As of the close of business on January 12, 2018:
i) Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Integrated Core Strategies"), beneficially owned 1,348,230 shares of the Issuers Common Stock;
ii) Integrated Assets II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Integrated Assets II"), beneficially owned 416,157 shares of the Issuers Common Stock; and
iii) ICS Opportunities, Ltd., an exempted limited company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, no longer beneficially owned any shares of the Issuers Common Stock.
Millennium Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Millennium Management"), is the general partner of the managing member of Integrated Core Strategies and Integrated Assets II and may be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by Integrated Core Strategies and Integrated Assets II.
Millennium Group Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Millennium Group Management"), is the managing member of Millennium Management and may also be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by Integrated Core Strategies and Integrated Assets II.
Israel A. Englander, a United States citizen ("Mr. Englander"), controls the managing member of Millennium Group Management and may also be deemed to have shared voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by Integrated Core Strategies and Integrated Assets II.
The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by Millennium Management, Millennium Group Management or Mr. Englander as to beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Integrated Core Strategies or Integrated Assets II, as the case may be.
(b) Percent of Class:
As of the close of business on January 12, 2018, Millennium Management, Millennium Group Management and Mr. Englander may be deemed to have beneficially owned 1,764,387 shares of the Issuers Common Stock or 4.8% of the Issuers Common Stock outstanding (see Item 4(a) above), which percentage was calculated based on 37,077,159 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2017, as per the Issuers Form 10-Q dated November 3, 2017.
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person
has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
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(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1,764,387 (See Item 4(b))
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,764,387 (See Item 4(b))
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If 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, check the following
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
See Exhibit I.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its 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.
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Exhibits:
Exhibit I: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2018, by and among Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC, Integrated Assets II LLC, ICS Opportunities, Ltd., Millennium International Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC and Israel A. Englander.
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SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.
Dated: January 12, 2018
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INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC
By: Integrated Holding Group LP,
its Managing Member
By: Millennium Management LLC,
its General Partner
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By: /s/ David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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INTEGRATED ASSETS II LLC
By: Integrated Holding Group LP,
its Managing Member
By: Millennium Management LLC,
its General Partner
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By: /s/ David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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ICS OPPORTUNITIES, LTD.
By: Millennium International Management LP,
its Investment Manager
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By: /s/ David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LP
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By: /s/David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC
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By: /s/David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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MILLENNIUM GROUP MANAGEMENT LLC
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Title: Vice Chairman
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/s/ Israel A.
Englander by David Nolan
pursuant to Power of Attorney filed
with
the SEC on June 6,
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This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of NewLink Genetics Corporation, a Delaware corporation, will be filed on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Dated: January 12, 2018
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INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC
By: Integrated Holding Group LP,
its Managing Member
By: Millennium Management LLC,
its General Partner
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By: /s/ David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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INTEGRATED ASSETS II LLC
By: Integrated Holding Group LP,
its Managing Member
By: Millennium Management LLC,
its General Partner
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By: /s/ David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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ICS OPPORTUNITIES, LTD.
By: Millennium International Management LP,
its Investment Manager
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By: /s/ David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LP
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By: /s/David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC
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By: /s/David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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MILLENNIUM GROUP MANAGEMENT LLC
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By: /s/David Nolan
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Name: David Nolan
Title: Vice Chairman
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/s/ Israel A.
Englander by David Nolan
pursuant to Power of Attorney filed
with
the SEC on June 6,
2005
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Israel
A. Englander
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