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* Flagship Pioneering Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 800E (Street) CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/13/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Axcella Health Inc. [ AXLA ]
		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)
Common Stock	3,048,780(1)	I	By FPA, L.P.(2)

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* Flagship Pioneering Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 800E (Street) CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FPA General Partner LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 800E (Street) CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FPA, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 800E (Street) CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On October 13, 2022, FPA, L.P. ("FPA Fund") purchased 3,048,780 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock in a registered direct offering at a price of $1.64 per share pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 13, 2022

2. Shares held by FPA Fund. FPA General Partner LLC ("FPA Fund GP") is the general partner of FPA Fund. Flagship Pioneering, Inc. ("Flagship Pioneering") is the manager of FPA Fund GP. Noubar B. Afeyan, Ph.D. is the CEO and sole stockholder of Flagship Pioneering. Each of the reporting persons except for FPA Fund disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	Flagship Pioneering, Inc., By: /s/ Noubar B. Afeyan, PhD., Name: Noubar B. Afeyan, Ph.D., Title: Chief Executive Officer	10/17/2022
	FPA General Partner LLC, By: Flagship Pioneering, Inc., its manager, By: /s/ Noubar B. Afeyan, PhD., Name: Noubar B. Afeyan, Ph.D., Title: Chief Executive Officer	10/17/2022
	FPA, L.P., By: FPA General Partner LLC, its general partner, By: Flagship Pioneering, Inc., its manager, By: /s/ Noubar B. Afeyan, PhD., Name: Noubar B. Afeyan, Ph.D., Title: Chief Executive Officer	10/17/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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