| 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*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Epizyme, Inc. [ EPZM ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/09/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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, par value $0.0001 | 03/09/2016 | M | 1,682 | A | (1) | 19,036 | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | 03/09/2016 | M | 777 | A | (1) | 19,813 | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | 03/09/2016 | S(2) | 906 | D | $9.4(3) | 18,907 | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | 03/09/2016 | S(2) | 100 | D | $8.7(4) | 18,807 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (1) | 03/09/2016 | M | 1,682 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 1,682 | $0.00 | 58,867 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (1) | 03/06/2016 | M | 777 | (6) | (6) | Common Stock | 777 | $0.00 | 27,207 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of Epizyme, Inc. common stock upon vesting. |
| 2. The sale reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person to cover taxes associated with the vesting of his restricted stock. |
| 3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.75 per share to $9.74 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer 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 range set forth in this footnote. |
| 4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.70 per share to $8.74 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer 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 range set forth in this footnote. |
| 5. This award, granted on February 9, 2016, pursuant to the Company's 2013 Stock Incentive plan, vests as to 25% of the total award on February 9, 2016, a year from the commencement of employment, with the remaining 75% vesting in 36 substantially equal monthly installments thereafter. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person. |
| 6. This award, granted on February 9, 2015, pursuant to the Company's 2013 Stock Inventive Plan, vests as to 25% of the total award on February 9, 2016, with the remaining 75% vesting in 36 substantially equal monthly installments thereafter. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Adriana Sullivan, attorney-in-fact | 03/11/2016 | |
| ** 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 4 (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. | ||
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