Metin Kurtoglu Form 4 Cartesian Therapeutics / Metin Kurtoglu 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^*

Kurtoglu Metin

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CARTESIAN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

7495 NEW HORIZON WAY

(Street)

FREDERICK MD 21703

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. [ RNAC ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/09/2024

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	12/09/2024		M		10,763	A	$1.41	61,796	D
Common Stock	12/09/2024		S		6,224	D	$25.2629(1)	55,572	D
Common Stock	12/09/2024		S		4,539	D	$25.8333(2)	51,033	D
Common Stock	12/10/2024		M		2,901	A	$1.41	53,934	D
Common Stock	12/10/2024		S		2,901	D	$24.3503(3)	51,033	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)	$1.41	12/09/2024		M			10,763	(4)	11/06/2026	Common Stock	10,763	(5)	82,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.41	12/10/2024		M			2,901	(4)	11/06/2026	Common Stock	2,901	(5)	79,099	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at per share prices ranging from $24.58 to $25.57. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer, or any stockholder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

2. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at per share prices ranging from $25.58 to $26.14. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer, or any stockholder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

3. The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at per share prices ranging from $24.00 to $24.78. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer, or any stockholder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

4. The option was fully vested and exercisable upon the closing of the merger described in footnote 5.

5. On November 13, 2023, the Issuer acquired the private Delaware corporation which was then known as Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. ("Old Cartesian") in accordance with the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 13, 2023. Options to purchase Old Cartesian common stock held by the reporting person were converted into options to purchase shares of the Issuer's Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the merger. On April 8, 2024, these options previously exercisable for shares of Series A Preferred Stock became exercisable solely for shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Matthew Bartholomae, Attorney-in-Fact for Metin Kurtoglu	12/11/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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