0000899243-18-016641.txt : 20180614 0000899243-18-016641.hdr.sgml : 20180614 20180614165901 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-18-016641 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180612 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180614 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180614 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Koestler Thomas P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001373605 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35405 FILM NUMBER: 18899825 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD CITY: KENILWORTH STATE: NJ ZIP: 07033 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. /NEW/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001461993 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 454440364 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 GEORGE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 301 CITY: NEW HAVEN STATE: CT ZIP: 06511 BUSINESS PHONE: 312 767 0291 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 GEORGE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 301 CITY: NEW HAVEN STATE: CT ZIP: 06511 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CEMPRA, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Cempra Holdings, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090414 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2018-06-12 0 0001461993 MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. /NEW/ MLNT 0001373605 Koestler Thomas P C/O MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 300 GEORGE STREET, SUITE 301 NEW HAVEN CT 06511 1 0 0 0 Stock Option (right to buy) 7.45 2018-06-12 4 A 0 25000 0.00 A 2028-04-20 Common Stock 25000 25000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 7.45 2018-06-12 4 A 0 9100 0.00 A 2019-04-20 2028-04-20 Common Stock 9100 9100 D The option grant was approved by the compensation committee of the Company's board of directors on April 20, 2018, subject to stockholder approval of an amendment to the stock option plan under which the option was granted. The Company's stockholders approved the plan amendment on June 12, 2018. One-third of the shares underlying the stock option will vest and become exercisable on April 20, 2019. The remainder will vest and become exercisable in substantially equal monthly installments during the two year period commencing on April 20, 2019. /s/ Paul Estrem, by Power of Attorney 2018-06-14 EX-24 2 attachment1.htm EX-24 DOCUMENT

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Paul Estrem, Susan Blum and Russ Causey, and each of them
acting alone, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact to:  (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% or more stockholder of Melinta
Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5, and Update Passphrase
Acknowledgement (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and the rules
promulgated thereunder; (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4 and 5, and Update Passphrase Acknowledgement (and any amendments
thereto) and to file timely such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and (3) take
any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which
in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
fact's discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5, and Update
Passphrase Acknowledgement with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned, in a signed writing delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 14th day of June 2018.



                                            /s/ Thomas Koestler
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                                            Thomas Koestler