Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT 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 *
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Korenberg Matthew E
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC [LGND]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director
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_____ 10% Owner
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_____ Officer (give title below)
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_____ Other (specify below)
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EVP,Finance & Strategy and CFO /
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(Last)
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(First)
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(Middle)
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5980 HORTON STREET, SUITE 405
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street)
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EMERYVILLE
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CA
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94608
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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3. Transaction Code
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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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
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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4. Transaction Code
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
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8. Price of Derivative Security
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expriation Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Korenberg Matthew E
5980 HORTON STREET, SUITE 405
EMERYVILLE, CA94608
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EVP,Finance & Strategy and CFO
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Signatures
By: Charles S. Berkman For: Matthew E. Korenberg
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2022-01-28
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Explanation of Responses:
(*)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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(**)
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(1)
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Represents the number of shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of performance stock units (PSUs). Each PSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer common stock. The PSUs were originally granted on 05/29/2019 and were eligible to vest based on the Issuer achievement of certain performance objectives during the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2021. On January 26, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer certified the Issuer achievement relative to the applicable performance objectives and approved the vesting of the PSUs with respect to these shares.
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(2)
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Represents the number of shares of common stock issued upon the vesting of performance stock units (PSUs). Each PSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer common stock. The PSUs were originally granted on 03/09/2020 and were eligible to vest based on the Issuer achievement of certain performance objectives during the two-year performance period ending December 31, 2021. On January 26, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer certified the Issuer achievement relative to the applicable performance objectives and approved the vesting of the PSUs with respect to these shares.
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(3)
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Represents shares withheld by the Issuer in payment of the tax liability arising in connection with the settlement of the PSUs.
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