SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-18-024483

SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC · SLNO

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Table I — non-derivative securities

Table II — derivative securities

Explanation of responses

• F1The shares are held directly by Technology Partners Fund VII, L.P. ("Technology Partners VII"). The Reporting Person is the sole general partner of Technology Partners VII, and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. The Reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Technology Partners VII. James Glasheen, Sheila Mutter, Roger Quy, Ira Ehrenpreis, and Ted Ardell, and certain other individuals are members of the Reporting Person and disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by Technology Partners VII except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
• F2The shares are held directly by Technology Partners Affiliates VII, L.P. ("Affiliates VII"). The Reporting Person is the sole general partner of Affiliates VII, and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. The Reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Affiliates VII. James Glasheen, Sheila Mutter, Roger Quy, Ira Ehrenpreis, and Ted Ardell, and certain other individuals are members of the Reporting Person and disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by Affiliates VII except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein
• F3On March 7, 2018, the Reporting Person became entitled to receive the shares pursuant to a "hold-back" provision in the merger agreement dated December 22, 2016, pursuant to which Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. ("Soleno"), acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Essentialis, Inc. ("Essentialis") on March 7, 2017. The merger agreement provided that such shares were to be retained by Soleno and unissued, and to serve as partial security for the indemnification obligations the stockholders of Essentialis, and the shares of Soleno common stock would, for no additional consideration, be issued to the stockholders of Essentialis, subject to any reduction of such shares as a result of satisfying such indemnification obligations. As a result, on the holdback release date of March 7, 2018, the former stockholders of Essentialis, including the Reporting Person, acquired additional shares of Soleno common stock pursuant to the merger agreement.
• F4(Continued from Footnote 3) The number of shares issuable pursuant to the "hold-back" provision was determined on March 7, 2018, pursuant to a formula set forth in the merger agreement which provided that the number of shares issuable would be four percent (4%) of the total shares issuable in the merger by Soleno. The Reporting Person's right to receive additional shares became fixed and irrevocable on March 7, 2017, the effective date of the merger.
• F5On May 14, 2018, the Reporting Person became entitled to receive the shares pursuant to a "milestone earn-out" provision in the merger agreement dated December 22, 2016, pursuant to which Soleno acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Essentialis, Inc. on March 7, 2017. The merger agreement provided that such shares would be issued by Soleno upon the achievement of certain milestone conditions. As a result, on May 14, 2018, the former stockholders of Essentialis, including the Reporting Person, acquired additional shares of Soleno common stock pursuant to the merger agreement. The number of shares issuable pursuant to the "milestone earn-out" provision was determined on May 14, 2018, pursuant to a formula set forth in the merger agreement which provided that the number of shares issuable would be twenty percent (20%) of the total shares issuable in the merger by Soleno.
• F6(Continued from Footnote 5) The Reporting Person's right to receive additional shares became fixed and irrevocable on March 7, 2017, the effective date of the merger.
• F7Share amounts and price are on a post-split basis and reflect the 5:1 reverse stock split effective on October 6, 2017.
• F8The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.00 to $2.08, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Soleno, any security holder of Soleno, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote (8) on this Form 4.
• F9The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.00 to $2.04, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Soleno, any security holder of Soleno, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote (9) on this Form 4.