Director Bruno Julianne converted options into 129,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 1,606% to 137,032 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Galecto, Inc. [ GLTO ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/09/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 02/09/2026 | M(1)(2) | 129,000 | A | $0 | 137,032 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Series C Preferred Stock | (3) | 02/09/2026 | M(1)(2) | 129 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 129,000 | $0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On February 9, 2026, the Issuer's stockholders approved the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Issuer's Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share ("Series C Preferred Stock") (the "Requisite Stockholder Approval"). Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, 129 shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by the Reporting Person were converted into 129,000 shares of Common Stock. The securities of the Issuer held by the Reporting Person, including the shares of Common Stock received upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, are subject to the terms a lock-up agreement entered into with the underwriters for the Issuer's public offering, pursuant to which the Reporting Person agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to directly or indirectly sell or otherwise transfer securities of the Issuer for a period of 60 days |
| 2. (Continued from footnote 1) following the date of the final prospectus supplement relating to the public offering, which was February 10, 2026. |
| 3. Following receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, each share of Series C Preferred Stock automatically converted into 1,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations. The Series C Preferred Stock has no expiration date. |
| /s/ Lori Firmani, attorney-in-fact | 02/12/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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