*

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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

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Page 2 of 5 Pages

  1. 

 

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Dong-A ST Co., Ltd.

 

  2.

 

Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

a.  ☐        

b.  ☒ 

  3.

 

SEC Use Only

 

 

  4.

 

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Republic of Korea

 

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

  

5. 

  

Sole Voting Power

 

2,880,612

 

  

6.

  

Shared Voting Power

 

0

 

  

7.

  

Sole Dispositive Power

 

2,880,612

 

  

8.

  

Shared Dispositive Power

 

0

 

  9.

 

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

2,880,612

 

10.

 

Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  ☐

 

 

11.

 

Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

 

18.5%

 

12.

 

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

CO

 

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Item 1(a).

  

Name of Issuer:

  

NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Item 1(b).

  

Address of the Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

  

177 Huntington Avenue

  

Suite 1700

Boston, Massachusetts    02115

Item 2(a).

  

Name of Person Filing

  

This statement is filed by Dong-A ST Co., Ltd.

Item 2(b).

  

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

  

The address of the principal business office is 64, Cheonho-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Item 2(c).

  

Citizenship:

Dong-A ST Co., Ltd. is a South Korean corporation.

Item 2(d).

  

Title of Class of Securities:

  

Common Stock

Item 2(e).

  

CUSIP Number:

  

64132R107

 

Item 3.

  

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

  

This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.

  

Ownership:

Item 4(a).

  

Amount Beneficially Owned:

 

  

 2,880,612 shares of Common Stock

Item 4(b).

  

Percent of Class:

 

  

18.5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.

Item 4(c).

 Number of shares as to which such person has:

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(i)

  

Sole power to vote or direct the vote

  

2,880,612

 

(ii)

  

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

  

0

 

(iii)

  

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

  

  2,880,612

 

(iv)

  

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

  

0

Item 5.

  

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

  

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [_].

Item 6.

  

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

  

None.

Item 7.

  

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

  

This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.

  

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

  

This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.

  

Notice of Dissolution of Group:

  

This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.

  

Certification:

  

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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Date: January 9, 2020

 

 

DONG-A ST CO., LTD.

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name: Dae-Sik Eom

 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer