UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*

 

 

 

DERMTECH, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

COMMON STOCK

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

24984K105

(CUSIP Number)

 

RTW Investments, LP

Attn: Roderick Wong

40 10th Street, Floor 7,

New York, New York 10014

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January 7, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of § 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [  ].

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

* 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 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).

 

 

 

   
 

 

CUSIP No. 24984K105   SCHEDULE 13D    

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

RTW Investments, LP

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

 

(a) [  ]     (b) [X]

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

AF, SC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

[  ]

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

3,118,666 *

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

3,118,666 *

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

3,118,666 *

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

[  ]

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

13.09%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN, IA, OO

 

   
 

 

CUSIP No. 24984K105      

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

RTW Master Fund, Ltd.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

 

(a) [  ]    (b) [X]

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

SC, WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

[  ]

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

2,088,439*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

2,088,439*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

2,088,439*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

[  ]

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

8.76%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

CO

 

   
 

 

CUSIP No. 24984K105   SCHEDULE 13D    

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Roderick Wong

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

 

(a) [  ]    (b) [X]

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

AF, SC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

[  ]

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States of America

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

3,118,666 *

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

3,118,666 *

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

3,118,666 *

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

[  ]

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

13.09%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

HC, IN

 

* The above-referenced shares (the “Shares”) of DermTech, Inc. (the “Issuer”) reported herein are held in the form of common stock (the “Common Stock”) and warrants (the “Warrants”). The Shares are held by RTW Master Fund, Ltd. and one or more funds (together the “Funds”) managed by RTW Investments, LP (the “Adviser”). The Warrants may be exercised within 60 days. The Adviser, in its capacity as the investment manager of the Funds, has the power to vote and the power to direct the disposition of all such Shares held by the Funds. Accordingly, for the purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, the Adviser may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 3,118,666 Shares, or 13.09% of the Issuer’s 23,828,286 Shares deemed issued and outstanding, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2020 and January 7, 2021 respectively. Roderick Wong, M.D. is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Adviser, the Funds or any other person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. Each of the Reporting Persons herein disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein except to the extent of the reporting person’s pecuniary interest therein.

 

   
 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Explanatory Note: This Amendment No.2 relates to and amends the Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13D of RTW Investments, LP, RTW Master Fund, Ltd. and Roderick Wong (each, a “Reporting Person and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”), initially filed jointly by the Reporting Persons with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 9, 2019, and amended on March 9, 2020 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer.

 

Items 3 and 5 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended to the extent hereinafter expressly set forth. Except as amended hereby, the original disclosure set forth in the Schedule 13D shall remain unchanged. All capitalized terms used and not expressly defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

 

This Amendment is filed pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement as executed by the Reporting Persons listed on the cover pages to this Amendment. The Joint Filing Agreement, filed as Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13D, is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following:

 

On January 7, 2021, investment funds managed by RTW Investments, LP purchased 200,000 shares of Common Stock in the Issuer’s public offering, at the public offering price of $29.50 per share. The shares of Common Stock were purchased using cash on hand.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(a) – (b)

 

Items 7 through 11 and 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and the footnote thereto are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(c)

 

Except as described herein, neither Reporting Person has acquired or disposed of any shares of Common Stock during the past 60 days.

 

(d) – (e)

 

Not applicable.

 

   
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: January 19, 2021

 

  RTW INVESTMENTS, LP
     
  By: /s/ Roderick Wong
    Roderick Wong, Managing Partner
     
  RTW MASTER FUND, LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Roderick Wong
    Roderick Wong, Director
     
  RODERICK WONG
     
  By: /s/ Roderick Wong
    Roderick Wong, Individually

 

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.

 

Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See s.240.13d-7 for other parties for whom copies are to be sent.

 

Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).