SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D filed by ESSA Pharma Inc.
$EPIX
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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ESSA Pharma Inc. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Shares (Title of Class of Securities) |
29668H708 (CUSIP Number) |
Braden M Leonard 65 E Cedar - Suite 2, Zionsville, IN, 46077 317-344-2447 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
04/24/2025 (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. | 29668H708 |
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Name of reporting person
BML Investment Partners, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
 (a)
(b)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
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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
4,221,546.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
9.5 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Shares |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
ESSA Pharma Inc. |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
Suite 720, 999 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia,,
CANADA (FEDERAL LEVEL)
, V5Z 1K5. |
| Item 2. | Identity and Background |
| (a) | Braden M. Leonard Mr. Leonard's business address is 65 E Cedar Suite 2, Zionsville, IN 46077. Mr. Leonard's principal business is to serve as managing member of BML Capital Management, LLC. |
| (b) | 65 E Cedar - Suite 2, Zionsville IN 46077 |
| (c) | See above. |
| (d) | During the past five years, none of BML Investment Partners, L.P., BML Capital Management, LLC or Braden M. Leonard have been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction where as a result of such proceeding BML Investment Partners, L.P., BML Capital Management, LLC or Braden M. Leonard was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
| (e) | During the past five years, none of BML Investment Partners, L.P., BML Capital Management, LLC or Braden M. Leonard have been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction where as a result of such proceeding BML Investment Partners, L.P., BML Capital Management, LLC or Braden M. Leonard was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
| (f) | Braden M. Leonard is a citizen of the United States of America. |
| Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
BML Investment Partners, L.P. holds 4,221,546 shares of Common Stock which were acquired using $6,476,584 of working capital. | |
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction |
The Reporting Persons purchased the Common Stock reported hereunder for investment purposes, and such purchases were made in the Reporting Persons' ordinary course of business. As with their other investments, the Reporting Persons continuously evaluate the Issuer, including but not limited to its businesses, results of operations, and prospects.
All of the shares of Common Stock reported herein as being beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were acquired for investment purposes. Except as set forth herein, none of the Reporting Persons has any plans or proposals that related to or would result in any of the transactions described in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
On April 24, 2025, the Reporting Person sent a letter to the Issuer's Board expressing its belief that an orderly winddown, liquidation, and capital return is in the best interets of the shareholders of the Issuer.
The Reporting Persons reserve the right to acquire, or cause to be acquired, additional securities of the Issuer, to dispose of, or cause to be disposed, such securities at any time or to formulate other purposes, plans or proposals regarding the Issuer or any of its securities, to the extent deemed advisable in light of general investment and trading policies of the Reporting Persons, market conditions or other factors. | |
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
| (a) | BML Investment Partners, L.P. beneficially owned 4,221,546 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, or 9.5%. |
| (b) | 4,221,546 |
| (c) | None of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Issuer's Common Stock during the 60 days preceding the date of this Schedule 13D. |
| (d) | Braden M Leonard is the Managing Member of BML Capital Management, LLC, which is the General Partner to BML Investment Partners, L.P. |
| (e) | N/A |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer |
To the best of the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons or between the Reporting Persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies. | |
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
1 - Letter dated April 24, 2025 from BML Capital Management, LLC to the Board of Directors of the Issuer. |
| 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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