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Form 4 Protagonist Therapeutics For: Dec 18 Filed by: O'Neil Thomas P.

December 20, 2017 9:09 PM
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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
O'Neil Thomas P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS, INC.
7707 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 140

(Street)
NEWARK CA 94560

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc [ PTGX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/2017
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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 12/18/2017 M 4,000 A $ 1.16 4,000 D
Common Stock 12/18/2017 M 4,000 A $ 4.21 8,000 D
12/18/2017 12/18/2017 S (1) 8,000 D $ 20 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 (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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 1.16 12/18/2017 M 4,000 (2) 02/08/2026 Common Stock 4,000 $ 0 57,666 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.21 12/18/2017 M 4,000 (2) 04/29/2026 Common Stock 4,000 $ 0 28,998 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on February 9, 2017.
2. The option vests over a four-year period, with 1/4th of the shares subject to the option vesting on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and 1/36th of the remaining shares subject to the option vesting each month, subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a service provider of the Issuer through each such date.
/s/ Thomas P. O'Neil 12/20/2017
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