Bischofberger Norbert W Form 4 Morphic Holding / NORBERT W BISCHOFBERGER 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BISCHOFBERGER NORBERT W

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MORPHIC HOLDING, INC.

35 GATEHOUSE DRIVE, A2

(Street)

WALTHAM MA 02451

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Morphic Holding, Inc. [ MORF ]

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)
08/16/2024

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)
			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)	$15	08/16/2024		D(1)(2)			24,000	(3)	06/26/2029	Common Stock	24,000	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$22.96	08/16/2024		D(1)(2)			12,000	(3)	06/18/2030	Common Stock	12,000	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$64.79	08/16/2024		D(1)(2)			9,888	(3)	06/16/2031	Common Stock	9,888	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.49	08/16/2024		D(1)(2)			17,550	(3)	06/08/2032	Common Stock	17,550	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$56.47	08/16/2024		D(1)(2)			12,535	(3)	05/31/2033	Common Stock	12,535	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$30.52	08/16/2024		D(1)(2)			23,168	(5)	06/03/2034	Common Stock	23,168	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On July 7, 2024, Morphic Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer" or the "Company"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Eli Lilly and Company, an Indiana corporation (the "Parent"), and Rainier Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent.

2. (Continued from Footnote 1) Upon the closing (the "Closing") of the Merger on August 16, 2024, each share of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), was either (x) purchased by Purchaser for $57.00 per share (the "Offer Price"), without interest, less any applicable tax withholding or (y) automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash without interest, less any applicable tax withholding.

3. The Company Stock Option ("Option") is fully vested.

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Option that was outstanding but not vested as of immediately prior to the Closing (the "Unvested Option") became fully vested and exercisable (the "Vested Option"). Each Vested Option was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash without interest, less any applicable tax withholding, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the excess, if any, of the Offer Price over the exercise price per share of Common Stock underlying such Option by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Option. If the exercise price per share of Common Stock of the underlying Option was equal to or greater than the Offer Price, such Option was cancelled without any cash payment or other consideration being made in respect thereof.

5. The Option will vest in full on the earlier of (a) June 04, 2025 and (b) the next annual meeting of the issuer's stockholders, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the issuer on the vesting date.

	/s/ Robert Farrell, Attorney-in-Fact for Norbert W. Bischofberger	08/20/2024
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