Deerfield Management Form 4 Nuvalent / MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. ownership change

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).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Flynn James E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

345 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 12 FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10010

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Nuvalent, Inc. [ NUVL ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2021

4. 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 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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17	07/28/2021		A		43,000(1)		(2)	07/28/2031	Class A Common Stock	43,000(1)	$0	43,000(1)	I	Through Deerfield Management Company, L.P.(5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17	07/28/2021		A		43,000(3)		(4)	07/28/2031	Class A Common Stock	43,000(3)	$0	43,000(3)	I	Through Deerfield Management Company, L.P.(5)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Flynn James E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

345 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 12 FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10010

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. (SERIES C)

(Last) (First) (Middle)

345 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 12 FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10010

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Cameron Wheeler, a partner in Deerfield Management Company, L.P. ("Deerfield Management"), serves as a director of the Issuer. The option granted to Mr. Wheeler and reported herein is held for the benefit, and at the direction, of Deerfield Management.

2. The option was granted to Mr. Wheeler on July 28, 2021 and is scheduled to vest and become exercisable as follows: 1/3 of the option will vest on July 29, 2022 and the remainder will vest over the next two years in equal monthly installments, subject to Mr. Wheeler's continued service to the Company through the applicable vesting date.

3. Joseph Pearlberg, an employee in Deerfield Management, serves as a director of the Issuer. The option granted to Mr. Pearlberg and reported herein is held for the benefit, and at the direction, of Deerfield Management.

4. The option was granted to Mr. Pearlberg on July 28, 2021 and is scheduled to vest and become exercisable as follows: 1/3 of the option will vest on July 29, 2022 and the remainder will vest over the next two years in equal monthly installments, subject to Mr. Pearlberg's continued service to the Company through the applicable vesting date.

5. This Form 4 is being filed by the undersigned as well as the entity listed on the Joint Filer Information Statement attached as an exhibit hereto (the "Reporting Persons"). James E. Flynn is the sole member of the general partner of Deerfield Management. For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of his/its indirect pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.

Remarks:

Each of Cameron Wheeler, a partner in Deerfield Management, and Joseph Pearlberg, an employee in Deerfield Management, serves as a director of the Issuer. Jonathan Isler, Attorney-in-Fact: Power of Attorney, which is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24 to a Form 3 with regard to Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2017 by Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P., Deerfield Partners, L.P., Deerfield International Master Fund, L.P., Deerfield Private Design Fund III, L.P., Deerfield Private Design Fund IV, L.P., Deerfield Mgmt, L.P., Deerfield Mgmt III, L.P., Deerfield Mgmt IV, L.P., Deerfield Management Company, L.P., and James E. Flynn.

	/s/ Jonathan Isler, Attorney-in-Fact	07/30/2021
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