Aceragen (ACGN) Form 4 Change in insider ownership

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^*

Pillar Invest Corp

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

167 SIDNEY STREET

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE MA 02139

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ IDRA ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/13/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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	07/13/2018		S		250,500	D	$1.0541(1)	0(2)	I	See footnote(2)
Common Stock	07/16/2018		S		735,771	D	$1.0107(3)	0(4)	I	See footnote(4)
Common Stock	07/17/2018		S		874,505	D	$0.9863(5)	0(6)	I	See footnote(6)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Pillar Invest Corp

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

167 SIDNEY STREET

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE MA 02139

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Pillar Pharmaceuticals II, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PILLAR INVEST OFFSHORE SAL, STARCO CTR,

BLOC B, 3RD FLOOR, OMAR DAOUK STREET

(Street)

BEIRUT M8 2020-3313

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares sold on this date were sold in multiple transactions. This price is the weighted average sales price per share of all shares sold on this date; the actual sale prices per share range from $1.0350-$1.1000. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

2. Shares sold by Participations Besancon. Participations Besancon is a fund advised by Pillar Invest Corporation ("Pillar GP"). Pillar GP disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the Besancon Warrants and the common stock underlying such warrants and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Pillar GP is the Section 16 beneficial owner of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any, resulting from fees payable to Pillar GP in its capacity as investment advisor to Besancon. Following this transaction, Participations Besancon owns directly 9,825,473 shares of common stock of the Issuer.

3. The shares sold on this date were sold in multiple transactions. This price is the weighted average sales price per share of all shares sold on this date; the actual sale prices per share range from $0.9601-$1.0500. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

4. Shares sold by Participations Besancon. Pillar GP disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the Besancon Warrants and the common stock underlying such warrants and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Pillar GP is the Section 16 beneficial owner of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any, resulting from fees payable to Pillar GP in its capacity as investment advisor to Besancon. Following this transaction, Participations Besancon owns directly 9,089,702 shares of common stock of the Issuer.

5. The shares sold on this date were sold in multiple transactions. This price is the weighted average sales price per share of all shares sold on this date; the actual sale prices per share range from $0.9300-$1.0250. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

6. Shares sold by Pillar Pharmaceuticals II, L.P. ("Pillar II"), of which Pillar GP is the general partner. Pillar GP disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Pillar II and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Pillar GP is the Section 16 beneficial owner of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any, by virtue of its ownership interest in Pillar II. Following this transaction, Pillar II owns directly 9,085,451 shares of common stock of the Issuer.

Remarks:

	Pillar Invest Corporation, /s/ Youssef El Zein, Authorized Person	07/19/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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