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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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PepGen Inc. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
713317105 (CUSIP Number) |
09/26/2025 (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. | 713317105 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS 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
3,482,434.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 713317105 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Viking Global Opportunities Parent GP 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
3,482,434.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 713317105 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Viking Global Opportunities GP 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
3,482,434.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 713317105 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Viking Global Opportunities Portfolio GP 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
3,482,434.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 713317105 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Viking Global Opportunities Illiquid Investments Sub-Master 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
CAYMAN ISLANDS
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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
3,482,434.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 713317105 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
HALVORSEN OLE ANDREAS | ||||||||
| 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
NORWAY
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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
3,482,434.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 713317105 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Ott David C. | ||||||||
| 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
3,482,434.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 713317105 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Shabet Rose Sharon | ||||||||
| 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
3,482,434.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| Item 1. | ||
| (a) | Name of issuer:
PepGen Inc. | |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
321 Harrison Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118 | |
| Item 2. | ||
| (a) | Name of person filing:
Viking Global Investors LP ("VGI"),
Viking Global Opportunities Parent GP LLC ("Opportunities Parent"),
Viking Global Opportunities GP LLC ("Opportunities GP"),
Viking Global Opportunities Portfolio GP LLC ("Opportunities Portfolio GP"),
Viking Global Opportunities Illiquid Investments Sub-Master LP ("VGOP"),
O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") | |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is: 600 Washington Boulevard, Floor 11, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. | |
| (c) | Citizenship:
VGI is a Delaware limited partnership; Opportunities Parent, Opportunities GP and Opportunities Portfolio GP are Delaware limited liability companies; VGOP is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership; O. Andreas Halvorsen is a citizen of Norway; and David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet are citizens of the United States. | |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
713317105 | |
| 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:
VGI: 3,482,434
VGI provides managerial services to VGOP. VGI has the authority to dispose of and vote the shares of Common Stock.
Based on Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), VGI may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock directly held by VGOP. VGI does not directly own any shares of Common Stock.
VGI beneficially owns 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock consisting of 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by VGOP.
Opportunities Parent: 3,482,434
Opportunities Parent is the sole member of Opportunities GP, which has the authority to dispose of and vote the shares of Common Stock controlled by Opportunities Portfolio GP, which consists of the shares of Common Stock directly held by VGOP. Opportunities Parent does not directly own any shares of Common Stock.
Based on Rule 13d-3 under the Act, Opportunities Parent may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock directly held by VGOP.
Opportunities Parent beneficially owns 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock consisting of 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock directly owned by VGOP.
Opportunities GP: 3,482,434
Opportunities GP serves as the sole member of Opportunities Portfolio GP and has the authority to dispose of and vote the shares of Common Stock controlled by Opportunities Portfolio GP, which consists of the shares of Common Stock directly held by VGOP. Opportunities GP does not directly own any shares of Common Stock.
Based on Rule 13d-3 under the Act, Opportunities GP may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock directly held by VGOP.
Opportunities GP beneficially owns 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock consisting of 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock directly owned by VGOP.
Opportunities Portfolio GP: 3,482,434
Opportunities Portfolio GP serves as the general partner of VGOP and has the authority to dispose of and vote the shares of Common Stock directly owned by VGOP. Opportunities Portfolio GP does not directly own any shares of Common Stock.
Based on Rule 13d-3 under the Act, Opportunities Portfolio GP may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock directly held by VGOP.
Opportunities Portfolio GP beneficially owns 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock consisting of 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock directly owned by VGOP.
VGOP: 3,482,434
VGOP has the authority to dispose of and vote the 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it, which power may be exercised by its general partner, Opportunities Portfolio GP, and by VGI, an affiliate of Opportunities Portfolio GP, which provides managerial services to VGOP.
Viking Global Opportunities LP (a Delaware limited partnership) and Viking Global Opportunities III LP (a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership), through its investment in Viking Global Opportunities Intermediate LP (a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership), invest substantially all of their assets in Viking Global Opportunities Master LP (a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership), which in turn invests through VGOP.
O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet: 3,482,434
Mr. Halvorsen, Mr. Ott and Ms. Shabet, as Executive Committee Members of Viking Global Partners LLC (general partner of VGI) and Opportunities Parent, have shared authority to dispose of and vote the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by VGI and Opportunities Parent. None of Mr. Halvorsen, Mr. Ott and Ms. Shabet directly owns any shares of Common Stock.
Based on Rule 13d-3 under the Act, each may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock directly held by VGOP.
Mr. Halvorsen, Mr. Ott and Ms. Shabet each beneficially own 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock consisting of 3,482,434 shares of Common Stock directly owned by VGOP. | |
| (b) | Percent of class:
The percentages set forth herein are based on 68,737,224 shares of Common Stock outstanding following the Issuer's underwritten offering that closed on September 26, 2025, and after the underwriters exercised their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in full, as reported in the Issuer's prospectus on Form 424B5, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 25, 2025, and the Issuer's current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on September 26, 2025.
VGI: 5.1%
Opportunities Parent: 5.1%
Opportunities GP: 5.1%
Opportunities Portfolio GP: 5.1%
VGOP: 5.1%
O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet: 5.1% | |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
VGI: 0
Opportunities Parent: 0
Opportunities GP: 0
Opportunities Portfolio GP: 0
VGOP: 0
O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet: 0 | ||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
VGI: 3,482,434
Opportunities Parent: 3,482,434
Opportunities GP: 3,482,434
Opportunities Portfolio GP: 3,482,434
VGOP: 3,482,434
O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet: 3,482,434 | ||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
VGI: 0
Opportunities Parent: 0
Opportunities GP: 0
Opportunities Portfolio GP: 0
VGOP: 0
O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet: 0 | ||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
VGI: 3,482,434
Opportunities Parent: 3,482,434
Opportunities GP: 3,482,434
Opportunities Portfolio GP: 3,482,434
VGOP: 3,482,434
O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Rose S. Shabet: 3,482,434 | ||
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |
If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
The response to Item 4 is incorporated by reference herein. | ||
| 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. |
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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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Exhibit Information
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EXHIBIT A - JOINT FILING AGREEMENT |