Roka Bioscience (ROKA) Form 4 Roka BioScience / Harry R Weller 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^*

Weller Harry R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE

SUITE 600

(Street)

TIMONIUM MD 21093

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Roka BioScience, Inc. [ ROKA ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/21/2016

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								3,216,810	I	See Note 1(1)

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
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	$0.7	09/21/2016		P		4,000		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	4,000	(3)	4,000	I	See Note 1(1)
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy)	$0.7	09/21/2016		P		5,714,286		09/21/2016	09/21/2021	Common Stock	5,714,286	(3)	5,714,286	I	See Note 1(1)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person is a director of NEA 13 GP, LTD, which is the sole general partner of NEA Partners 13, L.P. ("NEA Partners 13"). NEA Partners 13 is the sole general partner of New Enterprise Associates 13, L.P. ("NEA 13"), which is the direct beneficial owner of the securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the NEA 13 shares in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

2. Pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the lock up agreement dated September 21, 2016, NEA 13's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Series A Preferred Shares") automatically converts, upon receipt by the Company of shareholder approval, into shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 (the "Common Shares") at a conversion price of $0.70 per share. The Series A Preferred Shares have no expiration date.

3. NEA 13 purchased 4,000 Shares of Series A Preferred Shares and five-year warrants to purchase 5,714,286 Common Shares at a purchase price of $1,000 per unit pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 16, 2016, with a closing date of September 21, 2016 for a total of $4,000,000.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sasha Keough, attorney-in-fact	09/23/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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