| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2020 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Merus N.V. [ MRUS ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Shares | 1,961,039 | I | See below(1) |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Share Option (right to buy) | (2) | 05/18/2026 | Common Shares | 17,000 | 10 | D | |
| Share Option (right to buy) | (2) | 05/24/2027 | Common Shares | 5,650 | 19.12 | D | |
| Share Option (right to buy) | (2) | 07/20/2028 | Common Shares | 4,983 | 23.3 | D | |
| Share Option (right to buy) | (3) | 06/12/2029 | Common Shares | 8,500 | 13.35 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The shares are held directly by Sofinnova Venture Partners IX, L.P. ("SVP IX"). Sofinnova Management IX, L.L.C. ("SM IX") is the general partner of SVP IX and may be deemed to have sole voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by SVP IX. Dr. James I. Healy, Michael F. Powell, Ph.D., and Dr. Anand Mehra are the managing members of SM IX and may be deemed to have shared voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by SVP IX. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his, her or its proportionate pecuniary interest therein. |
| 2. These options are fully vested. |
| 3. Options vest over a one-year period commencing June 12, 2019 in 12 equal monthly installments. |
| Remarks: |
| The Reporting Person is filing this form in connection with the Issuer's transition from a foreign private issuer to a domestic issuer, effective January 1, 2020. Exhibit 24 |
| /s/ Peter Silverman as attorney-in-fact | 01/02/2020 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
