Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Invus US Partners LLC	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ LXRX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE INVUS GROUP, LLC, 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE 30TH FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/1/2022
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	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	8/1/2022		P⁽¹⁾		982600	A	$2.50	5303814	I	See Footnotes ⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								331545	D ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On July 27, 2022, Invus US Partners LLC entered into a purchase agreement with the Issuer pursuant to which Invus US Partners LLC agreed to purchase 982,600 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Issuer Common Stock") of the Issuer at a price of $2.50 per share. The purchase closed on August 1, 2022.
(2)	These securities are directly held by Invus US Partners LLC
(3)	These securities are directly held by Mr. Raymond Debbane.
(4)	Ulys, L.L.C. is the general partner of Invus US Partners LLC, and Mr. Raymond Debbane is the sole member of Ulys, L.L.C.
(5)	Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.

Remarks:
Artal International S.C.A. directly holds 48,433,261 shares of Issuer Common Stock; Invus, L.P. directly holds 35,402,689 shares of Issuer Common Stock; and Invus Public Equities, L.P. directly holds 3,516,214 shares of Issuer Common Stock, which securities are being reported on a separately filed Form 4. For purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be directors by deputization of the Issuer by virtue of Invus, L.P.'s right to designate certain members of the Issuer's board of directors pursuant to a stockholders' agreement between the Issuer and Invus, L.P.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Invus US Partners LLC C/O THE INVUS GROUP, LLC 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X	X
Ulys, L.L.C. 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X	X
DEBBANE RAYMOND C/O ULYS, L.L.C. 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X	X

Signatures
Invus US Partners LLC, By: /s/ Philip Bafundo , Name: Philip Bafundo, Title: Authorized Person		8/1/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
ULYS, L.L.C., By: /s/ Raymond Debbane, Name: Raymond Debbane, Title: President		8/1/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
RAYMOND DEBBANE, /s/ Raymond Debbane		8/1/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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