SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 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^*

TAKANASHI KEN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SATSUMA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

400 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD, SUITE 221

(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO

94080

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ STSA ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/06/2023

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)
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, $0.0001 par value	06/06/2023		P		22,053,581⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$0.91	24,847,694⁽¹⁾	I	See Footnote⁽³⁾

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)	$26.99	06/08/2023		D			10,000	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	10,000	$0.00⁽⁵⁾	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.6	06/08/2023		D			20,000	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	20,000	$0.00⁽⁵⁾	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.46	06/08/2023		D			30,000	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	30,000	$0.00⁽⁵⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. All of the shares were cancelled on June 8, 2023 pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 16, 2023, by and between the Issuer, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., a Japanese corporation ("SNBL"), and SNBL23 Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a Delaware corporation (the "Merger Agreement").

2. Shares acquired by Merger Sub, upon acceptance of all shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the tender offer by Merger Sub and SNBL, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, for any and all outstanding shares of Satsuma common stock pursuant to that certain Offer to Purchase, dated May 5, 2023.

3. Shares are held by SNBL and SNBL U.S.A., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SNBL. Mr. Takanashi, a director of the Issuer, is a director and executive officer of SNBL and its affiliates such that Mr. Takanashi may be deemed to hold the power to direct the disposition and vote of, and therefore to own the shares held by SNBL. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), Mr. Takanashi disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by SNBL except to the extent of any actual pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that Mr. Takanashi is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Act, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any of the reported securities.

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each vested option to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Shares") of the Issuer, with an exercise price that is less than the purchase price of $0.91 per share (the "Offer Price"), that is outstanding immediately prior to the date and time at which the Merger became effective (the "Effective Time") will terminate and be cancelled immediately prior to the Effective Time and converted into the right to receive (a) one non-transferable contractual contingent value right and (b) a lump sum cash payment equal in amount to (i) the number of vested Shares underlying such vested option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of $0.91 over the exercise price per Share underlying such vested option, less any required withholding taxes.

5. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option that was not a vested option to purchase Shares of the Issuer with an exercise price that is less than the Offer Price and was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was terminated and cancelled immediately prior to the Effective Time for no consideration.

Remarks:

	/s/ Thomas P. O'Neil as Attorney in Fact for Ken Takanashi	06/08/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by Takanashi Ken