SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Truffle Capital S.A.S.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5, RUE DE LA BAUME

(Street)
PARIS I0 75008

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/04/2017
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Altimmune, Inc. [ ALT ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 416,043(1) I See footnote(2)(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 230,103(1) I See footnote(2)(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 183,690(1) I See footnote(2)(5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 179,359(1) I See footnote(2)(6)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 151,441(1) I See footnote(2)(7)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 116,654(1) I See footnote(2)(8)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 105,804(1) I See footnote(2)(9)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 113,115(1) I See footnote(2)(10)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 50,767(1) I See footnote(2)(11)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 1,774(1) I See footnote(2)(12)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 1,255(1) I See footnote(2)(13)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 10,388(1) I See footnote(2)(14)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) 05/04/2017 10/08/2018 Common Stock 364(15) 2.12 I See footnote(2)(16)
Stock Option (right to buy) 05/04/2017 10/08/2018 Common Stock 154(15) 2.12 I See footnote(2)(17)
Stock Option (right to buy) 05/04/2017 10/08/2018 Common Stock 18(15) 2.12 I See footnote(2)(18)
Stock Option (right to buy) 05/04/2017 10/08/2018 Common Stock 17(15) 2.12 I See footnote(2)(19)
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares were acquired pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 18, 2017 (as amended on March 29, 2017, the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer merged with and into Altimmune, Inc. ("Altimmune"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time of the closing of the Mergers contemplated thereby, the then outstanding shares of Altimmune's common stock and series B preferred stock (collectively, "capital stock") were cancelled and were automatically converted into the right to receive 0.749106 shares of the Company's common stock for each share of Altimmune capital stock then held by the Reporting Person.
2. Truffle Capital S.A.S., a French societe par actions simplifiee, is the fund manager for each of the funds listed in the following footnotes and as such manages and controls all voting and dispositive rights to shares held by each such fund. Philippe Pouletty, Bernard-Louis Roques and Henri Moulard may be deemed to possess voting and dispositive control over the shares held by funds managed by Truffle Capital S.A.S. and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of such shares. Each of these individuals disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except with respect to any pecuniary interest therein.
3. Held directly by UFF Innovation 5 (UFF5) FCPI, a FCPI (Fonds Commun de Placement dans l'Innovation), which is a tax efficient French collective investment fund.
4. Held directly by UFF Innovation 17 FCPI, a FCPI.
5. Held directly by Truffle Cap II (TCII) FCPR, a FCPR (Fonds Commun de Placement a Risque), which is a French venture capital fund for institutional subscribers.
6. Held directly by Truffle Fortune 6 FCPI, a FCPI.
7. Held directly by UFF Innovation 16 FCPI, a FCPI.
8. Held directly by Truffle Fortune 5 FCPI, a FCPI.
9. Held directly by Truffle InnoCroissance 2015 FCPI, a FCPI.
10. Held directly by UFF Innovation 14 FCPI, a FCPI.
11. Held directly by UFF Innovation 15 FCPI, a FCPI.
12. Held directly by Europe Innovation 2006 (E106) FCPI, a FCPI.
13. Held directly by Europe Innovation 2004 (E104) FCPI, a FCPI.
14. Held directly by Truffle Fortune 4 FCPI, a FCPI.
15. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Issuer assumed all outstanding options to purchase shares of Altimmune capital stock on a 0.749106:1 basis upon closing of the merger (i.e., the Issuer issued to the Reporting Person an option to purchase 0.749106 shares of the Issuer for each option to purchase one share of Altimmune capital stock then held by the Reporting Person).
16. Held directly by UFF Innovation 5 (UFF5) FCPI, a FCPI.
17. Held directly by Truffle Cap II (TCII) FCPR, a FCPR.
18. Held directly by Europe Innovation 2006 (E106) FCPI, a FCPI.
19. Held directly by Europe Innovation 2004 (E104) FCPI, a FCPI.
Remarks:
Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney
/s/ Ori Solomon, Attorney in fact for Philip Hodges 05/15/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
                          SECTION 16 REPORTING PURPOSES

     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes
and appoints William Enright, Elizabeth Czerepak and Ori Solomon, each acting
individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full
power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place
and stead of the undersigned to:

     (1)  execute for, and on behalf of, the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% beneficial owner of Altimmune, Inc.
(f/k/a PharmAthene, Inc.) (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act");

     (2)  seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities
from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators
and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release
any such information to any attorney-in-fact and further approves and ratifies
any such release of information;

     (3)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5, and any amendments thereto, or other required report and timely
file such Forms or reports with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"), the NASDAQ and any stock exchange or similar
authority as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act (including, without limitation, executing and delivering a Form ID
to the Commission to obtain EDGAR filing codes); and

     (4)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.

     The undersigned hereby gives and grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.

     The undersigned hereby acknowledges that (a) the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact are serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned; (b) this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not
require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on
information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification
of such information; (c) any documents prepared and/or executed by any
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such information and disclosure
as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her sole discretion, deems necessary or
advisable; (d) neither the Company nor any attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any
liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements
of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to
comply with such requirements or (iii) any obligation or liability of the
undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and
(e) this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the
Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting requirements under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

     This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of, and transactions in, securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked as to any attorney-in-fact by the undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 15th day of May, 2017.


                                        TRUFFLE CAPITAL S.A.S.

                                        /s/ Philippe Pouletty
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        By: Philippe Pouletty
                                        Title: Managing Director