UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549



SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 13)*
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

PRECIGEN, INC.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

46122T102
(CUSIP Number)

Third Security, LLC
1881 Grove Avenue
Radford, Virginia 24141
Attention: Marcus E. Smith, Esq.
(540) 633-7900
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

Copy to:
John Owen Gwathmey, Esq.
David I. Meyers, Esq.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Troutman Sanders Building
1001 Haxall Point
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 697-1239

August 11, 2020
(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box   ☐ .
 
NOTE:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 
* 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
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).
 


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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
RANDAL J. KIRK
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)

(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
PF
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 

 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
84,000,000
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
84,000,000
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
84,000,000
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
48.7%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
IN
 
 
 
 


CUSIP No. 46122T102
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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
R.J. KIRK DECLARATION OF TRUST
31-6661283
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
PF
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 

 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
13,495,622
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
13,495,622
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
13,495,622
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
7.8%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
OO - trust
 
 
 
 


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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
SUNSET 2020 LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.: 84-4795218
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
16,406,828
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
16,406,828
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
16,406,828
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
9.5%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
OO – limited liability company
 
 
 
 


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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
THIRD SECURITY, LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.: 54-1923091
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)

(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 

 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Virginia
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
52,731,543
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
52,731,543
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
52,731,543
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
30.6%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
OO – limited liability company
 
 
 
 


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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
NRM VI HOLDINGS I, LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.: 27-1471440
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Virginia
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
13,340,645
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
13,340,645
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
13,340,645
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
7.7%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
OO – limited liability company
 
 
 
 


CUSIP No. 46122T102
Page 7 of 12
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
KAPITAL JOE, LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.: 45-2595931
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Virginia
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
14,140,139
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
14,140,139
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
14,140,139
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
8.2%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
OO – limited liability company
 
 
 
 
 

CUSIP No. 46122T102
Page 8 of 12

This Amendment No. 13 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D, dated March 27, 2014 and filed on April 7, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated December 31, 2014 and filed on January 5, 2015, by Amendment No. 2 dated May 31, 2016 and filed  June 2, 2016, by Amendment No. 3 dated July 24, 2017 and filed July 26, 2017, by Amendment No. 4 dated October 16, 2017 and filed October 23, 2017, by Amendment No. 5 dated December 29, 2017 and filed on January 2, 2018, by Amendment No. 6 dated January 19, 2018 and filed January 22, 2018, by Amendment No. 7 dated July 3, 2018 and filed July 6, 2018, by Amendment No. 8 dated May 13, 2019 and filed May 15, 2019, by Amendment No. 9 dated May 24, 2019 and filed on May 24, 2019, by Amendment No. 10 dated June 6, 2019 and filed on June 10, 2019, by Amendment No. 11 dated January 1, 2020 and filed on January 6, 2020, and by Amendment No. 12 dated January 31, 2020 and filed on February 4, 2020 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), relating to the Common Stock, no par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Precigen, Inc., formerly known as Intrexon Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”).  Mr. Randal J. Kirk (“Mr. Kirk”), the R.J. Kirk Declaration of Trust, a revocable trust established by Mr. Kirk (“RJ DOT”), Third Security, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company that is controlled by Mr. Kirk (“Third Security”), Kapital Joe, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company that is managed by Third Security (“Kapital Joe”), Sunset 2020 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is managed by Mr. Kirk (“Sunset 2020”), and NRM VI Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is managed by an affiliate that is managed by Third Security (“NRM VI Holdings” and, together with Mr. Kirk, the RJ DOT, Third Security,  Kapital Joe and Sunset 2020, the “Reporting Persons”) are filing this Amendment to disclose the purchase by entities under the common control of Mr. Kirk of 1,209,384 shares of Common Stock, in open market transactions on August 11, 2020 and August 12, 2020 (the “Purchased Shares”).
 
Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 
Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
The following Reporting Persons, entities managed by Third Security, or entities for which a Reporting Person is trustee (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Purchasing Entities”), each utilized its working capital to purchase 1,209,384 shares, in open market transactions on August 11, 2020 and August 12, 2020, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5,346,550.
 

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Entity
 
Number of Purchased
Shares
 
Percentage of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Purchased
 
RJ DOT
 
841,489
 
69.580%
 
JPK 2008, LLC
 
32,508
 
2.688%
 
JPK 2009, LLC
 
89,458
 
7.397%
 
JPK 2012, LLC
 
50,758
 
4.197%
 
MGK 2008, LLC
 
32,557
 
2.692%
 
MGK 2009, LLC
 
92,058
 
7.612%
 
MGK 2011, LLC
 
27,006
 
2.233%
 
ZSK 2008, LLC
 
32,520
 
2.689%
 
ZSK 2009, LLC
 
6,011
 
0.497%
 
Kellie L. Banks (2009) Long Term Trust
 
5,019
 
0.415%

On August 11, 2020, the Purchasing Entities entered into a purchase agreement setting forth the allocation of the Purchased Shares, which allocation is set forth in the table above. Shares purchased pursuant to the purchase agreement were allocated to each purchasing entity at the same price per share.
 
Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction.
 
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
The information set forth in Items 3 and 6 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The shares disclosed herein were acquired by the Purchasing Entities for investment purposes.
 
Other than as disclosed herein, as of the date of this Amendment, none of the Reporting Persons have present plans or proposals which would result in:

 
(a)
The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company;

 
(b)
An extraordinary corporate transaction such as a merger, reorganization or disposition, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

 
(c)
A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

 
(d)
Any change in the present board of directors or management of the Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

 
(e)
Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company;


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(f)
Any other material change in the Company’s business or corporate structure, including but not limited to, if the Company is a registered closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policy for which a vote is required by Section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

 
(g)
Changes in the Company’s charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Company by any person;

 
(h)
Causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

 
(i)
A class of equity securities of the Company becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or

 
(j)
Any action similar to any of those actions enumerated above.

Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
Items 5(a) and (b) of the Original Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated to read in their entirety as follows:
 
(a) and (b)         See items 11 and 13 of the cover pages to this Statement for the aggregate number of shares and percentage of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by the Reporting Persons. The percentage ownership is calculated based on 172,311,228 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2020 as disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2020 and filed on August 10, 2020.
 
Reporting Person
Amount of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
Percent
of Class
Sole Power
to Vote or
Direct
the Vote
Shared
Power to
Vote or
Direct
the Vote
Sole Power to
Dispose or to
Direct the
Disposition
Shared Power to
Dispose or to
Direct the
Disposition
Randal J. Kirk
84,000,000
48.7%
84,000,000
--
84,000,000
--
R.J. Kirk Declaration of Trust
13,495,622
7.8%
13,495,622
--
13,495,622
 
Third Security, LLC
52,731,543
30.6%
52,731,543
--
52,731,543
--
Sunset 2020 LLC
16,406,828
9.5%
16,406,828
--
16,406,828
--
NRM VI Holdings I, LLC
13,340,645
7.7%
13,340,645
--
13,340,645
--
Kapital Joe, LLC
14,140,139
8.2%
14,140,139
--
14,140,139
--
 
Mr. Kirk could be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock directly beneficially owned by the RJ DOT, Third Security, Sunset 2020, Kapital Joe, and NRM VI Holdings.  Mr. Kirk controls Third Security, which is the manager of Kapital Joe and which manages the manager of NRM VI Holdings.  Mr. Kirk also controls Sunset 2020.
 
(c)     Except as disclosed herein, none of the Reporting Persons have engaged in any transactions in the Company’s Common Stock in the past 60 days.
 

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(d) – (e)   Not applicable

Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
 
Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the responses in Item 4 above.

Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
 
Exhibit 1
Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2020, by and among Randal J. Kirk, the R.J. Kirk Declaration of Trust, Third Security, LLC, Sunset 2020 LLC, Kapital Joe, LLC, and NRM VI Holdings I, LLC.
 

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SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Date: August 13, 2020
 
   
 
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
 

 
R.J. KIRK DECLARATION OF TRUST
 

 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
 
Trustee

 
THIRD SECURITY, LLC
 

 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
 
Manager

 
SUNSET 2020 LLC
 

 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
 
Manager

 
KAPITAL JOE, LLC
 

 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
 
Manager

 
NRM VI HOLDINGS I, LLC
 

 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
 
Manager


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 1
Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2020, by and among Randal J. Kirk, the R.J. Kirk Declaration of Trust, Third Security, LLC, Sunset 2020 LLC, Kapital Joe, LLC, and NRM VI Holdings I, LLC.
 



Exhibit 1
 
Joint Filing Agreement
 
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them a Statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with regard to the common stock of Precigen, Inc., and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an exhibit to such joint filings. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized, hereby execute this agreement as of the 13th day of August, 2020.
 
Date:  August 13, 2020

 
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
     
 
R.J. KIRK DECLARATION OF TRUST
   
 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
 
Trustee

 
THIRD SECURITY, LLC
 

 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
 
Randal J. Kirk
 
Manager

 
SUNSET 2020 LLC
     
 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
   
Randal J. Kirk
   
Manager

 
KAPITAL JOE, LLC
     
 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
   
Randal J. Kirk
   
Manager

 
NRM VI HOLDINGS I, LLC
     
 
By:
/s/ Randal J. Kirk
   
Randal J. Kirk
   
Manager