Sec Form 4 Filing - Thiara Parvinder @ Tourmaline Bio, Inc. - 2025-10-28

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 Thiara Parvinder 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Tourmaline Bio, Inc. [ TRML] 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 TOURMALINE BIO, INC., 27 WEST 24TH STREET, SUITE 702 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/28/2025 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10010 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 10/28/2025 U( 1 ) 83,782 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 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.46 10/28/2025 D( 1 ) 10,000 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 10,000 ( 3 ) 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 13.91 10/28/2025 D( 1 ) 10,000 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 10,000 ( 3 ) 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 18.73 10/28/2025 D( 1 ) 16,800 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 16,800 ( 3 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Thiara Parvinder C/O TOURMALINE BIO, INC. 27 WEST 24TH STREET, SUITE 702 NEW YORK, NY10010 X Signatures /s/ Brad Middlekauff, Attorney-in-Fact 10/28/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 4 reports securities disposed pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of September 8, 2025, by and among Issuer, Novartis AG, a company limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) incorporated under the laws of Switzerland ("Parent"), and Torino Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on October 28, 2025, Merger Sub completed a cash tender offer to acquire all of the shares of common stock of the Issuer, par value $0.0001 (the "Shares"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (the "Effective Time"), in exchange for $48.00 in cash per Share, subject to any applicable withholding of taxes (the "Merger Consideration"). ( 2 )Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each Share was tendered in exchange for $48.00 in cash per Share. ( 3 )Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each stock option that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically canceled and terminated and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (i) the amount by which the Merger Consideration exceeds the applicable exercise price per Share of such option and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares issuable upon exercise of such option or portion thereof, subject to any applicable withholding of taxes.

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