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Form 3 Transcode Therapeutics, For: Jul 27 Filed by: CK Life Sciences Intl (Holdings) Inc

August 5, 2026 4:06 PM
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 *
DEFJ, LLC
(Last) (First) (Middle)
7TH FL, CHEUNG KONG CENTER,
2 QUEEN'S RD
(Street)
CENTRAL HONG KONG K3
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/27/2026 		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Transcode Therapeutics, Inc. [ RNAZ ]
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 300,040
D (1)
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
Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (2) (3) (2) (3) Common Stock 11,813,859 0 D (1)
Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (2) (3) (2) (3) Common Stock 2,020,582 0 D (1)
Explanation of Responses:
1. DEFJ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("DEFJ"), is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Conjoint Inc., a Delaware corporation, which is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Honglad Limited, a British Virgin Islands limited company, which is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of ENSO Resources Limited, a British Virgin Islands limited company, which is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc. ("CKLS"). CKLS disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent, if any, of its pecuniary interest in such securities, and nothing contained in this report shall be deemed an omission that CKLS is the beneficial owner of such securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.
2. Each of the Issuer's (i) Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock") and (ii) Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock"), are convertible at any time into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), with each share of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock or Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, as applicable, convertible into 10,000 shares of Common Stock. Neither the shares of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock nor the shares of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock have an expiration date.
3. CKLS disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent, if any, of its pecuniary interest in such securities, and nothing contained in this report shall be deemed an omission that CKLS is the beneficial owner of such securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.
/s/ Yu Ying Choi Alan Abel, Director of CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc. 08/05/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Yu Ying Choi Alan Abel, Manager of DEFJ, LLC 08/05/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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