Posner Christopher Form 4 Cara Therapeutics / Christopher Posner 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^*

Posner Christopher

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

400 ATLANTIC STREET, SUITE 500

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06901

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. [ CARA ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2024

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	02/01/2024		A		62,500(1)	A	$0	226,911	D
Common Stock	02/01/2024		S(2)		4,981	D	$0.55(3)	221,930	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the number of shares that vested under a performance-based restricted stock unit award (the "Award") granted on March 1, 2023 based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria of the Award. In light of the performance-based vesting conditions of the Award, such shares were not reportable under Section 16 until vesting was determined. On February 1, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors certified a 50% level of achievement against the Award's performance goals.

2. This sale was effected pursuant to a "sell to cover" arrangement adopted by the Reporting Person on November 2, 2022 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to satisfy the tax withholding obligations triggered by the vesting of restricted stock units and does not represent a discretionary trade by the Reporting Person.

3. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.55 to $0.57 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

	/s/ Darren DeStefano, Attorney-in-Fact	02/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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