SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/16/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ RYTM ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 5,422,312(1) I See Footnote(2)(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RA Capital Healthcare Fund LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kolchinsky Peter

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. These securities include 4,599,403 shares held by RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the "Fund") and 822,909 shares held in a separately managed account (the "Account").
2. RA Capital Management, LLC (the "Adviser") is the general partner of the Fund and the investment adviser for the Account. Peter Kolchinsky is the sole manager of the Adviser. The Adviser and Dr. Kolchinsky may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the securities for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"). They disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the reported securities for the purpose of determining whether they are subject to Section 16 of the Act, however, in reliance on Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(v) and (vii). To the extent that they might be deemed subject to Section 16, they disclaim beneficial ownership of securities held by the Fund for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2), except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and disclaim any pecuniary interest in securities held in the Account.
3. The filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that either the Adviser or Dr. Kolchinsky is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a), or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any of the securities held in the Account.
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, LLC 10/18/2019
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, LLC, the General Partner of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. 10/18/2019
/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, individually 10/18/2019
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