CUSIP No. 651511 107 | 13G | Page 2 of 5 Pages | |||||
1. | Names of Reporting Persons Charles J. Link, Jr. M.D. | ||||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions) | ||||||
(a) | ¨ | ||||||
(b) | ¨ | ||||||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | ||||||
4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America | ||||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | 5. | Sole Voting Power 2,364,124 shares of Common Stock (includes 1,155,498 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2012). | |||||
6. | Shared Voting Power 0 | ||||||
7. | Sole Dispositive Power 2,364,124 shares of Common Stock (includes 1,155,498 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2012). | ||||||
8. | Shared Dispositive Power 0 | ||||||
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 2,364,124 shares of Common Stock (includes 1,155,498 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2012. | ||||||
10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions) | ¨ | |||||
11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 10.7%(1) | ||||||
12. | Type of Reporting Person (see instructions) IN |
Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: NewLink Genetics Corporation |
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 2503 South Loop Drive, Ames, Iowa 50010 |
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: Charles J. Link, Jr. M.D. |
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 2503 South Loop Drive, Ames, Iowa 50010 |
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: United States of America |
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock |
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: 651511 107 |
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: |
(a) | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
(i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); |
(k) | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____ |
(a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,364,124 shares of Common Stock (includes 1,155,498 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2012). |
(b) | Percent of Class: 10.7% |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: |
(i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,364,124 shares of Common Stock (includes 1,155,498 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2012). |
(ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
(iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,364,124 shares of Common Stock (includes 1,155,498 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2012). |
(iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |