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 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
Check this box to indicate that a 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). See Instruction 10. |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Marker Therapeutics, Inc. [ MRKR ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 12/23/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | 12/23/2024 | P(1) | 554,250 | A | $3.2 | 1,625,678(2) | D(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Acquired from the Issuer on December 23, 2024 pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 19, 2024. |
2. On January 26, 2023, the Issuer effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of its common stock (the "Reverse Stock Split"). The amount of securities reported on this Form 4 have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. |
3. The securities are directly held by New Enterprise Associates 16, L.P. ("NEA 16"), and indirectly held by NEA Partners 16, L.P. ("NEA Partners 16"), the sole general partner of NEA 16, NEA 16 GP, LLC ("NEA 16 GP"), the sole general partner of NEA Partners 16, and the individual managers of NEA 16 GP (NEA Partners 16, NEA 16 GP and the individual managers of NEA 16 GP, together, the "Indirect Reporting Persons").The individual managers of NEA 16 GP are Forest Baskett, Ali Behbahani, Carmen Chang, Anthony A. Florence, Jr., Mohamad Makhzoumi, Scott D. Sandell, and Paul Walker. The Indirect Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of the Issuer held by NEA 16 in which the Indirect Reporting Persons have no pecuniary interest. |
/s/ Zachary Bambach, attorney-in-fact | 12/23/2024 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Zachary Bambach, Nicole Hatcher and Stephanie Brecher, and each of them, with full power to act without the others, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all instruments, certificates and documents that may be necessary, desirable or appropriate to be executed on behalf of himself as an individual or in his or her capacity as a direct or indirect general partner, director, officer or manager of any partnership, corporation or limited liability company, pursuant to section 13 or 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and any and all regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedules 13D and 13G (and any amendments thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including, but not limited to, signing a Form ID for and on behalf of the undersigned and filing such Form ID with the SEC, and with any other entity when and if such is mandated by the Exchange Act or by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary, desirable or appropriate, fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is perpetual, unless revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of the 29th day of February, 2024.
/s/ Peter J. Barris
Peter J. Barris
/s/ Forest Baskett
Forest Baskett
/s/ Ali Behbahani
Ali Behbahani
/s/ Ronald D. Bernal
Ronald D. Bernal
/s/ Ann Bordetsky
Ann Bordetsky
/s/ Carmen Chang
Carmen Chang
/s/ Philip Chopin
Philip Chopin
/s/ Anthony A. Florence, Jr.
Anthony A. Florence, Jr.
/s/ Jonathan Golden
Jonathan Golden
/s/ Scott Gottlieb
Scott Gottlieb
/s/ Mark Hawkins
Mark Hawkins
/s/ Jeffrey R. Immelt
Jeffrey R. Immelt
/s/ Aaron Jacobson
Aaron Jacobson
/s/ Patrick J. Kerins
Patrick J. Kerins
/s/ Hilarie Koplow-McAdams
Hilarie Koplow-McAdams
/s/ Vanessa Larco
Vanessa Larco
/s/ Julio C. Lopez
Julio C. Lopez
/s/ Tiffany Le
Tiffany Le
/s/ Mohamad H. Makhzoumi
Mohamad H. Makhzoumi
/s/ Edward T. Mathers
Edward T. Mathers
/s/ Gregory Papadopoulos
Gregory Papadopoulos
/s/ Kavita Patel
Kavita Patel
/s/ Scott D. Sandell
Scott D. Sandell
/s/ A. Brooke Seawell
A. Brooke Seawell
/s/ Peter Sonsini
Peter Sonsini
/s/ Melissa Taunton
Melissa Taunton
/s/ Paul E. Walker
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Paul E. Walker
/s/ Rick Yang
Rick Yang
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