Catherine J Mackey Form 4 GW PHARMACEUTICALS / CATHERINE J MACKEY 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^*

MACKEY CATHERINE J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

SOVEREIGN HOUSE, VISION PARK, HISTON

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE X0 CB24 9BZ

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC [ GWPH ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/05/2021

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
Ordinary Shares	05/05/2021		D		10,536	D	(1)(2)	0	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
Share Options	$11.1742	05/05/2021		D			35,340	(3)	01/03/2028	Ordinary Shares	35,340	(3)	0	D
Share Options	$14.3342	05/05/2021		D			16,548	(3)	03/01/2029	Ordinary Shares	16,548	(3)	0	D
Share Options	$0.0017	05/05/2021		D			3,144	(3)	(4)	Ordinary Shares	3,144	(3)	0	D
Share Options	$0.0017	05/05/2021		D			34,416	(3)	(4)	Ordinary Shares	34,416	(3)	0	D
Share Options	$0.0017	05/05/2021		D			22,464	(3)	(4)	Ordinary Shares	22,464	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On May 5, 2021, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Public Limited Company, a public limited company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland ("Jazz"), Jazz Pharmaceuticals UK Holdings Limited, a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Jazz ("Bidco") and the DR Nominee (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) acquired all outstanding ordinary shares, par value British Pound Sterling 0.001 per share, of GW Pharmaceuticals plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales (the "Company"), by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the UK Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme of Arrangement") (continued in footnote 2).

2. At the effective time of the Scheme of Arrangement, Scheme Shareholders (as defined in the Scheme of Arrangement) became entitled to receive for each Scheme Share (as defined in the Scheme of Arrangement) held by them an amount equal to $16.66 2/3 in cash plus 0.010030 ordinary shares, nominal value $0.0001 per share, of Jazz ("Jazz ordinary shares"). The transaction is more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2021.

3. Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2021 (the "Transaction Agreement"), by and among the Company, Jazz and Bidco, these share options vested (to the extent unvested) and were canceled in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement in exchange for an all-cash payment equal to the value of the share options based on the value of the transaction consideration.

4. These stock options were granted with automatic vesting on exercisable date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Catherine J. Mackey	05/07/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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