Apollo Endosurgery (APEN) Form 4 Apollo Endosurgery / Jeannette Bankes 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^*

Bankes Jeannette

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1120 S CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY

BLDG 1 SUITE 300

(Street)

AUSTIN TX 78746

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. [ APEN ]

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)
04/04/2023

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	04/04/2023		D		17,641	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 (Right to Buy)	$5.3	04/04/2023		D			9,533	(3)	04/01/2032	Common Stock	9,533	(3)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.95	04/04/2023		D			19,333	(3)	06/14/2032	Common Stock	19,333	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of November 29, 2022, among the Issuer, Boston Scientific Corporation ("Parent") and Textile Merger Sub, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), including the consummation of the merger between the Issuer and Merger Sub on April 4, 2023 (the "Merger") at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each outstanding restricted stock unit award granted under any Issuer Stock Plan (each, an "Issuer RSU"), whether vested but unsettled or unvested, was canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (1) the right to receive $10.00 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"), less applicable taxes and authorized deductions [footnote continues in footnote 2 below]

2. and (2) the aggregate number of shares of Issuer common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Issuer Common Stock") underlying such Issuer RSU, less applicable taxes and authorized deductions.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase shares of Issuer Common Stock granted under the Issuer's 2006 Stock Option Plan, 2016 Equity Incentive Plan or 2017 Equity Incentive Plan or pursuant to the "inducement" grant exception under Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules (collectively, the "Issuer Stock Plans", and each such option, an "Issuer Option"), whether vested or unvested, was canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (1) the amount by which the Merger Consideration exceeds the exercise price per share applicable to such Issuer Option and (2) the aggregate number of shares of Issuer Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Issuer Option, less applicable taxes and authorized deductions.

Remarks:

	/s/ Brian Szymczak - Attorney-in-Fact	04/04/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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