Tricida (TCDAQ) Form 4 Tricida / Wilhelm Stahl 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^*

Stahl Wilhelm

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 201

(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tricida, Inc. [ TCDA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Tech Officer & Sr. VP

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/26/2019

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	09/26/2019		M		2,000	A	$0.72	16,806	D
Common Stock	09/26/2019		S(1)		1,015	D	$30.71(2)	15,791	D
Common Stock	09/26/2019		S(1)		762	D	$32.07(3)	15,029	D
Common Stock	09/26/2019		S(1)		223	D	$32.46(4)	14,806	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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$0.72	09/26/2019		M			2,000	(5)	12/03/2024	Common Stock	2,000	$0	100	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 29, 2018.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $30.29 to $31.14, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Tricida, Inc., any security holder of Tricida, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (2), (3) and (4) to this Form 4.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.35 to $32.35, inclusive.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $32.39 to $32.63, inclusive.

5. This option vested 25% on September 29, 2015, and the remaining 75% vests in 36 substantially equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to reporting person's continuous service as of each vesting date. The option contains an early-exercise provision and is exercisable as to unvested shares, subject to the issuer's right of repurchase.

Remarks:

	/s/ Edward J. Hejlek, attorney-in-fact	09/30/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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