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^*

BASKETT FOREST

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE

SUITE 600

(Street)

TIMONIUM

21093

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Verona Pharma plc [ VRNA ]

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

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

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)
Ordinary Shares	9,757,393⁽¹⁾	I	See Note 2⁽²⁾
Ordinary Shares	31,111,112⁽³⁾	I	See Note 4⁽⁴⁾

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)
Ordinary Shares Warrant (right to buy)	05/02/2017	05/02/2022	Ordinary Shares	1,769,626	$2.3289⁽⁵⁾	I	See Note 2⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of 1 Ordinary Share and 1,219,674 American Depository Shares ("ADSs") held by Growth Equity Opportunities Fund IV, LLC ("GEO IV"). Each ADS represents eight (8) Ordinary Shares of the Issuer.

2. The Reporting Person is a manager of NEA 15 GP, LLC, which is the sole general partner of NEA Partners 15, L.P. ("NEA Partners 15"). NEA Partners 15 is the sole general partner of New Enterprise Associates 15, L.P. ("NEA 15"). NEA 15 is the sole member of GEO IV, which is the direct beneficial owner of the securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the securities held by GEO IV in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

3. Consists of 3,888,889 ADSs held by Growth Equity Opportunities 17, LLC ("GEO 17"). Each ADS represents eight (8) Ordinary Shares of the Issuer.

4. The Reporting Person is a manager of NEA 17 GP, LLC, which is the sole general partner of NEA Partners 17, L.P. ("NEA Partners 17"). NEA Partners 17 is the sole general partner of New Enterprise Associates 17, L.P. ("NEA 17"). NEA 17 is the sole member of GEO 17, which is the direct beneficial owner of the securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the securities held by GEO 17 in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

5. The exercise price of the warrants is GBP 1.7238 per ordinary share. The amount in Column 4 is converted to USD using the exchange rate as of December 23, 2020 as reported by the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sasha Keough, attorney-in-fact	01/04/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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