[SCHEDULE 13G/A] Purple Biotech Ltd. American SEC Filing
Purple Biotech Ltd.'s Schedule 13G/A filed by Orca Capital AG reports beneficial ownership of 306,394 American Depositary Shares (ADSs), representing 4.9% of the class on a post-offering basis. Each ADS represents 200 ordinary shares, and the ownership percentage is calculated using 6,085,450 ADSs outstanding after the issuer's registered offering.
The filing discloses that Orca has sole voting and dispositive power over all 306,394 ADSs and excludes 1,832,495 ADSs issuable upon exercise of Series B warrants held by Orca, which are subject to a 4.99% exercise blocker that prevents Orca from exercising warrants to exceed 4.99% ownership.
- Transparency: Orca Capital AG timely disclosed beneficial ownership and voting/dispositive powers.
- Clear ownership below 5%: The 4.9% stake avoids higher disclosure thresholds and potential control concerns.
- Warrant exercise blocker: The 4.99% limiter reduces risk of immediate dilution from warrant conversion.
- Limited near-term influence: Ownership under 5% constrains ability to materially influence corporate control.
- Warrant restriction: The 4.99% blocker prevents Orca from exercising warrants to increase ownership above the cap.
Insights
TL;DR: Orca holds a meaningful minority stake (4.9%), below 5%, with voting control of its shares.
Orca Capital AG reports clear beneficial ownership of 306,394 ADSs (4.9%). The stake is below the 5% threshold that typically triggers additional reporting or activist attention, so the immediate market impact is likely neutral. The sole voting and dispositive power indicates concentrated control of the reported position. The exclusion of 1,832,495 ADSs from warrant exercise due to a 4.99% blocker limits near-term dilution risk but also constrains Orca's ability to increase ownership via warrant exercise.
TL;DR: Filing shows transparent disclosure and governance-compliant limitations on warrant exercise.
The Schedule 13G/A is filed under passive/investor disclosure conventions and includes an explicit certification that holdings are not intended to change control. The 4.99% blocker tied to Series B warrants is a governance mechanism that prevents Orca from exceeding the specified ownership cap through warrant exercise. Reporting of sole voting power simplifies the governance picture: Orca can vote its ADSs without shared arrangements, but with ownership under 5% its influence on corporate decisions remains limited.