Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

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^*

Zauderer Maurice

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VACCINEX, INC.

1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE

(Street)

ROCHESTER

14620

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VACCINEX, INC. [ VCNX ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/08/2024

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

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

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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)
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								22,116	D
Common Stock								14,214	I	By Jeremy C. Zauderer Trust⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								14,145	I	By Jordan M. Zauderer Trust⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	02/08/2024		A		413,793⁽²⁾	A	$0.725	1,393,392⁽²⁾	I	By Vaccinex (Rochester), L.L.C.⁽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)
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)
Warrant (Right to Buy)	$1	02/08/2024		A		413,793		02/08/2024	02/08/2029	Common Stock	413,793	$0.725	413,793	I	By Vaccinex (Rochester), L.L.C.⁽²⁾
Warrant (Right to Buy)	$2.34							11/02/2023	11/02/2028	Common Stock	136,752		136,752	I	By Vaccinex (Rochester), L.L.C.⁽²⁾
Warrant (Right to Buy)	$1							10/03/2023	10/03/2028	Common Stock	500,000		500,000	I	By Vaccinex (Rochester), L.L.C.⁽²⁾
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$223.5							⁽³⁾	03/31/2024	Common Stock	172		172	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$223.5							⁽³⁾	06/30/2024	Common Stock	172		172	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$106.5							⁽³⁾	12/23/2025	Common Stock	221		221	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$64.35							⁽³⁾	03/14/2024	Common Stock	1,333		1,333	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$100.2							⁽⁴⁾	02/24/2025	Common Stock	1,893		1,893	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$43.95							⁽⁵⁾	04/02/2031	Common Stock	933		933	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.35							⁽⁶⁾	04/01/2032	Common Stock	1,866		1,866	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.59							⁽⁷⁾	03/30/2028	Common Stock	3,733		3,733	D

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Zauderer Maurice

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VACCINEX, INC.

1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE

(Street)

ROCHESTER

14620

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vaccinex (Rochester), L.L.C.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

44 WOODLAND ROAD

(Street)

PITTSFORD

14534

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Dr. Zauderer exercises voting control over shares held by this trust and disclaims beneficial ownership over these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. Dr. Zauderer is the president and a majority owner of Vaccinex (Rochester), L.L.C. and disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Exercisable in full as of the date of this report.

4. This option vests one-fourth on each of the first four anniversaries of the February 25, 2020 grant date, except as otherwise provided in the award notice.

5. This option vests one-fourth on each of the first four anniversaries of the April 2, 2021 grant date, except as otherwise provided in the award notice.

6. This option vests one-fourth on each of the first four anniversaries of the April 1, 2022 grant date, except as otherwise provided in the award notice.

7. This option vests one-fourth on each of the first four anniversaries of the March 31, 2023 grant date, except as otherwise provided in the award notice.

	/s/ Scott E. Royer, Attorney-in-Fact Maurice Zauderer	02/09/2024
	Vaccinex (Rochester) L.L.C. By: /s/ Maurice Zauderer, President	02/09/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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