Edwards Larry G. Form 4 TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS / Larry G. Edwards 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^*

Edwards Larry G.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

480 ARSENAL WAY

(Street)

WATERTOWN MA 02472

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ TTPH ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/17/2019

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	01/06/2019		A	V	4,277	A	(1)	32,309	D
Common Stock	05/14/2018		A	V	2,058	A	(2)	34,367	D
Common Stock	11/14/2018		A	V	2,509	A	(3)	36,876	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
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	01/17/2019		A		45,000		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	45,000	$0.00	45,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	01/17/2019		A		150,000		(6)	(6)	Common Stock	150,000	$0.00	150,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 6, 2016, the Reporting person was granted 20,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs")( the "2016 RSU grant") that were previously reported on Table II Of Form 4, which form was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2018. Of the 2016 RSU grant, 6,666 shares vested on January 6, 2019 of which 2,389 shares were withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the delivery of the conversion of the RSUs into common stock on the vesting date. The total number of shares beneficially owned by the reporting person includes the 4,277 RSUs converted into shares of common stock of the Issuer on the January 2019 vesting date. The RSUs converted into shares of common stock of the Issuer prior to the January 2019 vesting date were previously reported as shares beneficially owned by the reporting person.

2. The amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person following the transaction reported on this Form 4 reflects the purchase by the reporting person of 2,058 shares of common stock on May 14, 2018 pursuant to the issuer's 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

3. The amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person following the transaction reported on this Form 4 reflects the purchase by the reporting person of 2,509 shares of common stock on November 14, 2018 pursuant to the issuer's 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for no consideration.

5. The restricted stock units shall be eligible to vest upon achievement of certain performance conditions and, if such conditions are met, shall vest on various dates beginning no earlier than March 1, 2020 and ending no later than March 1, 2022.

6. The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on each of January 17, 2020, January 17, 2021 and January 17, 2022.

Remarks:

	/s/Maria Stahl as Attorney-in-Fact for Larry G. Edwards	01/18/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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