FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 01/04/2018 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ RCKT ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (2) | 02/08/2026 | Common Stock | 251,410(1) | $1.21 | D | |
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (3) | 04/12/2027 | Common Stock | 11,427(1) | $1.7 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. All numbers give effect to the 1:4 reverse stock split effected by the Issuer on January 4, 2018. |
2. This option represents a right to purchase a total of 251,410 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock 83,803 of which became fully vested and exercisable on February 8, 2017, with the remaining 167,607 shares vesting in equal quarterly installments over the following two years, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Issuer. |
3. This option represents a right to purchase a total of 11,427 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock 4,113 of which will become fully vested and exercisable on April 12, 2018, with the remaining 7,314 shares vesting in equal quarterly installments over the following two years, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Issuer. |
Remarks: |
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney |
/s/ Alice Lee, as attorney-in-fact for Jonathan Schwartz | 01/16/2018 | |
** 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 5 (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. |