SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kearny Acquisition Corp (Last) (First) (Middle) LILLY CORPORATE CENTER (Street) INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/17/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Akouos, Inc. [ AKUS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kearny Acquisition Corp (Last) (First) (Middle) LILLY CORPORATE CENTER (Street) INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ELI LILLY & Co (Last) (First) (Middle) LILLY CORPORATE CENTER (Street) INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

In connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 17, 2022, among the reporting persons and the Issuer, the reporting persons entered into tender and support agreements, each dated as of October 17, 2022 (collectively, the "Tender and Support Agreements"), with (i) Emmanuel Simons, (ii) 5AM Ventures V, L.P. and 5AM Opportunities I, L.P., and (iii) New Enterprise Associates 16, L.P. and NEA Ventures 2018, L.P. (collectively, the "Parties"), pursuant to which each of the Parties agreed to grant certain voting rights to Eli Lilly and Company with respect to the shares of Issuer's common stock held by each such Party (collectively, the "Shares"). As a result of the Tender and Support Agreements, each of the reporting persons may be deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership in excess of 10% of the Issuer's issued and outstanding common stock for the purpose of determining each reporting person's status as a ten percent owner thereof. However, neither of the reporting persons has a pecuniary interest in the Shares and each expressly disclaims beneficial ownership thereof. The filing of this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the Shares for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/Philip L. Johnson, President, on behalf of Kearny Acquisition Corporation	10/27/2022
	/s/ Anat Ashkenazi, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company	10/27/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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