Mark W Hahn Form 4 Verona Pharma / Mark W Hahn 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^*

Hahn Mark W

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3 MORE LONDON

RIVERSIDE

(Street)

LONDON X0 SE1 2RE

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Verona Pharma plc [ VRNA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/04/2024

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
Ordinary Shares(1)	12/04/2024		S(2)		58,184	D	$5.0013(3)	14,117,512	D
Ordinary Shares(1)	12/05/2024		S(2)		640,048	D	$5.0061(4)	13,477,464	D
Ordinary Shares(1)	12/06/2024		S(2)		183,728	D	$5.0091(5)	13,293,736(6)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reported securities are represented by American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each of which represents eight (8) Ordinary Shares of the Issuer.

2. The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 instruction adopted on March 6, 2024.

3. The price reported represents a weighted average price of the ADSs divided by eight (8). The securities were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5 to $5.005 per Ordinary Share, inclusive (or $40.00 to $40.04 per ADS, inclusive). The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any securityholder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

4. The price reported represents a weighted average price of the ADSs divided by eight (8). The securities were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5 to $5.0313 per Ordinary Share, inclusive (or $40.00 to $40.25 per ADS, inclusive). The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any securityholder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

5. The price reported represents a weighted average price of the ADSs divided by eight (8). The securities were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5 to $5.02 per Ordinary Share, inclusive (or $40.00 to $40.16 per ADS, inclusive). The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any securityholder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of securities sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

6. Consists of (i) 3,000,000 Ordinary Shares underlying Restricted Share Units, each of which represents a contingent right to receive one (1) Ordinary Share of the Issuer (which are represented by 375,000 ADSs); and (ii) 10,293,736 Ordinary Shares underlying 1,286,717 ADSs.

	/s/ Andrew Fisher, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Hahn	12/06/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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