Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Smith Devin Whittemore	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. [ NERV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) SVP and General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC., 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 286	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/19/2020
(Street) WALTHAM, MA 02451 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: 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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.11	6/19/2020		A		153531		(1)	12/31/2029	Common Stock	153531	$0.00	153531	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	This option was granted by Issuer's Board of Directors on December 31, 2019 contingent upon stockholder approval of an amendment and restatement of Issuer's equity incentive plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under such plan, which was received on June 19, 2020. This option vests 25% on December 31, 2020 and then in quarterly installments over 3 years thereafter.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Smith Devin Whittemore C/O MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC. 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 286 WALTHAM, MA 02451			SVP and General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Devin Smith		8/17/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date