Oruka Therapeutics (ORKA) Form 4 ARCA biopharma / Thomas A Keuer 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^*

Keuer Thomas A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ARCA BIOPHARMA, INC.

11080 CIRCLEPOINT ROAD, SUITE 140

(Street)

WESTMINSTER CO 80020

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARCA biopharma, Inc. [ ABIO ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/18/2015

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	09/18/2015		S		680(1)	D	$6.33	17,407(2)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan adopted by the Reporting Person for satisfaction of their tax withholding obligation with respect to the vesting of previously reported Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

2. Includes (i) remaining 2,143 previously reported shares issued as RSUs under the Plan that vests on 9/17/16, (ii) remaining 2,857 previously reported shares issued as RSUs under the Plan that vests in two equal installments beginning on 10/15/15, (iii) 3,664 previously reported shares issued as RSUs under the Plan that vest in three equal annual installments beginning on 2/27/16, and (iv) 3,621 previously reported shares issued as RSUs under the Plan that vest in three equal annual installments beginning April 2, 2016, provided that the Reporting Person's continuous service to the Issuer has not been terminated as defined under the Plan; and 5,122 previously reported shares of common stock owned.

Remarks:

	/s/ Thomas A. Keuer	09/21/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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