Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Funtleyder Leslie D. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O APPLIED THERAPEUTICS, INC. 545 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1400 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Applied Therapeutics, Inc. [ APLT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) See Remarks
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	12/19/2024		A		150,000(1)	A	$0	427,911	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.02	12/19/2024		A		150,000(2)		(2)	12/19/2034	Common Stock	150,000	$0	150,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of compensatory Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted under Applied Therapeutics, Inc.'s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") in connection with the Reporting Person's service as interim Chief Executive Officer. Each compensatory RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. The compensatory RSUs will vest in equal monthly installments over the 12-month period following the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person continuing to provide services through each such vesting date, provided that any outstanding and unvested RSUs will vest immediately upon the earlier to occur of (i) the approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration of the issuer's proposed new drug application relating to the treatment of Sorbitol Dehydrogenase or (ii) a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan).

2. Consists of Options granted under the Plan in connection with the Reporting Person's service as interim Chief Executive Officer. The Options will vest in equal monthly installments over the 12-month period following the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person continuing to provide services through each such vesting date, provided that any outstanding and unvested Options will vest immediately upon the earlier to occur of (i) the approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration of the issuer's proposed new drug application relating to the treatment of Sorbitol Dehydrogenase or (ii) a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan).

Remarks:

Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

	/s/ Leslie D. Funtleyder	12/20/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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