Pucci Paolo Form 4 ARQULE / Paolo Pucci 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^*

Pucci Paolo

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ARQULE, INC.

ONE WALL STREET

(Street)

BURLINGTON MA 01803

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARQULE INC [ ARQL ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2020

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	01/16/2020		U(1)		1,235,782	D	$20	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)	$1.16	01/16/2020		D			242,502	(2)	01/20/2025	Common Stock	242,502	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.79	01/16/2020		D			120,000	(2)	01/19/2026	Common Stock	120,000	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.53	01/16/2020		D			300,000	(2)	01/17/2027	Common Stock	300,000	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.95	01/16/2020		D			600,000	(2)	04/04/2027	Common Stock	600,000	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.75	01/16/2020		D			249,000	(2)	01/16/2028	Common Stock	249,000	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.48	01/16/2020		D			80,000	(2)	05/08/2028	Common Stock	80,000	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.48	01/16/2020		D			150,000	(2)	07/23/2028	Common Stock	150,000	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.68	01/16/2020		D			650,850	(2)	01/15/2029	Common Stock	650,850	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.14	01/16/2020		D			100,000	(2)	07/15/2020	Common Stock	100,000	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.7	01/16/2020		D			14,925	(2)	01/24/2021	Common Stock	14,925	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.95	01/16/2020		D			7,578	(2)	02/01/2022	Common Stock	7,578	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.51	01/16/2020		D			285,000	(2)	01/14/2023	Common Stock	285,000	(2)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.57	01/16/2020		D			305,000	(2)	01/22/2024	Common Stock	305,000	(2)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 6, 2019, ArQule, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Merger Agreement") with Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp. ("MSD") and Argon Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MSD ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which MSD acquired the Company by a tender offer for all shares of Company common stock (the "Offer") and a subsequent merger (the "Merger"), each of which became effective on January 16, 2020. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) Merger Sub purchased all shares of Company common stock that were validly tendered pursuant to the Offer for a cash payment equal to $20.00 per share (the "Offer Price") and (ii) all shares of Company common stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), were cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive the Offer Price.

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the Effective Time, all outstanding Company stock options, to the extent unvested, became fully vested, and at the Effective Time, each outstanding Company stock option was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount of cash (subject to any applicable withholding or other taxes required by applicable law) determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares of Company common stock subject to such stock option immediately prior to such cancellation by (ii) the excess, if any, of an amount in cash equal to the Offer Price, without any interest, over the exercise price per share of Company common sotck subject to such stock option, less any applicable tax withholding. Any such option that had an exercise price that equaled or exceeded the Offer Price was cancelled for no consideration.

	/s/ Stephen Migausky by Power of Attorney for Paolo Pucci	01/16/2020
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