Matushansky Igor Form 4 HOOKIPA Pharma / Igor Matushansky 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^*

Matushansky Igor

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O HOOKIPA PHARMA INC.

350 FIFTH AVENUE, 72ND FLOOR, SUITE 7240

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10118

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. [ HOOK ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2021

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	12/21/2021		M		8,079	A	$0.1	85,482	D
Common Stock	12/21/2021		S(1)		5,304	D	$2.49	80,178	D
Common Stock	12/21/2021		M		11,366	A	$0.1	91,544	D
Common Stock	12/21/2021		S(1)		7,440	D	$2.49	84,104	D
Common Stock	12/21/2021		M		3,408	A	$0.1	87,512	D
Common Stock	12/21/2021		S(1)		2,205	D	$2.49	85,307	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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.1	12/21/2021		M			8,079	(2)	12/31/2026	Common Stock	8,079	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.1	12/21/2021		M			11,366	(3)	12/31/2026	Common Stock	11,366	$0	2,842	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.1	12/21/2021		M			3,408	(4)	12/31/2026	Common Stock	3,408	$0	4,261	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported on this Form 4 were in connection with the satisfaction of tax obligations and the shares retained upon exercise remain subject to a lockup agreement which expires on March 8, 2021.

2. 25% of this option vested and became exercisable on March 1, 2018, with the remainder vesting in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter. This option was initially for 129,212 shares and the Reporting Person has exercised his option to purchase 129,212 shares.

3. 25% of this option vested and became exercisable on January 1, 2019, with the remainder vesting in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter. This option was initially for 45,466 shares and the Reporting Person has exercised his option to purchase 42,624 shares.

4. 25% of this option vested and became exercisable on January 1, 2020, with the remainder vesting in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter. This option was initially for 13,634 shares and the Reporting Person has exercised his option to purchase 9,373 shares.

	/s/ Reinhard Kandera, as Attorney-in-Fact	01/12/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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