Akari Therapeutics (AKTX) Form 4 Akari Therapeutics / Samir Rashmikant Patel 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^*

Patel Samir Rashmikant

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AKARI THERAPEUTICS, PLC

22 BOSTON WHARF ROAD FL 7

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02210

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Akari Therapeutics Plc [ AKTX ]

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)
05/31/2024

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
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share(1)	05/31/2024		A(2)		1,326,258,000	A	$0.0009(2)	3,411,495,500	I	PranaBio Investments LLC

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
Warrants (Right to Buy)	$0.0009(3)	05/31/2024		A(2)		1,326,258,000		05/31/2024	05/31/2027	Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share(1)	1,326,258,000	$0.0009(2)	1,326,258,000	I	PranaBio Investments LLC

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Ordinary Shares may be represented by American Depositary Shares, each of which currently represents 2,000 Ordinary Shares.

2. On May 31, 2024, the Reporting Person acquired 1,326,258,000 Ordinary Shares and accompanying warrants to purchase up to 1,326,258,000 Ordinary Shares in a private placement by the Issuer pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of May 29, 2024. The combined purchase price was $0.0009425 per Ordinary Share and accompanying warrant.

3. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.000895 per Ordinary Share.

Remarks:

See Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Wendy F. DiCicco, as Attorney-in-Fact for Samir Patel	06/04/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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