SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by ESSA Pharma Inc.
$EPIX
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13G
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UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ESSA Pharma Inc. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Shares, no par value per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
29668H708 (CUSIP Number) |
07/30/2025 (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)
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 Rule 13d-1(c)
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| Rule 13d-1(d)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 29668H708 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,300,000.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box 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)
9.7 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person: This Schedule 13G is being filed in accordance with Rule 13d-1(h) to reflect that Tang Capital Partners, LP ("TCP"), Tang Capital Partners International, LP ("TCPI"), Tang Capital Management, LLC ("TCM"), Kevin Tang, Tang Capital Partners III, Inc. ("TCP III"), Tang Capital Partners IV, Inc. ("TCP IV"), and Concentra Biosciences, LLC ("Concentra") (the "Reporting Persons"), no longer hold the securities with a purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the Issuer. This Schedule 13G is being filed as Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 8, 2024, with respect to the Common Shares, no par value of ESSA Pharma Inc. (the "Issuer").
TCM shares voting and dispositive power over such shares with TCP, TCPI and Kevin Tang. The percentages used herein are based on 44,338,550 Common Shares outstanding as of May 7, 2025, as set forth in the Issuer's Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q that was filed with the SEC on May 8, 2025.
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 29668H708 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
KEVIN TANG | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
4,300,000.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box 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)
9.7 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person: Kevin Tang shares voting and dispositive power over such shares with TCP, TCPI and TCM.
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 29668H708 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,418,320.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box 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)
5.5 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person: TCP shares voting and dispositive power over such shares with TCM and Kevin Tang.
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 29668H708 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,881,680.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box 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)
4.2 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person: TCPI shares voting and dispositive power over such shares with TCM and Kevin Tang.
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 29668H708 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS III, INC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
NEVADA
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box 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)
0.0 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 29668H708 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, INC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
NEVADA
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box 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)
0.0 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 29668H708 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
CONCENTRA BIOSCIENCES, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box 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)
0 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| Item 1. | ||
| (a) | Name of issuer:
ESSA Pharma Inc. | |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
999 West Broadway, Suite 720, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1K5 | |
| Item 2. | ||
| (a) | Name of person filing:
This Statement on Schedule 13G (this "Statement") is filed by TCM, the general partner of TCP and TCPI; Kevin Tang, the manager of TCM and Chief Executive Officer of TCP III, TCP IV and Concentra; TCP; TCPI; TCP III; TCP IV; and Concentra. | |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The address of TCM, Kevin Tang, TCP, TCPI and Concentra is 4747 Executive Drive, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92121. The address of TCP III and TCP IV is 400 S. 4th Street, 3rd Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89101. | |
| (c) | Citizenship:
TCM is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Tang is a United States citizen. TCP and TCPI are Delaware limited partnerships. TCP III and TCP IV are Nevada corporations that are indirectly wholly owned by TCP. Concentra is a Delaware limited liability company that is wholly owned by TCP. | |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Shares, no par value per share | |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
29668H708 | |
| 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);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (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);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution: | |
| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership | |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
4,300,000 | |
| (b) | Percent of class:
9.7% | |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 shares | ||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
4,300,000 shares | ||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 shares | ||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
4,300,000 shares | ||
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |
Not Applicable
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| 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
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 10. | Certifications: |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. |
| 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.
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