Hesslein Robert W. Form 4 Voyager Therapeutics / Robert W. Hesslein 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^*

Hesslein Robert W.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VOYAGER THERAPEUTICS, INC.,

75 SIDNEY STREET

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE MA 02139

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. [ VYGR ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior VP & General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2019

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	04/01/2019		A		28,125(1)	A	$0	28,125(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)	$19.79	04/01/2019		A		168,750(1)		(3)	04/01/2029	Common Stock	168,750	$0	168,750	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This equity award was not granted pursuant to any pre-existing equity incentive plan of Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), but rather was granted as an inducement material to the Reporting Person entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

2. Includes shares of common stock underlying one or more restricted stock unit ("RSU") awards. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") upon vesting, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment by the Company and other terms and conditions set forth in the applicable RSU agreement. The RSU awards vest over three years, with 33.33% of the shares of Common Stock underlying the award vesting upon the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date (the "Vesting Commencement Date") of such award and the remainder vesting in equal annual installments thereafter. The Vesting Commencement Date of this RSU award is April 1, 2019.

3. The Vesting Commencement Date of the option is April 1, 2019. The option vests over four years, with 25% of the shares of Common Stock underlying the option vesting upon the one-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment by the Company and other terms and conditions set forth in the applicable option agreement.

	/s/ Allison Dorval, as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert W. Hesslein	04/03/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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