SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

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^*

Lu Hongbo

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ZENAS BIOPHARMA, INC.

852 WINTER ST., SUITE 250

(Street)

WALTHAM

02451

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Zenas BioPharma, Inc. [ ZBIO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/13/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/13/2024		P		58,823	A	$17	58,823	I⁽¹⁾	See footnote⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	10/07/2025		P		263,160	A	$19	321,983	I⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	See footnote⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported securities are owned directly by NEXTBio Master Fund LP and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) NEXTBio Capital LLC, the general partner of NEXTBio Master Fund LP, (ii) NEXTBio Capital Management LP, the investment manager to NEXTBio Master Fund LP, and (iii) Hongbo Lu, a managing member of NEXTBio Capital LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

2. The reported securities are owned directly by NEXTBio Master Fund LP or NextBio Evergreen LLC and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) NEXTBio Capital LLC, the general partner of NEXTBio Master Fund LP (with respect to such securities directly owned by NEXTBio Master Fund LP), (ii) NEXTBio Capital Evergreen GP LLC, the managing member of NEXTBio Evergreen LLC (with respect to such securities directly owned by NextBio Evergreen LLC), (iii) NEXTBio Capital Management LP, the investment manager to NEXTBio Master Fund LP and NextBio Evergreen LLC, and (iv) Hongbo Lu, a managing member of NEXTBio Capital LLC and NEXTBio Capital Evergreen GP LLC.

3. (Continued from footnote 2) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

	Hongbo Lu, By: Hongbo Lu	10/09/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Director Lu Hongbo bought $6,000,031 worth of shares (321,983 units at $18.63) (SEC Form 4)