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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Heery Christopher

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ARCELLX, INC.
25 WEST WATKINS MILL ROAD, SUITE A

(Street)
GAITHERSBURG MD 20878

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arcellx, Inc. [ ACLX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Medical Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/24/2023
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
Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication

  
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
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
Common Stock 04/24/2023 M 10,000 A $6.28 21,692 D
Common Stock 04/24/2023 M 10,000 A $15 31,692 D
Common Stock 04/24/2023 S(1) 20,000 D $40.0034(2) 11,692 D
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
Stock Option (right to buy) $6.28 04/24/2023 M 10,000 (3) 06/09/2031 Common Stock 10,000 $0.00 240,623 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $15 04/24/2023 M 10,000 (4) 02/03/2032 Common Stock 10,000 $0.00 224,205 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sale of shares reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the Reporting Person on June 30, 2022.
2. Represents the weighted average share price of an aggregate total of 20,000 shares sold in the price range of $40.00 to $40.07 by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
3. Shares issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan"). Subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined 2017 Plan) through each applicable date, twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the option shall vest on the one (1) year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the shares subject to the option shall vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the Vesting Commencement Date (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month). "Vesting Commencement Date" shall mean April 26, 2021.
4. Subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2022 Equity Incentive Plan) through each applicable vesting date, one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the shares subject to the option will vest each month following Equity Grant Date on the same day of the month as the Equity Grant Date (or, if there is no corresponding day in a particular month, then the last day of the month) over four (4) years. "Equity Grant Date" shall mean February 3, 2022.
Remarks:
/s/ Michelle Gilson, as Attorney-in-Fact 04/25/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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