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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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^*

Gillies Hunter

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O AEROVATE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

930 WINTER STREET, SUITE M-500

(Street)

WALTHAM

02451

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc. [ AVTE ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/18/2024

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	03/18/2024		M⁽¹⁾		4,000	A	$1.74	7,251	D
Common Stock	03/18/2024		M⁽¹⁾		3,000	A	$2.14	10,251	D
Common Stock	03/18/2024		S⁽¹⁾		6,387	D	$25.8137⁽²⁾	3,864	D
Common Stock	03/18/2024		S⁽¹⁾		613	D	$26.4022⁽³⁾	3,251	D

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)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.74	03/18/2024		M⁽¹⁾			4,000	⁽⁴⁾	09/03/2030	Common Stock	4,000	$0	4,036	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.14	03/18/2024		M⁽¹⁾			3,000	⁽⁵⁾	04/01/2031	Common Stock	3,000	$0	98,510	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on January 19, 2023.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.25 to $26.18, inclusive. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price can be furnished to the SEC staff upon request.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $26.25 to $26.75, inclusive. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price can be furnished to the SEC staff upon request.

4. A total of 16,097 shares subject to an employee stock option were granted on September 4, 2020, with 10% of this option vested on May 1, 2020, 22.5% vested on May 1 2021, and the remainder vesting in 36 substantially equal monthly installments thereafter.

5. A total of 109,640 shares subject to an employee stock option were granted on April 2, 2021, with the first installment vested on July 4, 2021, with shares vesting in 48 substantially equal monthly installments.

	/s/ George A. Eldridge, Attorney-in-Fact	03/20/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Gillies Hunter exercised 7,000 shares at a strike of $1.91 and sold $181,057 worth of shares (7,000 units at $25.87) (SEC Form 4)