Sec Form 4 Filing - Clayman Michael D. @ Flexion Therapeutics Inc - 2020-03-02

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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
Clayman Michael D.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Flexion Therapeutics Inc [ FLXN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 10 MALL ROAD, SUITE 301
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/02/2020
(Street)
BURLINGTON, MA01803
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
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) $ 15.78 03/02/2020 A 185,000 ( 1 ) 03/01/2030 Common Stock 185,000 $ 0 185,000 D
Restricted Stock Unit Award $ 0 03/02/2020 A 175,000 ( 2 ) 01/01/2024 Common Stock 175,000 $ 0 175,000 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Clayman Michael D.
C/O FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
10 MALL ROAD, SUITE 301
BURLINGTON, MA01803
X President and CEO
Signatures
/s/ Mark S. Levine, Attorney-in-Fact 03/03/2020
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares shall vest on the one year anniversary of January 1, 2020 (the "Vesting Commencement Date") and thereafter one-forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total shares shall vest each month following the one year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, so that all of the shares shall be vested four (4) years after the Vesting Commencement Date.
( 2 )Upon confirmation by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board that a specified amount of 2020 revenues from ZILRETTA product sales is achieved, 25% of shares subject to the restricted stock unit award shall vest in 2021 upon such confirmation and thereafter on January 1 of the subsequent three years so that all of such shares will have vested on January 1, 2024.

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