Cortexyme Inc.

05/23/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/23/2022 18:08

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).
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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Hannah Brendan
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cortexyme, Inc. [CRTX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Business Officer /
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CORTEXYME, INC. , 269 EAST GRAND AVE.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Join/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 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 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 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 8. Price of Derivative Security 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hannah Brendan
C/O CORTEXYME, INC.
269 EAST GRAND AVE.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA94080


Chief Business Officer

Signatures

/s/ Chris Lowe, Attorney-in-Fact for Brendan Hannah 2022-05-23
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) On March 19, 2022, the Issuer completed acquisition (the "Merger") of Novosteo Inc. ("Novosteo"), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of May 9, 2022, (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Quince Merger Sub I, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, Quince Merger Sub II, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, Novosteo, and Fortis Advisors LLC, solely in its capacity as the securityholders' representative. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the Merger, the shares held by the Reporting Person in Novosteo were automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive shares of common stock of the Issuer.
(2) The shares subject to the option shall vest over a four-year period, with 25% of the shares subject to the option vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments over the following three years.
(3) Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 1,136,600 shares of Novosteo common stock for $0.05 per share.
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