Form SCHEDULE 13D/A Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. Filed by: Fairmount Funds Management LLC
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*
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ORUKA THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
(CUSIP Number) |
Ms. Erin O'Connor Fairmount Funds Management LLC, 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400 West Conshohocken, PA, 19428 (267) 262-5300 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
04/30/2026 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.
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).
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
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Name of reporting person
Fairmount Funds Management LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
13,665,080.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
19.99 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The securities (a) include (i) 1,131,954 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock") and 9,959,818 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 119,518 shares of Series B non-voting convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), directly held by Fairmount Healthcare Fund II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Fund II"), and (ii) 2,573,308 shares of Common Stock directly held by Fairmount Healthcare Co-Invest III L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Co-Invest"), and (b) exclude (i) 5,297,664 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants and (ii) 1,468,331 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 17,620 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, in each case directly held by Fund II. The exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock and the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99%. The securities exclude shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants and conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock in excess of such beneficial ownership limitations. At such time as Fairmount Funds Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Fairmount"), and its affiliates beneficially own 9.0% or less of the Common Stock, the beneficial ownership limitation with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock will automatically reduce to 9.99%.
Row 13 is based on 68,359,627 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2026, consisting of (i) 58,382,309 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2026, as reported in the Company's final prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) dated April 28, 2026, (ii) 17,500 shares underlying options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within 60 days of the date of this filing by the Reporting Persons and (iii) the 9,959,818 shares of Common Stock underlying the 119,518 shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by the Reporting Persons, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
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Name of reporting person
Fairmount Healthcare Fund II L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
11,091,772.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
16.23 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The securities (a) include 1,131,954 shares of Common Stock and 9,959,818 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 119,518 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and (b) exclude 5,297,664 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants and 1,468,331 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 17,620 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock and the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99%. The securities exclude shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants and conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock in excess of such beneficial ownership limitations. At such time as Fairmount and its affiliates beneficially own 9.0% or less of the Common Stock, the beneficial ownership limitation with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock will automatically reduce to 9.99%.
Row 13 is based on 68,359,627 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2026, consisting of (i) 58,382,309 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2026, as reported in the Company's final prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) dated April 28, 2026, (ii) 17,500 shares underlying options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within 60 days of the date of this filing by the Reporting Persons and (iii) the 9,959,818 shares of Common Stock underlying the 119,518 shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by the Reporting Persons, subject to the respective beneficial ownership limitations.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
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Name of reporting person
Fairmount Healthcare Co-Invest III L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
2,573,308.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
4.41 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The securities include 2,573,308 shares of Common Stock.
Row 13 is based on 58,382,309 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2026, as reported in the Company's final prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) dated April 28, 2026.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
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Name of reporting person
Harwin Peter Evan | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | 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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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
13,660,663.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
19.99 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The securities include (a) 17,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within 60 days of the date of this filing held directly by Mr. Harwin*, (b) Fund II's direct holdings of (i) 1,131,954 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 9,937,901 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 119,255 shares of Series B Preferred Stock held directly by Fund II, and (c) Co-Invest's direct holdings of 2,573,308 shares of Common Stock. The securities exclude (i) 5,297,664 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants and (ii) 1,490,248 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 17,883 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, in each case directly held by Fund II. The exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock and the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99%. At such time as Fairmount and its affiliates beneficially own 9.0% or less of the Common Stock, the beneficial ownership limitation with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock will automatically reduce to 9.99%.
Row 13 is based on 68,337,710 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2026, consisting of (i) 58,382,309 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2026, as reported in the Company's final prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) dated April 28, 2026, (ii) 17,500 shares underlying options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within 60 days of the date of this filing by the Reporting Persons and (iii) the 9,937,901 shares of Common Stock underlying the 119,255 shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by the Reporting Persons, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation.
* Under Mr. Harwin's arrangement with Fairmount, Mr. Harwin holds the options for one or more investment vehicles managed by Fairmount (each, a "Fairmount Fund"). Mr. Harwin is obligated to turn over to Fairmount any net cash or stock received from the option for the benefit of such Fairmount Fund. Mr. Harwin therefore disclaims beneficial ownership of the option and underlying common stock.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
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Name of reporting person
Kiselak Tomas | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
SLOVAKIA
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
13,665,080.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
19.99 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The information in the "Comments" to the cover page for Fairmount Funds Management LLC above is hereby incorporated by reference.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
ORUKA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
855 Oak Grove Avenue, Suite 100, Menlo Park,
CALIFORNIA
, 94025. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This Amendment No. 5 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 6, 2024, Amendment No. 1 on September 13, 2024, Amendment No. 2 on November 21, 2024, Amendment No. 3 on March 10, 2025, and Amendment No. 4 on September 19, 2025 (as amended, the "Statement" or the "Schedule 13D") by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Stock of the Company. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 5 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Statement. Unless amended or supplemented below, the information in the Statement remains unchanged. This Amendment No. 5 is being filed solely to report the Reporting Persons' entry into a lock-agreement with the Company in connection with the Company's underwritten public offering; the number of shares of Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants, and Series B Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons has not changed since Amendment No. 4 to the Statement, filed on September 19, 2025. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | The information in rows 11 and 13 of each of the cover pages (including the explanatory note in the "Comments") of this Amendment No. 5 is incorporated by reference herein.
In the aggregate, the Reporting Persons' securities include (i) 3,705,262 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 17,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by the Reporting Persons that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within 60 days of the date of this filing, (iii) 9,937,901 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 119,255 shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to the 19.99% beneficial ownership limitation applied to all of the securities owned by the Reporting Persons. The securities exclude 5,297,664 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 5,297,664 shares of Pre-Funded Warrants held directly by Fund II, the exercise of which is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock and 1,468,331 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 17,883 shares of Series B Preferred Stock held directly by Fund II in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation of 19.99%. | |
| (b) | The information in rows 7 through 10 of each of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 5 is incorporated by reference herein. | |
| (c) | None | |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |
Lock-Up Agreement
In connection with the Company's underwritten public offering of common stock that closed on April 30, 2026, the Reporting Persons entered into a customary lock-up letter agreement (the "Lock-Up Agreement") with Leerink Partners LLC ("Leerink Partners"), TD Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Guggenheim Securities, LLC as the underwriters to an underwriting agreement with the Company. Pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreement, the Reporting Persons agreed to refrain from selling shares of the Company's securities without the consent of Leerink Partners, and other customary lock-up conditions, for a period of 45 calendar days from the date of the Underwriting Agreement related to the offering.
The Reporting Persons did not purchase any securities of the Company or otherwise participate in the offering.
The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Lock-Up Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference. | ||
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
99.1 Joint Filing Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Reporting Persons' Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on September 6, 2024).
99.2 Lock-Up Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 of the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026). | ||
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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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