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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
EcoR1 Capital, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
357 TEHAMA STREET #3

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC [ ADAP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2025
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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. 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
Ordinary Shares(1) 07/28/2025 S 33,931,740(3) D $0.1125(4) 130,492,680(5) I See Note(2)
Ordinary Shares(1) 07/29/2025 S 2,687,460(6) D $0.1012(7) 127,805,220(8) I See Note(2)
Ordinary Shares(1) 07/30/2025 S 27,433,338(9) D $0.1021(7) 100,371,882(10) I See Note(2)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. These Ordinary Shares are held through American Depositary Shares ("ADS") of the Issuer. Each ADS represents 6 Ordinary Shares.
2. The reporting persons are EcoR1 Capital, LLC ("Ecor1"), Oleg Nodelman and EcoR1 Capital Fund Qualified, L.P. ("Qualified Fund"). EcoR1 is the general partner and investment adviser of private funds, including Qualified Fund (the "Fund"). Mr. Nodelman is the manager and controlling owner of EcoR1. EcoR1 is filing this Form 4 for itself, Mr. Nodelman and Qualified Fund. The filers are filing this Form 4 jointly, but not as a group, and each expressly disclaims membership in a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Funds hold these securities directly for the benefit of their investors. EcoR1 may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own them as the investment adviser to the Funds. Mr. Nodelman may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own them as the control person of EcoR1. The filers disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein.
3. The reporting persons sold 5,655,290 ADSs representing 33,931,740 Ordinary Shares. Qualified Fund sold 5,281,476 of those ADSs, representing 31,688,856 Ordinary Shares.
4. The price reported in Column 4 is the price per ADS sold by the reporting persons. This price is a weighted average price. These ADSs were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.1086 to $0.1184, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request, full information regarding the number of ADSs sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
5. After this transaction, the reporting persons beneficially owned 21,748,780 ADSs, including 20,569,634 ADS held by Qualified Fund representing 123,417,804 Ordinary Shares.
6. The reporting persons sold 447,910 ADSs representing 2,687,460 Ordinary Shares. Qualified Fund sold 418,303 of those ADSs, representing 2,509,818 Ordinary Shares.
7. The price reported in Column 4 is the price per ADS sold by the reporting persons.
8. After this transaction, the reporting persons beneficially owned 21,300,870 ADSs, including 20,151,331 ADSs held by Qualified Fund representing 120,907,986 Ordinary Shares.
9. The reporting persons sold 4,572,223 ADSs representing 27,433,338 Ordinary Shares. Qualified Fund sold 4,270,000 of those ADSs, representing 25,620,000 Ordinary Shares.
10. After this transaction, the reporting persons beneficially owned 16,728,647 ADSs, including 15,881,331 ADSs held by Qualified Fund representing 95,287,986 Ordinary Shares.
/s/ Oleg Nodelman 07/30/2025
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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