UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.  2)*

 

Progyny, Inc.

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

74340E103

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2020

 

(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)
¨ Rule 13d-1(c)
x Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in 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).

 

SEC 1745 (3-06)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 Name of Reporting PersonS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Merck Ventures B.V.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
  (a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
 
4 CITIZENship or place of organization
The Netherlands
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
5 sole voting power  
45,000  
6 shared voting power  
0  
7 sole dispositive power  
45,000  
8 shared dispositive power  
0  
9 aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
45,000
10 check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)    ¨
11 percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.1%
12 type of reporting person (See Instructions)
FI
           

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 74340E103    

 

1 Name of Reporting PersonS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Merck B.V.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
  (a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
 
4 CITIZENship or place of organization
The Netherlands
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
5 sole voting power  
45,000  
6 shared voting power  
0  
7 sole dispositive power  
45,000  
8 shared dispositive power  
0  
9 aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
45,000
10 check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)    ¨
11 percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.1%
12 type of reporting person (See Instructions)
FI
           

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 74340E103    

 

1 Name of Reporting PersonS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Merck KGaA
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
  (a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
 
4 CITIZENship or place of organization
Germany
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
5 sole voting power  
45,000  
6 shared voting power  
0  
7 sole dispositive power  
45,000  
8 shared dispositive power  
0  
9 aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
45,000
10 check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)    ¨
11 percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.1%
12 type of reporting person (See Instructions)
FI
           

 

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 2 amends and supersedes Schedule 13G Amendment No. 1, filed February 4, 2021, to correct an error in the number of securities, and the percentage of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Progyny, Inc. beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) as of December 31, 2020.

 

Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer

 

Progyny, Inc.

 

(b)Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

 

245 5th Avenue

New York, New York 10016

 

Item 2.(a) Name of Person Filing

 

This statement is filed by the following entities (collectively, referred to as the “Reporting Persons”):

 

·Merck Ventures B.V.
·Merck B.V.
·Merck KGaA

 

Merck Ventures B.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck B.V. Merck B.V. may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Merck Ventures B.V.

 

Merck Ventures B.V. is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Merck KGaA, a publicly traded company. Merck KGaA may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Merck Ventures B.V.

 

(b)Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

 

The address of the principal business office for Merck Ventures B.V. is:

Gustav Mahlerplein 102, Toyo Ito Building, 20th Floor

1082 MA Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

The address of the principal business office for Merck B.V. is:

Tupolevlaan 41-61, Schiphol-Rijk

1119 NW, Netherlands

 

The address of the principal business office for Merck KGaA is:

Frankfurter Straße 250

64293 Darmstadt, Germany

 

 

 

 

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(c)Citizenship

 

Merck Ventures B.V. is a private limited company located in the Netherlands.

Merck B.V. is a private limited company located in the Netherlands.

Merck KGaA is a German public company (Frankfurt Stock Exchange, DAX 30).

 

(d)Title of Class of Securities

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

(e)CUSIP Number

 

74340E103

 

Item 3.If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.Ownership.

 

(a)Amount beneficially owned:

 

See Row 9 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(b)Percent of class:

 

See Row 11 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(c)Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See Row 5 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See Row 6 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

See Row 7 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

See Row 8 of cover page for each Reporting Person.

 

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 Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following x.

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.Certification.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

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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 16, 2021

 

Merck Ventures B.V.  
   
            
By: /s/ Jasper Bos       
Name: Jasper Bos  
Title: Managing Director  
   
   
By: /s/ Hakan Goker  
Name: Hakan Goker  
Title: Executive Investment Director  
   
   
Merck B.V.  
   
   
By: /s/ Spasena Ivanova Yotova  
Name: Spasena Ivanova Yotova  
Title: Managing Director  
   
   
By: /s/ Saraswati Khan  
Name: Saraswati Khan  
Title: Managing Director  
   
   
Merck KGaA  
   
   
By: /s/ Rando Bruns  
Name: Rando Bruns  
Title: Head of Treasury  
   
   
By: /s/ Dr. Marco Rau, LL.M.  
Name: Dr. Marco Rau, LL.M.  
Title: Head of Legal Team Strategy and Transformation