Mohan Bala - 13 Jan 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (MRSN)

Role
SVP, Chief Development Officer
Signature
/s/ Alejandra Carvajal, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol
MRSN
Transactions as of
13 Jan 2025
Net transactions value
-$2,147
Form type
4
Filing time
15 Jan 2025, 21:16:15 UTC
Previous filing
29 Oct 2024
Next filing
17 Jan 2025
SEC
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Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction MRSN Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +8,750 +16% $0.000000 63,481 13 Jan 2025 Direct F1
transaction MRSN Common Stock Sale $2,147 -3,253 -5.1% $0.6600 60,228 14 Jan 2025 Direct F2

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 -8,750 -33% $0.000000 17,500 13 Jan 2025 Common Stock 8,750 Direct F3, F4
* 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 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.
F3 Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer.
F4 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.