Mersana Therapeutics Inc.

01/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/15/2025 20:18

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DeSchuytner Brian
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. [MRSN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, COO & CFO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O MERSANA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 840 MEMORIAL DRIVE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/13/2025
(Street)
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 		4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City) (State) (Zip)
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 01/13/2025 M(1) 10,000 A $ 0 108,824(2) D
Common Stock 01/14/2025 S(3) 3,713 D $0.66 105,111 D
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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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 Unit (4) 01/13/2025 M 10,000 (5) (5) Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 20,000 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DeSchuytner Brian
C/O MERSANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
840 MEMORIAL DRIVE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 		SVP, COO & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Alejandra Carvajal, Attorney-in-Fact 01/15/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of common stock received upon vesting of a portion of the restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded to the Reporting Person on January 13, 2023.
(2) Includes 4,000 shares of common stock acquired by the Reporting Person on December 13, 2024 through the Issuer's employee stock purchase plan.
(3) Represents the sale of shares of common stock to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the service-based vesting and settlement of the RSUs pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on May 10, 2023. The sale was effected through an automatic "sell to cover" transaction that did not represent a discretionary trade by the Reporting Person.
(4) Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer.
(5) 25% of the total number of RSUs granted vested on January 13, 2025, and the remainder shall vest thereafter in equal annual installments over the next two years.
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