Adaptimmune Therapeutics (ADAP) Form 4 Adaptimmune Therapeutics / John Lunger 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lunger John

(Last) (First) (Middle)

216 WOODSTOCK ROAD

(Street)

VILLONOVA PA 19085

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC [ ADAP ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2019

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

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
Option to purchase Ordinary Shares	$0.55(1)	08/01/2019		A		839,568		(2)	08/01/2029	Ordinary Shares	839,568	$0	839,568	D
Option to purchase Ordinary Shares	$0.0012(3)	08/01/2019		A		187,500		(4)	(5)	Ordinary Shares	187,500	$0	187,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The exercise price was converted from GBP0.45 based on an exchange rate of U.S.$1.22179 - GBP1.00. The actual exercise price will be the pounds sterling amount.

2. Exercisable as to 209,892 Ordinary Shares on August 1, 2020 and will be exercisable as to the remainder in monthly installments of 17,490 Ordinary Shares on the first of each month from September 1, 2020 through July 1, 2023 and 17,526 Ordinary Shares on August 1, 2023.

3. The exercise price was converted from GBP0.001, being the nominal value of an ordinary share, based on an exchange rate of U.S.$1.22179 - GBP1.00. The actual exercise price will be the pounds sterling amount.

4. Exercisable as to 46,875 Ordinary Shares on August 1, 2020 and will be exercisable as to the remainder in annual installments of 46,875 Ordinary Shares on the first of each August from August 1, 2021 through August 1, 2023.

5. The expiration date of each annual installment of ordinary shares is March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which that installment becomes exercisable.

	/s/ John Lunger	08/05/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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