Ravi Viswanathan Form 4 Mersana Therapeutics / Ravi Viswanathan 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^*

Viswanathan Ravi

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE

SUITE 600

(Street)

TIMONIUM MD 21093

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. [ MRSN ]

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)
07/03/2017

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	07/03/2017		C		7,140,138(1)	A	(2)	7,140,138	I	See Note 3(3)
Common Stock	07/03/2017		P		1,000,000	A	$15	8,140,138	I	See Note 3(3)

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-1 Preferred Stock	(2)	07/03/2017		C			11,931,173	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	2,647,241	$0.00	0	I	See Note 3(3)
Series B-1 Preferred Stock	(2)	07/03/2017		C			18,001,419	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	4,000,314	$0.00	0	I	See Note 3(3)
Series C-1 Preferred Stock	(2)	07/03/2017		C			2,216,626	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	492,583	$0.00	0	I	See Note 3(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The total represents shares received upon conversion of Series A-1, Series B-1 and Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

2. Upon closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, each share of Series A-1, Series B-1 and Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into .22222 shares of Common Stock without payment of further consideration. There was no expiration date for the Series A-1, Series B-1 or Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock.

3. The Reporting Person is a director of NEA 14 GP, LTD, which is the sole general partner of NEA Partners 14, L.P. ("NEA Partners 14"). NEA Partners 14 is the sole general partner of New Enterprise Associates 14, L.P. ("NEA 14"), 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 14 shares in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sasha Keough, attorney-in-fact	07/06/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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