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
X	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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Tipirneni Praveen P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MORPHIC HOLDING, INC. 35 GATEHOUSE DRIVE, A2 (Street) WALTHAM MA 02451 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Morphic Holding, Inc. [ MORF ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/16/2024
	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	08/16/2024		U		42,460	D	(1)(2)	0	D
Common Stock	08/16/2024		U		614,474	D	(1)(2)	0	I	By The Praveen P. Tipirneni Irrevocable Trust of 2019(3)

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)	$4.32	08/16/2024		D			339,561	(4)	12/14/2028	Common Stock	339,561	(5)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$15.42	08/16/2024		D			273,350	(4)	02/17/2030	Common Stock	273,350	(5)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$30.19	08/16/2024		D			205,000	(6)	01/14/2031	Common Stock	205,000	(5)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$44.75	08/16/2024		D			224,016	(7)	01/13/2032	Common Stock	224,016	(5)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$31.72	08/16/2024		D			177,024	(8)	01/12/2033	Common Stock	177,024	(5)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.79	08/16/2024		D			206,400	(9)	01/11/2034	Common Stock	206,400	(5)	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(10)	08/16/2024		D			88,500	(11)	(11)	Common Stock	88,500	(12)	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(10)	08/16/2024		D			25,000	(13)	(13)	Common Stock	25,000	(12)	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(10)	08/16/2024		D			136,800	(14)	(14)	Common Stock	136,800	(12)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On July 7, 2024, Morphic Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer" or the "Company"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Eli Lilly and Company, an Indiana corporation (the "Parent"), and Rainier Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent.

2. (Continued from Footnote 1) Upon the closing (the "Closing") of the Merger on August 16, 2024, each share of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), was either (x) purchased by Purchaser for $57.00 per share (the "Offer Price"), without interest, less any applicable tax withholding or (y) automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash without interest, less any applicable tax withholding.

3. These securities are held of record by Sonali N. Shah, Trustee of The Praveen P. Tipirneni Irrevocable Trust of 2019. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. The Company Stock Option ("Option") is fully vested.

5. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Option that was outstanding but not vested as of immediately prior to the Closing (the "Unvested Option") became fully vested and exercisable (the "Vested Option"). Each Vested Option was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash without interest, less any applicable tax withholding, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the excess, if any, of the Offer Price over the exercise price per share of Common Stock underlying such Option by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Option. If the exercise price per share of Common Stock of the underlying Option was equal to or greater than the Offer Price, such Option was cancelled without any cash payment or other consideration being made in respect thereof.

6. The Option vests as to 2.0833% of the total shares monthly, beginning February 15, 2021, with 100% of the total shares vested and exercisable on January 15, 2025, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the issuer on each vesting date.

7. The Option vests as to 2.0833% of the total shares monthly, beginning February 14, 2022, with 100% of the total shares vested and exercisable on January 14, 2026, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the issuer on each vesting date.

8. The Option vests as to 2.0833% of the total shares monthly, beginning February 13, 2023, with 100% of the total shares vested and exercisable on January 13, 2027, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the issuer on each vesting date.

9. The Option vests as to 2.0833% of the total shares monthly, beginning February 12, 2024, with 100% of the total shares vested and exercisable on January 12, 2028, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the issuer on each vesting date.

10. Each Company Restricted Stock Unit ("RSUs") represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of Common Stock upon settlement for no consideration.

11. The RSUs vest as to 25% of the total shares on each of January 13, 2024, January 13, 2025, January 13, 2026 and January 13, 2027, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the Issuer on each vesting date.

12. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each RSU that was outstanding but not vested as of immediately prior to the Closing (the "Unvested RSU"), became immediately vested in full (the "Vested RSU"). Each Vested RSU was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, less any applicable tax withholding, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Offer Price by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such RSU.

13. The RSUs vest as to 25% of the total shares on each of January 14, 2023, January 14, 2024, January 14, 2025 and January 14, 2026, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the Issuer on each vesting date.

14. The RSUs vest as to 25% of the total shares on each of January 12, 2025, January 12, 2026, January 12, 2027 and January 12, 2028, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the Issuer on each vesting date.

	/s/ Robert Farrell, Attorney-in-Fact for Praveen P. Tipirneni	08/20/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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