Protara Therapeutics (TARA) Form 4 ArTara Therapeutics / Jesse Shefferman 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^*

Shefferman Jesse

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ARTARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

1 LITTLE WEST 12TH STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10014

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ArTara Therapeutics, Inc. [ TARA ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO and President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/09/2020

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	01/09/2020(1)		A		790,274	A	(2)	790,274	D
Common Stock	01/10/2020		A		50,000(3)	A	$0.00	840,274	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)	$31.5	01/10/2020		A		111,250		(4)	01/09/2030	Common Stock	111,250	$0.00	111,250	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On September 23, 2019, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement") as amended on November 19, 2019, with the Issuer, REM 1 Acquisition, Inc. ("Merger Sub") and ArTara Subsidiary, Inc. ("ArTara Sub"). On January 9, 2020 (the "Effective Time"), Merger Sub was merged with and into ArTara Sub, with ArTara Sub surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer.

2. These shares were received in exchange for i) 4,000,000 shares of ArTara Sub Common Stock; and ii) 142,857 shares of ArTara Sub Exchangeable Common Stock, in connection with the Merger.

3. The shares being reported are being issued pursuant to restricted stock unit awards ("RSUs"), each one of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's common stock. 25% of the shares vest on each one-year anniversary of January 10, 2020.

4. 25% of the shares vest on the one year anniversary of January 10, 2020 and 1/48th of the shares vesting monthly thereafter over the next three years, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer as of each such date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jesse Shefferman	01/13/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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