John David Finley Form 4 PALISADE BIO / John David Finley 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^*

Finley John David

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7750 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 2A

(Street)

CARLSBAD, CA 92009

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PALISADE BIO, INC. [ PALI ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/11/2023

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, par value $0.01(1)	09/11/2023		M		5,558(1)	A	$0.00(1)	15,186	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01(2)	09/12/2023		F		1,792	D	$0.655(2)	13,394	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01								777	I	By FCW Investments, LLC(3)

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
Restricted Stock Units(1)	(1)	09/11/2023		M			5,558	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	5,558	(1)	61,142	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock. This transaction represents the settlement of restricted stock units in shares of common stock on their scheduled vesting date.

2. Represents shares sold on behalf of Reporting Person on September 11, 2023, to satisfy tax requirements related to the vesting of the restricted stock units.

3. Reporting Person is the managing member of FCW Investments LLC and has the sole investment and voting power over the securities held by this entity.

4. This restricted stock unit was granted on June 11, 2023, and 5,558 restricted stock units subject to the award vested on September 11, 2023, and an additional 61,142 restricted stock units will vest in equal installments over the remaining three-year period from the grant date, subject to Reporting Person continuing to be a service provider to Issuer at the time of vesting.

	/s/ JD Finley	09/13/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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