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
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Flynn James E (Last) (First) (Middle) 780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. [ LRMR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) * Director by Deputization
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/29/2020
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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

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)	$11.9	09/29/2020		A		16,600(1)		(2)	07/16/2030	Common Stock	16,600(1)	$0	16,600(1)	I	Through Deerfield Management Company, L.P.(1)(3)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Flynn James E (Last) (First) (Middle) 780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. (SERIES C) (Last) (First) (Middle) 780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Jonathan S. Leff, a partner in Deerfield Management Company, L.P., serves as a director of the Issuer. The option granted to Jonathan S. Leff and reported herein is held for the benefit, and at the direction, of Deerfield Management Company, L.P. ("Deerfield Management")

2. The option was granted on July 16, 2020 subject to stockholder approval, which was obtained at the Issuer's special meeting of stockholders on September 29, 2020. The vesting commencement date for the option is July 16, 2020, and the option vests in equal monthly installments over 36 months, subject to Jonathan S. Leff 's continued service with the Issuer through each applicable vesting date.

3. This Form 4 is being filed by the undersigned as well as the entity listed on the Joint Filer Information Statement attached as an exhibit hereto (the "Reporting Persons"). James E. Flynn is the sole member of the general partner of Deerfield Management Company, L.P. For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of his/its indirect pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.

Remarks:

Jonathan S. Leff, a partner in Deerfield Management, serves as a director of the Issuer. Jonathan Isler, Attorney-in-Fact: Power of Attorney, which is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24 to a Form 3 with regard to Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2017 by Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.P., Deerfield Partners, L.P., Deerfield International Master Fund, L.P., Deerfield Private Design Fund III, L.P., Deerfield Private Design Fund IV, L.P., Deerfield Mgmt, L.P., Deerfield Mgmt III, L.P., Deerfield Mgmt IV, L.P., Deerfield Management Company, L.P., and James E. Flynn.

	/s/ Jonathan Isler, Attorney-in-Fact	10/01/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Joint Filer Information

 

Names:	Deerfield Management Company, L.P.
Address:	780 Third Avenue, 37th Floor New York, NY  10017
Designated Filer:	James E. Flynn
Issuer and Ticker Symbol:	Larimar Therapeutics, Inc.  [LRMR]
Date of Event Requiring Statement:	October 1, 2020

 

The undersigned, Deerfield Management Company, L.P., is jointly filing the attached Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 with James E. Flynn with respect to the beneficial ownership of securities of Larimar Therapeutics, Inc.

 

Signatures:

 

DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. By:  Flynn Management LLC, General Partner   By: /s/ Jonathan Isler        Jonathan Isler, Attorney-In-Fact