Form SCHEDULE 13G SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. Filed by: AWM Investment Company, Inc.
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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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SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value (Title of Class of Securities) |
(CUSIP Number) |
06/30/2026 (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) |
| Rule 13d-1(d) |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
AWM Investment Company, Inc. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
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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
146,988.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
IA |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person: AWM Investment Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (AWM), is the investment adviser to Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (CAYMAN), Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (SSFQP) and Special Situations Life Sciences Fund, L.P. (SSLS). As the investment adviser to the Funds, AWM holds sole voting and investment power over 29,033 Common Shares held by CAYMAN, 99,618 Common Shares held by SSFQP and 18,337 Shares held by SSLS.
SCHEDULE 13G
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| Item 1. | ||
| (a) | Name of issuer:
SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. | |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
611 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 740, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 94080 | |
| Item 2. | ||
| (a) | Name of person filing:
The person filing this report is AWM Investment Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (AWM), which is the investment adviser to Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands Limited Partnership (CAYMAN), Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (SSFQP) and Special Situations Life Sciences Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (SSLS). The principal business of each Fund is to invest in equity and equity-related securities and other securities of any kind or nature.
David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse) and Adam C. Stettner (Stettner) are members of: SSCayman, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (SSCAY), the general partner of CAYMAN; MGP Advisers Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (MGP), the general partner of SSFQP; and LS Advisers, L.L.C., a New York limited liability company (LS). Greenhouse and Stettner are also controlling principals of AWM.
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| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The principal business address for AWM is c/o Special Situations Funds, 527 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10022. | |
| (c) | Citizenship:
AWM is a Delaware Corporation | |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value | |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
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| 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); | |
| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); | |
| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); | |
| (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); | |
| (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). | |
| Item 4. | Ownership | |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
146,988 | |
| (b) | Percent of class:
5.1 %
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| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
AWM is the investment adviser to each of the Funds. As the investment adviser to the Funds, AWM holds sole voting power over 29,033 Common Shares held by CAYMAN, 99,618 Common Shares held by SSFQP and 18,337 Shares held by SSLS. Greenhouse and Stettner are members of: SSCAY, the general partner of CAYMAN; MGP, the general partner of SSFQP and LS, the general partner of SSLS. Greenhouse and Stettner are also controlling principals of AWM | ||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
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| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
AWM is the investment adviser to each of the Funds. As the investment adviser to the Funds, AWM holds sole investment power over 29,033 Common Shares held by CAYMAN, 99,618 Common Shares held by SSFQP and 18,337 Shares held by SSLS. Greenhouse and Stettner are members of: SSCAY, the general partner of CAYMAN; MGP, the general partner of SSFQP and LS, the general partner of SSLS. Greenhouse and Stettner are also controlling principals of AWM | ||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 | ||
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |
Not Applicable
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| 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 acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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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| 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.
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