Sec Form 4 Filing - AUERBACH MARK @ PARDES BIOSCIENCES, INC. - 2023-08-31

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 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person AUERBACH MARK 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PARDES BIOSCIENCES, INC. [ PRDS] 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 PARDES BIOSCIENCES, INC., 2173 SALK AVE., SUITE 250, PMB #052 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/31/2023 (Street) CARLSBAD, CA92008 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/31/2023 U 70,390 D 0 D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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) $ 1.87 08/31/2023 D 37,500 ( 3 ) 05/31/2033( 3 ) Common Stock 37,500 ( 3 ) 0 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.8 08/31/2023 D 75,000 ( 4 ) 12/22/2031( 4 ) Common Stock 75,000 ( 4 ) 0 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 5.21 08/31/2023 D 37,500 ( 4 ) 06/07/2032( 4 ) Common Stock 37,500 ( 4 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other AUERBACH MARK C/O PARDES BIOSCIENCES, INC. 2173 SALK AVE., SUITE 250, PMB #052 CARLSBAD, CA92008 X Signatures /s/ Elizabeth Lacy, attorney-in-fact 08/31/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 4 reports securities disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by and among the Issuer, MediPacific, Inc. (Parent) and MediPacific Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (Purchaser), dated as of July 16, 2023 (Merger Agreement), pursuant to which the Purchaser completed a tender offer for the shares of common stock of the Issuer and thereafter merged with and into the Issuer effective as of August 31, 2023 (Effective Time). ( 2 )Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and Purchaser's offer to purchase, the shares of common stock were tendered to Purchaser in consideration for a per share price of (i) $2.13 in cash, net of applicable taxes and without interest, and (ii) one non-transferable contractual contingent value right. ( 3 )On July 16, 2023, the Issuer's Board of Directors vested in full each option to purchase shares granted under an Issuer equity plan (each, a Company Stock Option) that was outstanding and unvested as of that date. As of the Effective Time, each in-the-money Company Stock Option that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled, and, in exchange therefor, the holder of such cancelled in-the-money Company Stock Option was entitled to receive, in consideration of the cancellation of such Company Stock Option, (i) an amount in cash (less applicable tax withholdings and without interest) equal to the product of (x) the total number of shares subject to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (y) the excess of $2.13 over the applicable exercise price per share under such Company Stock Option and (ii) one contingent value right for each share subject thereto. ( 4 )On July 16, 2023, the Issuer's Board of Directors vested in full each unvested Company Stock Option. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Company Stock Option that was not in the money as of the Effective Time was cancelled for no consideration at the Effective Time.

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