd., Joseph Edelman) and their shared voting/dispositive power
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: A 6.8% passive stake by Perceptive indicates notable investor interest without claimed control intent.
Perceptive Advisors, its Master Fund, and Joseph Edelman together report beneficial ownership of 4,051,631 shares, equal to 6.8% of ALDX based on 59,895,588 shares outstanding. The filing indicates shared voting and dispositive power only, and includes the required certification that the position is not intended to change or influence control. For investors, this is a material disclosure of concentrated ownership by an active healthcare-focused investor group, though the report asserts a non-controlling purpose.
TL;DR: Filing is a standard Schedule 13G/A disclosure showing significant but non-control-aligned ownership.
The Schedule 13G/A identifies the reporting persons and their relationships (investment manager and managing member) and clarifies that voting and disposition powers are shared. The explicit statement that the shares were not acquired to influence control and the certification signatures by Joseph Edelman follow regulatory norms for a 13G filing. This provides transparency on ownership concentration without signaling an activist campaign.