Regulus Therapeutics (RGLS) Form 4 Regulus Therapeutics / Hugh Rosen 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^*

Rosen Hugh

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O REGULUS THERAPEUTICS INC.

10614 SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92121

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Regulus Therapeutics Inc. [ RGLS ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/12/2018

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	11/12/2018		A		19,245	A	(1)	22,756(2)	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)	$74.4	11/12/2018		D			5,912(2)	(3)	05/31/2026	Common Stock	5,912(2)	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17.4	11/12/2018		D			2,500(2)	(5)	05/30/2027	Common Stock	2,500(2)	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.52	11/12/2018		D			6,250(2)	(6)	05/16/2028	Common Stock	6,250(2)	(4)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.76	11/12/2018		D			4,583(2)	(7)	05/31/2028	Common Stock	4,583(2)	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On November 12, 2018, the issuer canceled, pursuant to the issuer's option exchange program, the options listed below in Table II. In exchange for the options cancelled, the reporting person received Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as reported in this Table I. The RSUs vest ratably on a quarterly basis, such that the the RSUs are fully vested one year after the date of grant, subject to the reporting person's continuous service to Regulus through each vesting date.

2. Share numbers and exercise price reflect the 12-to-1 reverse stock split of the Issuer's common stock effective October 3, 2018.

3. One third of the shares subject to the cancelled option would have vested on the one year anniversary of the date of grant and the balance of the shares would have vested in a series of 24 equal monthly installments thereafter, such that the option would have been fully vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant.

4. On November 12, 2018, the issuer cancelled, pursuant to the issuer's option exchange program, the listed option. In exchange for the options cancelled, the reporting person received the Restricted Stock Units reported above in Table I.

5. The shares subject to the cancelled option were fully vested.

6. The cancelled option provided for vesting in 12 equal monthly installments commencing on the date of grant.

7. The cancelled option vested in twelve equally monthly installments, such that the option would have been fully vested one year from the date of grant, or the date of the Company's next annual shareholder meeting, whichever occured first.

Remarks:

	Christopher Aker, Attorney in Fact	11/13/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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