General Counsel Hussain Iqbal J exercised 5,689 units of Ordinary Shares at a strike of $5.84 and sold $79,658 worth of Ordinary Shares (5,689 units at $14.00) (SEC Form 4)
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Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
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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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc [ CNTA ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 04/25/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
| Ordinary Shares(1) | 04/25/2025 | M | 3,609 | A | $5.84 | 108,995 | D | |||
| Ordinary Shares(1) | 04/25/2025 | S(2) | 3,609 | D | $14.0001(3) | 105,386 | D | |||
| Ordinary Shares(1) | 04/28/2025 | M | 2,080 | A | $5.84 | 107,466 | D | |||
| Ordinary Shares(1) | 04/28/2025 | S(2) | 2,080 | D | $14.0056(4) | 105,386 | D | |||
| Ordinary Shares(1) | 5,500 | I | By spouse | |||||||
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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 | ||||||||
| Share Option (right to buy) | $5.84 | 04/25/2025 | M | 3,609 | (5) | 02/19/2031 | Ordinary Shares(1) | 3,609 | $0 | 305,950 | D | ||||
| Share Option (right to buy) | $5.84 | 04/28/2025 | M | 2,080 | (5) | 02/19/2031 | Ordinary Shares(1) | 2,080 | $0 | 303,870 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The Ordinary Shares may be represented by American Depositary Shares, each of which currently represents one Ordinary Share. |
| 2. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on September 14, 2024. |
| 3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.00 to $14.005, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range. |
| 4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.00 to $14.03, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range. |
| 5. 25% of the shares subject to such option shall vest and become exercisable on February 19, 2022 and the remaining 75% of the shares subject to such option shall vest and become exercisable in 36 monthly installments on the first day of each month thereafter. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Gregory Weinhoff, attorney-in-fact | 04/29/2025 | |
| ** 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. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||