Amended Statement of Ownership (sc 13g/a)
February 15 2017 - 7:09AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Assembly Biosciences, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
045396108
(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:
*
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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.
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**
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This Schedule is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) with respect to Visium Asset
Management, LP, JG Asset, LLC and Jacob Gottlieb, and pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) with respect to certain advisory clients of Visium
Asset Management, LP.
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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. 045396108
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Page 2 of 12 Pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(Entities Only)
Visium Asset Management,
LP
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
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(b) ☐
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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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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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
None
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0 (See Item 4)
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (See Item 4)
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
0 (See Item 4)
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
☐
Not Applicable
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
0%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, PN
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Page 3 of 12 Pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(Entities Only)
JG
Asset, LLC
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
☐
(b) ☐
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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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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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
None
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0 (See Item 4)
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (See Item 4)
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
0 (See Item 4)
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
☐
Not Applicable
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
0%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, OO
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CUSIP No. 045396108
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Page 4 of 12 Pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(Entities Only)
Jacob Gottlieb
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
☐
(b) ☐
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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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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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
None
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0 (See Item 4)
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (See Item 4)
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
0 (See Item 4)
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
☐
Not Applicable
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
0%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, IN
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CUSIP No. 045396108
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Page 5 of 12 Pages
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Item 1
(a)
Name of Issuer
:
Assembly
Biosciences, Inc.
(b)
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Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
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99
Hudson Street, 5
th
Floor
New York, NY 10013
Item 2
(a) – (c) This statement
is filed on behalf of the following:
(1)
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Visium Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“VAM”), with
its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.
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(2)
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JG Asset, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JG Asset”), with
its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. JG Asset is the General
Partner of VAM.
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(3)
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Jacob Gottlieb (“Gottlieb”), a natural person, with his principal business
office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. Gottlieb is the Managing Member of JG Asset.
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(d)
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Title of Class of Securities
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
045396108
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Item 3
If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 12d-1(b), or 12d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a
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Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
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Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
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Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
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Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C 80a-8).
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An investment adviser in accordance with §240.12d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);*
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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.12d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.12d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);*
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A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C. 1812);
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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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Group, in accordance with §240.12d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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* VAM
is an “investment adviser” as described above and JG Asset and Gottlieb are each a “parent holding company or
control person” as described above.
Item 4
Ownership:
VBMF
(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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0
0%
(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
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(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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0
shares
(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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0
shares
VAM
(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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By
virtue of its position as investment manager to pooled investment vehicles, VAM may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of
the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by the pooled investment vehicles.
0%
(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
:
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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0
shares
(iv)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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0
shares
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JG Asset
(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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By
virtue of its position as General Partner to VAM, JG Asset may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock beneficially owned by VAM.
0%
(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
:
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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0
shares
(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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0
shares
Gottlieb
(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned
:
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By
virtue of his position as the Managing Member of JG Asset, Gottlieb may be deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock beneficially owned by JG Asset.
0%
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(c)
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Number of Shares as to which person has
:
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(i)
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sole power to vote or to direct vote:
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None
(ii)
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shared power to vote or to direct vote:
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0
shares
(iii)
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sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:
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None
(iv)
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shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
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0
shares
VAM, JG Asset and Gottlieb disclaim beneficial
ownership as to the Securities, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interests therein. Neither the filing of this
Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of the other individual officers and members
of VBMF, VAM or JG Asset is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the Securities.
Item 5
Ownership of Five Percent
or Less of a Class
:
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.
Item 6
Ownership of More than
Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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Not
Applicable
Item 7
Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
:
Not
Applicable
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Item 8
Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group
:
Not
Applicable
Item 9
Notice of Dissolution of
Group
:
Not
Applicable
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Page 11 of 12 Pages
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Item 10
Certification
:
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.
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.
Date:
February
13, 2017
VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP
By: JG Asset, LLC, its General Partner
By:
/s/ Mark Gottlieb
Mark
Gottlieb
Authorized
Signatory
JG ASSET, LLC
By:
/s/ Mark Gottlieb
Mark
Gottlieb
Authorized
Signatory
JACOB
GOTTLIEB
By:
/s/ Mark Gottlieb
Mark
Gottlieb
Authorized
Signatory
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Page 12 of 12 Pages
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Exhibit A
AGREEMENT
The undersigned agree that this Schedule
12G dated February 13, 2017 relating to the Common Stock, $0.001 par value of Assembly Biosciences, Inc. shall be filed on behalf
of the undersigned.
VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP
By: JG Asset, LLC, its General Partner
By:
/s/ Mark Gottlieb
Mark
Gottlieb
Authorized
Signatory
JG ASSET, LLC
By:
/s/ Mark Gottlieb
Mark
Gottlieb
Authorized
Signatory
JACOB
GOTTLIEB
By:
/s/ Mark Gottlieb
Mark
Gottlieb
Authorized
Signatory
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