NERV Minerva Neurosciences Inc

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                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kupfer David	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. [ NERV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC.,, 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 286	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/11/2020
(Street) WALTHAM, MA 02451 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) (1)	$3.40	6/11/2020		A		20000		(2)	6/10/2030	Common Stock	20000	$0.00	20000	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	This option is granted to non-employee directors in accordance with the Company's compensation program for non-employee directors, which provides that each non-employee director is eligible to receive an annual option grant to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock per year.
(2)	The shares subject to this option vest in four equal quarterly installments at a rate of 1/4 of the total number of shares every three months, with the first 1/4 vesting on the date that is three months following June 11, 2020 and an additional 1/4 every three months thereafter, subject in each case to the continued service of the Reporting Person as a non-employee director as of such vesting date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kupfer David C/O MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC., 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 286 WALTHAM, MA 02451	X

Signatures
/s/ Marc Recht, Attorney-in-Fact		6/12/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date