Ashish Mandelia - Jan 13, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (MRSN)

Role
VP, Chief Accounting Officer
Signature
/s/ Alejandra Carvajal, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
MRSN
Transactions as of
Jan 13, 2024
Transactions value $
-$13,618
Form type
4
Date filed
1/17/2024, 05:20 PM
Previous filing
Sep 7, 2023
Next filing
Oct 7, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction MRSN Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +2.65K +16.98% $0.00 18.2K Jan 13, 2024 Direct F1, F2
transaction MRSN Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +4.78K +26.25% $0.00 23K Jan 14, 2024 Direct F3
transaction MRSN Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +4.52K +19.65% $0.00 27.5K Jan 15, 2024 Direct F4
transaction MRSN Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +833 +3.03% $0.00 28.4K Jan 15, 2024 Direct F5
transaction MRSN Common Stock Sale -$13.6K -5.03K -17.72% $2.71 23.3K Jan 16, 2024 Direct F6, F7

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction MRSN Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -2.65K -24.99% $0.00 7.94K Jan 13, 2024 Common Stock 2.65K Direct F8, F9
transaction MRSN Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -4.78K -33.33% $0.00 9.57K Jan 14, 2024 Common Stock 4.78K Direct F8, F10
transaction MRSN Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -4.52K -50% $0.00 4.52K Jan 15, 2024 Common Stock 4.52K Direct F8, F11
transaction MRSN Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -833 -100% $0.00* 0 Jan 15, 2024 Common Stock 833 Direct F8, F12
transaction MRSN Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award $0 +75K $0.00 75K Jan 15, 2024 Common Stock 75K $3.02 Direct F13
transaction MRSN Restricted Stock Unit Award $0 +16.7K $0.00 16.7K Jan 15, 2024 Common Stock 16.7K Direct F8, F14
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 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.
F2 Includes 4,000 shares of common stock acquired by the Reporting Person on June 15, 2023 and 599 shares of common stock acquired by the Reporting Person on December 15, 2023, in each case through the Issuer's employee stock purchase plan.
F3 Represents shares of common stock received upon vesting of a portion of the RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person on January 14, 2022.
F4 Represents shares of common stock received upon vesting of a portion of the RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person on January 15, 2021.
F5 Represents shares of common stock received upon vesting of a portion of the RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person on January 15, 2020.
F6 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.
F7 The price reported is a weighted average sales price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.70 to $2.71, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to 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 sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
F8 Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer.
F9 25% of the total number of RSUs granted vested on January 13, 2024, and the remainder shall vest thereafter in equal annual installments over the next three years.
F10 25% of the total number of RSUs granted vested on January 14, 2024, and the remainder shall vest thereafter in equal annual installments over the next two years.
F11 25% of the total number of RSUs granted vested on January 15, 2024, and the remainder shall vest on January 15, 2025
F12 Fully vested as of January 15, 2024.
F13 The option shall vest in equal quarterly installments over four years from the date of grant.
F14 The RSUs shall vest in equal annual installments over four years from the date of grant.