SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Lynch Casey

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CORTEXYME, INC.

269 EAST GRAND AVE.

(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO

94080

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cortexyme, Inc. [ CRTX ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Executive Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	49,895	D
Common Stock	91,911	I	By The Casey C. Lynch 2019 Annuity Trust⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	1,098,774	I	By the Zachary and Casey Lynch Living Trust dated February 24, 2009⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	06/01/2022	Common Stock	83,159	$0.46	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	10/29/2028	Common Stock	472,204	$2.23	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Casey C. Lynch is the trustee of The Casey C. Lynch 2019 Annuity Trust, and holds sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held of record by The Casey C. Lynch 2019 Annuity Trust.

2. Casey C. Lynch is a trustee of the Zachary and Casey Lynch Living Trust dated February 24, 2009, and shares voting and dispositive power with one other trustee with respect to the shares held of record by the Zachary and Casey Lynch Living Trust dated February 24, 2009.

3. The option vested as to 1/48th of the shares on July 13, 2017, with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments beginning on August 13, 2017 and ending on June 13, 2021.

4. The option vested as to 1/48th of the shares on October 1, 2018, with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments beginning on November 1, 2018 and ending on September 1, 2022.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney

	/s/ Christopher Lowe, as Attorney-in-Fact Casey Lynch	05/08/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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