John M. Evans Form 4 Beam Therapeutics / John M. Evans 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^*

Evans John M.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC.

26 LANDSDOWNE STREET

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE MA 02139

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Beam Therapeutics Inc. [ BEAM ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/21/2021

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	04/21/2021		S(1)		1,463	D	$67.9(2)	1,038,966	D
Common Stock	04/21/2021		S(1)		5,079	D	$69.02(3)	1,033,887	D
Common Stock	04/21/2021		S(1)		5,595	D	$70.23(4)	1,028,292	D
Common Stock	04/21/2021		S(1)		9,869	D	$71.38(5)	1,018,423	D
Common Stock	04/21/2021		S(1)		2,994	D	$71.79(6)	1,015,429	D
Common Stock	04/23/2021		M		6,000	A	$1.03	1,021,429	D
Common Stock								223,000	I	By John M. Evans, III 2018 Irrevocable Trust

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)	$1.03	04/23/2021		M			6,000	(7)	07/13/2028	Common Stock	6,000	$0.00	396,345	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported transactions were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Each price reported for transactions affected pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is a weighted average price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to BEAM, any security holder of BEAM 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.

2. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $67.67 to $68.00 inclusive.

3. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $68.67 to $69.55 inclusive.

4. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $69.68 to $70.68 inclusive.

5. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $70.68 to $71.66 inclusive.

6. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $71.68 to $71.92 inclusive.

7. The option vests as to 25% on the first anniversary of the of the vesting commencement date, January 8, 2018, and at a rate of 2.78% each month thereafter until the option is fully vested.

Remarks:

	By: /s/ Christine Bellon, Attorney-in-fact	04/23/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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