UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
185063104
(CUSIP Number)
DECEMBER 31, 2016
(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)
☐ 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 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).
| CUSIP No. 185063104 |
| 1. | Name of Reporting Persons
RMI Investments S.a.r.l. | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Luxembourg | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
5. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| 6. | Shared Voting Power
1,558,024 | |||||
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power
1,558,024 | |||||
| 9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,558,024 | |||||
| 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)
6.3%1 | |||||
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| 1 | This percentage is calculated based upon 24,573,033 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2016, as provided to the reporting person by the Issuer. |
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| CUSIP No. 185063104 |
| 1. | Name of Reporting Persons
RusnanoMedInvest LLC | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☐
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Russian Federation | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
5. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
| 6. | Shared Voting Power
1,558,024 | |||||
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power
1,558,024 | |||||
| 9. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,558,024 | |||||
| 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)
6.3%1 | |||||
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO | |||||
| 1 | This percentage is calculated based upon 24,573,033 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2016, as provided to the reporting person by the Issuer. |
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| Item 1. |
| (a) | Name of Issuer |
Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
| (b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices |
1220 Old Alpharetta Road, Suite 300
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
| Item 2. |
| (a) | Name of Person Filing |
RMI Investments S.a.r.l.
RusnanoMedInvest LLC
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence |
c/o RMI Investments S.a.r.l.
7, rue Robert Stümper
L-2557 Luxembourg
| (c) | Citizenship |
RMI Investments S.a.r.l. - Luxembourg
RusnanoMedInvest LLC - Russian Federation
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities |
Common Stock
| (e) | CUSIP Number |
185063104
| 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.
| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: See the responses to Item 9 on the attached cover pages. RMI Investments S.a.r.l. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RusnanoMedInvest LLC. RusnanoMedInvest LLC is the beneficiary of the Reporting Person. |
| (b) | Percent of Class: See the responses to Item 11 on the attached cover pages. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: |
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover pages. |
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover pages. |
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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 ☐.
| 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
Not applicable.
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
Not applicable.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of a Group |
Not applicable.
| Item 10. | Certification |
Not applicable.
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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 7, 2017
| RMI Investments S.a.r.l. | ||
| By: | /s/ Pavel Iliev | |
| Name: | Pavel Iliev | |
| Title: | Category A Manager | |
| RusnanoMedInvest LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Vladimir Gurdus | |
| Name: | Vladimir Gurdus | |
| Title: | CEO of RMI Partners, LLC, | |
| Managing Company for RusnanoMedInvest, LLC | ||
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Exhibit A
Joint Filing Agreement
The undersigned hereby agree that this Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) with respect to the common stock of Clearside Biomedical, Inc. is, and any additional amendment thereto signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that all subsequent amendments to the Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. It is understood and agreed that the joint filing of the Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the persons named herein constitute a group for purposes of Regulation 13D-G of the Exchange Act, nor is a joint venture for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
| RMI Investments S.a.r.l. | ||
| By: | /s/ Pavel Iliev | |
| Name: | Pavel Iliev | |
| Title: | Category A Manager | |
| Date: | February 7, 2017 | |
| RusnanoMedInvest LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Vladimir Gurdus | |
| Name: | Vladimir Gurdus | |
| Title: | CEO of RMI Partners, LLC, Managing Company for RusnanoMedInvest, LLC | |
| Date: | February 7, 2017 | |