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*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Novocure Ltd [ NVCR ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 05/02/2018 | M | 293,840(1)(4) | A | (1) | 1,055,540 | D | |||
Ordinary Shares | 05/03/2018 | F | 28,519(1)(2) | D | $27.886 | 1,027,021 | D | |||
Ordinary Shares | 43,000 | I | WFD Ventures Fund II, L.P.(3) | |||||||
Ordinary Shares | 625,954 | I | WFD-GP II, LLC(3) |
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 | ||||||||
Restricted Stock Units | (4) | 05/02/2018 | M | 293,840 | (1) | (1) | Ordinary Shares | 881,519 | $0.00 | 587,679 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. The acquisition of 293,840 ordinary shares resulted from the vesting of an equal number of restricted stock units ("RSUs") on May 2, 2018. The issuer will release one-fifth of the RSUs (58,768 RSUs) as of the date hereof, and will release the other four-fifths on four separate dates hereafter. Mr. Doyle has sold sufficient RSUs to cover the tax liability. After the 293,840 RSUs have been released, one-half of the remaining RSUs is scheduled to vest on each of May 2, 2019 and May 2, 2020, subject to Mr. Doyle's continued employment through such dates, pursuant to his Restricted Share Unit Award Notice with NovoCure Limited, dated as of May 2, 2017. |
2. Represents the sale of shares to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the settlement and release of fully-vested restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted by the issuer to the reporting person and reported on a Form 4 filed on May 4, 2017. |
3. Mr. Doyle is the Managing Director of WFD Ventures LLC, the sole member of WFD-GP II LLC, which is the general partner of WFD Ventures Fund II, L.P. Mr. Doyle disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. |
4. RSU represents the right to receive, at settlement, one (1) ordinary share. |
Remarks: |
/s/ William F. Doyle, Executive Chairman | 05/04/2018 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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