SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4SEC 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).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Evans John M.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC.,

238 MAIN STREET

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE

MASSACHUSETTS

02142

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Beam Therapeutics Inc. [ BEAM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CEO

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/30/2026		M⁽¹⁾		25,000	A	$0.67	1,011,667	D
Common Stock	03/30/2026		S⁽¹⁾		25,000	D	$22.3692⁽²⁾	986,667	D
Common Stock	03/31/2026		M⁽¹⁾		25,000	A	$0.67	1,011,667	D
Common Stock	03/31/2026		S⁽¹⁾		25,000	D	$22.7634⁽³⁾	986,667	D
Common Stock	03/31/2026		A		90,000⁽⁴⁾	A	$0.00	1,076,667	D
Common Stock								103,000	I	By John M. Evans, III 2018 Irrevocable Trust

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.67	03/30/2026		M⁽¹⁾			25,000	⁽⁵⁾	05/08/2028	Common Stock	25,000	$0	43,672	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.67	03/31/2026		M⁽¹⁾			25,000	⁽⁵⁾	05/08/2028	Common Stock	25,000	$0	18,672	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares of common stock were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on May 16, 2025.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $22.03 to $22.70, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Beam Therapeutics Inc. ("BEAM"), any security holder of BEAM or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $22.34 to $23.21, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to BEAM, any security holder of BEAM or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.

4. Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person under the BEAM 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of BEAM's common stock. The RSUs vest in four substantially equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with BEAM through each vesting date.

5. On May 8, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted an option to purchase shares of common stock, which vested as to 99,396 shares upon the achievement of a certain development milestone related to base editing applications. On April 3, 2024, the board of directors of BEAM determined that this performance condition was achieved, resulting in the vesting of 99,336 shares.

	By: /s/ Christine Bellon, Attorney-in-fact	04/01/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

SEC Form 4 filed by Evans John M.