Medicines (MDCO) Form 4 MEDICINES / Geno J Germano 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

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:	3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response:	0.5

X

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^*

Germano Geno J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

8 SYLVAN WAY

(Street)

PARSIPPANY NJ 07054

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MEDICINES CO /DE [ MDCO ]

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)
01/06/2020

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/06/2020		D		7,429	D	(1)(2)	0	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$30.9	01/06/2020		D			27,243	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	27,243	$0	0	I	By grantor retained annuity trust(4)
Stock Option	$33.86	01/06/2020		D			9,141	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	9,141	$0	0	I	By grantor retained annuity trust(4)
Stock Option	$34.81	01/06/2020		D			8,410	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	8,410	$0	0	I	By grantor retained annuity trust(4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 23, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, Novartis AG ("Parent") and Medusa Merger Corporation ("Purchaser"), on January 6, 2020, Purchaser was merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (each a "Share") was converted into the right to receive $85.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash (the "Offer Price").

2. The number of Shares reported includes 3,663 unvested restricted Shares (each a "Restricted Share"). Each Restricted Share that was outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the tender offer by Parent and Purchaser automatically became fully vested as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the effective time of the Merger and was treated in the same manner as an outstanding Share.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option (each an "Option") that was outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the tender offer by Parent and Purchaser, whether vested or unvested, became fully vested and was canceled as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the effective time of the Merger, in exchange for the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the excess (if any) of the Offer Price over the per share exercise price payable in respect of each Share issuable under such Option, multiplied by (y) the number of Shares issuable under such Option.

4. In August 2019, the Reporting Person contributed the Options to a grantor retained annuity trust with his children as beneficiaries.

	/s/ Stephen M. Rodin, Attorney-in-Fact for Geno J. Germano	01/06/2020
	** 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.