Titan Pharmaceuticals (TTNP) Form 4 TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS / David E. Lazar 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^*

Lazar David E.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

VILLA 1, 14-43RD STREET

JUMEIRAH 2

(Street)

DUBAI C0 00000

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ TTNP ]

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)
01/24/2023

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, par value $0.001	01/24/2023		P		37,500	A	$0.9659(1)	3,368,902	D(2)(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001	01/25/2023		P		20,000	A	$1.0033(4)	3,388,902	D(2)(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001								359,066	I	By Activist Investing LLC(2)(3)(5)

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^*

Lazar David E.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

VILLA 1, 14-43RD STREET

JUMEIRAH 2

(Street)

DUBAI C0 00000

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Activist Investing LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 3RD FLOOR.

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.9591 to $0.98. The Reporting Persons undertake 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 purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

2. This Form 4 is filed jointly by Activist Investing LLC ("Activist Investing") and David E. Lazar (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").

3. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

4. Represents a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.97 to $1.01. The Reporting Persons undertake 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 purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

5. Securities of the Issuer beneficially owned directly by Activist Investing. Mr. Lazar, as the sole member and Chief Executive Officer of Activist Investing, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by Activist Investing.

	/s/ David E. Lazar	01/26/2023
	Activist Investing LLC, By: /s/ David E. Lazar, Chief Executive Officer	01/26/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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