ARS Pharmaceuticals (SPRY) Form 4 ARS Pharmaceuticals / Rajeev M. Shah 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^*

RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ SPRY ]

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)
11/08/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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	11/08/2022		A		2,106,774	A	(1)	2,106,774(2)	I	See Footnotes(2)(5)
Common Stock	11/08/2022		A		902,904	A	(3)	902,904(4)	I	See Footnotes(4)(5)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RA Capital Healthcare Fund LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RA Capital Nexus Fund II, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kolchinsky Peter

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Shah Rajeev M.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Received in exchange for 1,782,531 shares of common stock of ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("ARS") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization by and among ARS, the Issuer and Sabre Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), as amended (the "Merger Agreement"). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, on November 8, 2022, Merger Sub merged with and into ARS (the "Merger"), with ARS surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Upon the closing of the Merger, each share of ARS common stock was converted into the right to receive 1.1819 shares of the Issuer common stock. Subsequent to the Merger, the name of the Issuer was changed from Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. to ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2. These shares are held directly by RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the "Fund").

3. Received in exchange for 763,942 shares of common stock of ARS pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, on November 8, 2022, Merger Sub merged with and into ARS (the "Merger"), with ARS surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Upon the closing of the Merger, each share of ARS common stock was converted into the right to receive 1.1819 shares of the Issuer common stock. Subsequent to the Merger, the name of the Issuer was changed from Silverback Therapeutics, Inc. to ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

4. These shares are held directly by RA Capital Nexus Fund II, L.P. (the "Nexus Fund II").

5. RA Capital Management, L.P. (the "Adviser") is the investment manager for the Fund and the Nexus Fund II. The general partner of the Adviser is RA Capital Management GP, LLC (the "Adviser GP"), of which Dr. Peter Kolchinsky and Mr. Rajeev Shah are the managing members. The Adviser, the Adviser GP, Dr. Kolchinsky, and Mr. Shah disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the reported securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

Dr. Peter Kolchinsky, a Managing Partner of the Adviser, serves on the Issuer's board of directors.

	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, L.P.	11/10/2022
	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC the General Partner of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P.	11/10/2022
	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Nexus Fund II GP, LLC the General Partner of RA Capital Nexus Fund II, L.P.	11/10/2022
	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, individually	11/10/2022
	/s/ Rajeev Shah, individually	11/10/2022
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