Exicure (XCUR) Form 4 EXICURE / Chad A. Mirkin 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^*

Mirkin Chad A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O EXICURE, INC.

8045 LAMON AVENUE, SUITE 410

(Street)

SKOKIE IL 60077

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EXICURE, INC. [ XCUR ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/20/2020

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	05/20/2020		M		49,649	A	$0.65	64,649	D
Common Stock								25,000	I	By BSR Enterprises, LLC(1)
Common Stock								11,267,824	I	By AuraSense, LLC(2)(3)
Common Stock								33,936	I	By Chad A. Mirkin Living Trust(3)(4)

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)	$0.65	05/20/2020		M			49,649	(5)	03/01/2024	Common Stock	49,649	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person is a member of the Board of Managers of BSR Enterprises, LLC and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by BSR Enterprises, LLC with the Reporting Person's spouse.

2. The Reporting Person is a member of the Board of Managers of AuraSense, LLC and may be deemed to share voting or dispositive power over the shares held by AuraSense, LLC.

3. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

4. The Reporting Person is the trustee of the Chad A. Mirkin Living Trust, and has voting or dispositive power over the shares held by the trust.

5. Immediately exercisable.

Remarks:

	/s/ David Snyder, attorney-in-fact	05/21/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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