Pyxis Oncology (PYXS) Form 4 Pyxis Oncology / Jitendra Wadhane 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^*

Wadhane Jitendra

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PYXIS ONCOLOGY, INC.

150 CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE MA 02140

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pyxis Oncology, Inc. [ PYXS ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/24/2023

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	03/24/2023		A		29,393(1)	A	$0.00	118,041	D
Common Stock	03/24/2023		A		45,000(2)	A	$0.00	88,648	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)	$8.71(3)	03/24/2023		D			157,257	(4)	07/30/2031	Common Stock	157,257	(3)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	$2.21(3)	03/24/2023		A		157,257		(4)	07/30/2031	Common Stock	157,257	(3)	157,257	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock units that vest 25% on March 24, 2024, and then in 36 substantially-equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

2. Represents restricted stock units that vest 25% on August 3, 2023, and then in 36 substantially-equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

3. In accordance with the terms of the Pyxis Oncology, Inc. 2019 Equity and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), the Board of Directors of Pyxis Oncology, Inc. approved a stock option repricing pursuant to which option awards granted under the Plan were amended to reduce the exercise price to $2.21 per share, the closing stock price on the date of Board approval. Except for the modified exercise price, all other terms and conditions of each of the option awards will continue as set forth in the Plan and the applicable award agreements.

4. These stock options vested 25% on August 23, 2022, and then vests in 36 substantially-equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jitendra Wadhane	03/28/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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