BioAtla (BCAB) Form 4 BioAtla / JAY M PHD SHORT 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^*

SHORT JAY M PHD

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BIOATLA, INC. 11085 TORREYANA ROAD

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92121

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BioAtla, Inc. [ BCAB ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/24/2021

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	08/24/2021		M		7,747	A	$18	798,080	I	By Spouse
Common Stock	08/24/2021		S(1)		4,533(1)	D	$41.6	793,547	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								258,727	I	By Carolyn Short 2020 Irrevocable Gift Trust
Common Stock								1,441,508	D
Common Stock								258,727	I	By Jay Short 2020 Irrevocable Gift Trust
Common Stock								302,324	I	By Capia IP, LLC

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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)(2)	$18	08/24/2021		M			7,747	(3)	12/15/2030	Common Stock	7,747	$0.00	0	I	By Spouse

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares sold by the Reporting Person's spouse in payment of the aggregate option exercise price and withholding tax liability incurred upon the above-reported exercise of Option.

2. The option grant was reported by the Reporting Person's spouse on her Form 4 filed with the SEC on December 17, 2020.

3. The Option is fully vested.

Remarks:

	/s/ Christian Vasquez, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jay M. Short	08/25/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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