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Form 4 LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, For: Jun 05 Filed by: Stichting Administratiekantoor Westend

June 5, 2023 4:46 PM EDT
FORM 4 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Artal International S.C.A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
VALLEY PARK, 44, RUE DE LA VALLEE

(Street)
LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2661

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ LXRX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/05/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X 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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 06/05/2023   P (1)   27,775,050 A $ 2.6 78,634,381 I See Footnotes (2) (5) (6)
Common Stock               3,516,214 I See Footnotes (3) (5) (6)
Common Stock               35,402,689 I See Footnotes (4) (5) (6)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 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: 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. On May 31, 2023, Artal International S.C.A. entered into a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with the Issuer pursuant to which Artal International S.C.A. agreed to purchase 24,152,218 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Issuer Common Stock"), of the Issuer at a price of $2.60 per share (the "Purchase Price"). The Purchase Agreement also provided Artal International S.C.A. the right to purchase from the Issuer, on a pro rata basis, up to an additional 3,622,832 shares of Issuer Common Stock at a price per share equal to the Purchase Price. On June 1, 2023, pursuant to the 2023 Purchase Agreement, Artal International S.C.A. exercised its right to purchase an additional 3,622,832 shares of Issuer Common Stock at a price per share equal to the Purchase Price. The purchase closed on June 5, 2023.
2. These securities are directly held by Artal International S.C.A.
3. These securities are directly held by Invus Public Equities, L.P.
4. These securities are directly held by Invus, L.P.
5. Invus Public Equities Advisors, LLC is the general partner of Invus Public Equities, L.P., and Invus Advisors, L.L.C. is the general partner of Invus, L.P. The Geneva branch of Artal International S.C.A. is the managing member of Invus Public Equities Advisors, LLC. Artal International S.C.A. is the managing member of Invus Advisors, L.L.C. The managing partner of Artal International S.C.A. is Artal International Management S.A. The sole stockholder of Artal International Management S.A. is Artal Group S.A. The parent company of Artal Group S.A. is Westend S.A. The majority stockholder of Westend S.A. is Stichting Administratiekantoor Westend (the "Stichting"). Mr. Amaury Wittouck is the sole member of the board of the Stichting.
6. Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.
Remarks:
Invus US Partners LLC directly holds 5,451,204 shares of Issuer Common Stock, which securities are reported on a separate Form 4. For purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be directors by deputization of the Issuer by virtue of Invus, L.P.'s right to designate certain members of the Issuer's board of directors pursuant to a stockholders' agreement between the Issuer and Invus, L.P.
See Signatures Included in Exhibit 99.1 06/05/2023
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