ARS Pharmaceuticals (SPRY) Form 4 ARS Pharmaceuticals / Richard E Lowenthal 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^*

Lowenthal Richard E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92130

(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	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT AND CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/19/2024

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	04/19/2024		M		119,047	A	$0.84	4,245,869	D
Common Stock	04/19/2024		M		69,444	A	$1.44	4,315,313	D
Common Stock								3,276,854	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								1,646,494	I	By Richard Lowenthal Charitable Remainder UniTrust Dated January 7, 2020(1)
Common Stock								1,848,499	I	By Lowenthal-Tanimoto Family Trust U/A DTD 4/3/2006(2)
Common Stock								1,647,447	I	By Sarina Tanimoto Charitable Remainder UniTrust Dated January 7, 2020(3)

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
Stock Option (right to buy)	$0.84	04/19/2024		M			119,047	(4)	12/16/2029	Common Stock	119,047	$0	117,333	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.44	04/19/2024		M			69,444	(4)	12/13/2031	Common Stock	69,444	$0	166,936	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person is trustee of the trust.

2. The shares are held in trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person and his spouse. The Reporting Person and his spouse are trustees of the trust.

3. The Reporting Person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

4. 25% of the shares subject to the option vested on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the balance of the shares vest in a series of thirty-six (36) successive equal monthly installments measured from the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date.

	/s/ Kathleen Scott, Attorney-in-Fact	04/22/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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