Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA) Form 4 IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS / Frederick G Vogt 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^*

Vogt Frederick G

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

825 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN CARLOS CA 94070

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. [ IOVA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Interim CEO & General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/14/2023

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(1)	04/14/2023		M		20,834	A	$0	69,718	D
Common Stock(2)	04/14/2023		F		8,851	D	$5.64	60,867(3)	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
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	04/14/2023		M			20,834	(5)	(5)	Common stock	20,834	$0.00	145,841	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 20,834 of the restricted stock units ("RSUs") issued to the Reporting Person on January 14, 2022 vested and settled on April 14, 2023.

2. Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the mandatory tax withholding requirements upon vesting of restricted stock units. This is not an open market sale of securities.

3. Represents common stock remaining after deducting the common stock withheld for taxes.

4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

5. The remaining RSUs will vest in seven equal quarterly installments.

	/s/ Frederick G. Vogt	04/18/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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