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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.  )   ^*

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐          Rule 13d-1(b)

☒          Rule 13d-1(c)

☐          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).

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Item 1.          Issuer

(a)           Name of Issuer:

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”)

(b)           Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

500 Arsenal Street

Watertown, MA 02472

Item 2.          Identity and Background

Title of Class of Securities and CUSIP Number (Items 2(d) and (e))

This statement relates to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of the Company.  The CUSIP number of the Shares is 29251M106.

This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons”.

(i)

Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership (“FCP”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(ii)

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership (“FCIP”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(iii)

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P., a California limited partnership (“FCIP II”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(iv)

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“FCIP III”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(v)

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“FCIP V”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(vi)

Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“FCOI II”), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(vii)

Farallon Capital (AM) Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“FCAMI”), with respect to the Shares held by it; and

  

(viii)

Farallon Capital F5 Master I, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“F5MI”), with respect to the Shares held by it.

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FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCIP V, FCOI II, FCAMI and F5MI are together referred to herein as the “Farallon Funds.”

(ix)

Farallon Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Farallon General Partner”), which is (i) the general partner of each of FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCOI II and FCAMI and (ii) the sole member of the FCIP V General Partner (as defined below), with respect to the Shares held by each of the Farallon Funds other than F5MI.

(x)

Farallon Institutional (GP) V, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “FCIP V General Partner”), which is the general partner of FCIP V, with respect to the Shares held by FCIP V.

(xi)

Farallon F5 (GP), L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “F5MI General Partner”), which is the general partner of F5MI, with respect to the Shares held by F5MI.

(i)

The following persons, each of whom is a managing member of the Farallon General Partner, a manager or senior manager, as the case may be, of the FCIP V General Partner, and an authorized signatory of the F5MI General Partner, with respect to the Shares held by the Farallon Funds:  Philip D. Dreyfuss (“Dreyfuss”), Michael B. Fisch (“Fisch”), Richard B. Fried (“Fried”), David T. Kim (“Kim”), Monica R. Landry (“Landry”), Michael G. Linn (“Linn”), Rajiv A. Patel (“Patel”), Thomas G. Roberts, Jr. (“Roberts”), William Seybold (“Seybold”), Andrew J. M. Spokes (“Spokes”), John R. Warren (“Warren”) and Mark C. Wehrly (“Wehrly”).

Dreyfuss, Fisch, Fried, Kim, Landry, Linn, Patel, Roberts, Seybold, Spokes, Warren and Wehrly are together referred to herein as the “Farallon Individual Reporting Persons.”

The citizenship of each of the Farallon Funds, the Farallon General Partner, the FCIP V General Partner and the F5MI General Partner is set forth above.  Each of the Farallon Individual Reporting Persons, other than Spokes, is a citizen of the United States.  Spokes is a citizen of the United Kingdom.  The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., One Maritime Plaza, Suite 2100, San Francisco, California 94111.

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The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) and set forth in Rows 5 through 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

The Shares reported hereby for the Farallon Funds are owned directly by the Farallon Funds. The Farallon General Partner, as general partner of the Farallon Funds other than F5MI and the sole member of the FCIP V General Partner, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by the Farallon Funds other than F5MI.  The FCIP V General Partner, as general partner of FCIP V, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by FCIP V. The F5MI General Partner, as general partner of F5MI, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by F5MI. Each of the Farallon Individual Reporting Persons, as a managing member of the Farallon General Partner and a manager or senior manager, as the case may be, of the FCIP V General Partner, and an authorized signatory of the F5MI General Partner, in each case with the power to exercise investment discretion, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by the Farallon Funds.  Each of the Farallon General Partner, the FCIP V General Partner, the F5MI General Partner and the Farallon Individual Reporting Persons hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any such Shares.

Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Not applicable.

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 or Control Person

 Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

The Reporting Persons are filing this Schedule 13G pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c).  Consistent with Item 2 of the cover page for each Reporting Person above, the Reporting Persons neither disclaim nor affirm the existence of a group among them.

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Item 9.          Notice of Dissolution of Group

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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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  May 10, 2018

FARALLON PARTNERS, L.L.C.,

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P. and

FARALLON CAPITAL (AM) INVESTORS, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

FARALLON INSTITUTIONAL (GP) V, L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS V, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Manager

FARALLON F5 (GP), L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL F5 MASTER I, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Authorized Signatory

Monica R. Landry, individually and as attorney-in-fact for each of Philip D. Dreyfuss, Michael B. Fisch, Richard B. Fried, David T. Kim, Michael G. Linn, Rajiv A. Patel, Thomas G. Roberts, Jr., William Seybold, Andrew J. M. Spokes, John R. Warren and Mark C. Wehrly

 

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The Powers of Attorney executed by each of Fisch, Fried, Kim, Linn, Patel, Roberts, Spokes, Warren and Wehrly authorizing Landry to sign and file this Schedule 13G on his behalf, which were filed as exhibits to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 26, 2014 by such Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Stock of Town Sports International Holdings Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference.  The Powers of Attorney executed by each of Dreyfuss and Seybold authorizing Landry to sign and file this Schedule 13G on his behalf, which were filed as exhibits to the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 11, 2017 by such Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Stock of Sky Solar Holdings, Ltd., are hereby incorporated by reference.

  

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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EXHIBIT 1

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SCHEDULE 13G

JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements.  The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him, her or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other entities or persons, except to the extent that he, she or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Dated:  May 10, 2018

FARALLON PARTNERS, L.L.C.,

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P. and

FARALLON CAPITAL (AM) INVESTORS, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

FARALLON INSTITUTIONAL (GP) V, L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS V, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Manager

FARALLON F5 (GP), L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL F5 MASTER I, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Authorized Signatory

 

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Monica R. Landry, individually and as attorney-in-fact for each of Philip D. Dreyfuss, Michael B. Fisch, Richard B. Fried, David T. Kim, Michael G. Linn, Rajiv A. Patel, Thomas G. Roberts, Jr., William Seybold, Andrew J. M. Spokes, John R. Warren and Mark C. Wehrly

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