0001209191-17-019913.txt : 20170310 0001209191-17-019913.hdr.sgml : 20170310 20170310171851 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-17-019913 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170308 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170310 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170310 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cara Therapeutics, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001346830 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 STAMFORD PLAZA STREET 2: 107 ELM STREET 9TH FLOOR CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06902 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-406-3700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 STAMFORD PLAZA STREET 2: 107 ELM STREET 9TH FLOOR CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06902 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Cara Therapeutics Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20051213 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Stauffer Joseph William CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001466459 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36279 FILM NUMBER: 17683104 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 57 DURHAM ROAD CITY: SKILLMAN STATE: NJ ZIP: 08558 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2017-03-08 0 0001346830 Cara Therapeutics, Inc. CARA 0001466459 Stauffer Joseph William C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FLOOR STAMFORD CT 06902 0 1 0 0 Chief Medical Officer Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 17.41 2017-03-08 4 A 0 75000 0.00 A 2027-03-08 Common Stock 75000 75000 D The shares shall vest and become exercisable in a series of 48 successive equal monthly installments beginning on April 8, 2017, in each case subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous service (as that term is defined in the Issuer's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan) as of each such date. /s/Darren DeStefano, Attorney-in-Fact 2017-03-10