SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

ZAFGEN, INC.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

98885E103
(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2015
(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)	
 	 	
X	 Rule 13d-1(d)	

*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.
 
The information required in 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).

 

 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 2 of 11 Pages	

 
 
1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON	 	
 	Alta Partners VIII, L.P.
 	 	 	 	
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) o	 	 	
 	 	(b) ý
 	 	 	 	
3	SEC USE ONLY
 	 	 	 	
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware	 	 	 	 	
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
 	5	SOLE VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	
 	6	SHARED VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0%
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN

 

 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 3 of 11 Pages	

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON	 	
 	Alta Partners Management VIII, LLC
 	 	 	 	
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) o	 	 	
 	 	(b) ý
 	 	 	 	
3	SEC USE ONLY
 	 	 	 	
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
 	 	 	 	 	
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	
 	6	SHARED VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 	 
-0-	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0%
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO

 	 	

 

 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 4 of 11 Pages	

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON	 	
 	Farah Champsi
 	 	 	 	
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) o	 	 	
 	 	(b) ý
 	 	 	 	
3	SEC USE ONLY
 	 	 	 	
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
 	 	 	 	 	
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	
 	6	SHARED VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 	 
-0-	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0%
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN

 	 	

 

 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 5 of 11 Pages	

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON	 	
 	Daniel Janney
 	 	 	 	
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) o	 	 	
 	 	(b) ý
 	 	 	 	
3	SEC USE ONLY
 	 	 	 	
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
 	 	 	 	 	
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	
 	6	SHARED VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 	 
-0-	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0%
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN

 

 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 6 of 11 Pages	

 
1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON	 	
 	Guy Nohra
 	 	 	 	
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) o	 	 	
 	 	(b) ý
 	 	 	 	
3	SEC USE ONLY
 	 	 	 	
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
 	 	 	 	 	
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	
 	6	SHARED VOTING POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER	 
-0-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 	 
-0-	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0 (i)
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	0%
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 7 of 11 Pages	
 
Item 1.	 	 	 	
 	(a)	 	Name of Issuer:	
 	 	 	Zafgen, Inc. ("Issuer")	
 	 	 	 	
 	 (b)	 	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:	
 	 	 	175 Portland Street, 4th Floor	
 	 	 	Boston, MA 02114	
 	 	 	 	
Item 2.	(a)	 	Name of Person Filing:
Alta Partners VIII, L.P. (“APVIII”)
Alta Partners Management VIII, LLC (“APMVIII”)
Guy Nohra (“GN”)
Daniel Janney (“DJ”)
Farah Champsi (“FC”)
 	
 	(b)	 	Address of Principal Business Office:
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 3700
San Francisco, CA 94111
 	
 	(c)	 	Citizenship/Place of Organization:
Entities:
APVIII          -    Delaware
APMVIII       -   Delaware
 
Individuals:
DJ                  -   United States
GN                 -   United States
FC                  -   United States
 	
 	(d)	 	Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
 	
 	(e)	 	CUSIP Number:
98885E103	
 	 	 	 	
Item 3.	Not Applicable.	

 

 
 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 8 of 11 Pages	

Item 4              Ownership.

The following beneficial ownership information is provided as of December 31, 2015.

Please see Attachment A
Fund Entities	Shares Held Directly	Sole Voting Power	Shared Voting Power	Sole Dispositive Power	Shared Dispositive Power	Beneficial Ownership	Percentage of Class	
APVIII	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	
APMVIII	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	
DJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	
GN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	
FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	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  ý	
 	
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person	
Not applicable.	
 	
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.	
Not applicable.	
 	
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group	
No reporting person is a member of a group as defined in Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) of the Act.	
 	
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group	
Not applicable.	

 

 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 9 of 11 Pages	

Item 10.	Certification	
Not applicable.
 	
EXHIBITS

A: Joint Filing Statement

 

 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 10 of 11 Pages	

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.

Date:	February 12, 2016
 	 	 	
Alta Partners VIII, L.P.
By: Alta Partners Management VIII, LLC

By: /s/ Daniel Janney                                                                           
Daniel Janney, Managing Director

Alta Partners Management VIII, LLC

By: /s/ Daniel Janney                                                                           
Daniel Janney, Managing Director

/s/ Daniel Janney                                                                
Daniel Janney

/s/ Guy Nohra                                                                           
Guy Nohra

/s/ Farah Champsi                                                                           
Farah Champsi

 

 
CUSIP No. 98885E103	13G	Page 11 of 11 Pages	

EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING

We, the undersigned, hereby express our agreement that the attached Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of us.

Date:	February 12, 2016

 	 	 	
Alta Partners VIII, L.P.
By: Alta Partners Management VIII, LLC

By: /s/ Daniel Janney                                                                           
Daniel Janney, Managing Director

Alta Partners Management VIII, LLC

By: /s/ Daniel Janney                                                                           
Daniel Janney, Managing Director

/s/ Daniel Janney                                                                
Daniel Janney

/s/ Guy Nohra                                                                           
Guy Nohra

/s/ Farah Champsi                                                                           
Farah Champsi