SEC Form 4
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*
JORDAN ANDREW R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
505 EAGLEVIEW BLVD.

(Street)
EXTON PA 19341

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ IDRA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Strategy Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/28/2022
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, par value $0.001 09/28/2022 A(1) 651,364 A (1) 651,364 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
Series Z Convertible Preferred Stock (2) 09/28/2022 A(1) 6,843 (2) (2) Common Stock 6,843,000 (1) 6,843 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Idera") and Aceragen, Inc. ("Aceragen"), dated September 28, 2022, Aceragen merged with and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Idera (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Aceragen common stock was converted into 2.6332 shares of common stock of Idera, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") and 27.0005 shares of the Idera Series Z Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 ("Series Z Preferred Stock").
2. Contingent upon stockholder approval of the conversion of Series Z Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, each share of Series Z Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,000 shares of Common Stock, at any time at the option of the holder thereof, subject to certain limitations.
/s/ John J. Kirby, Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew R. Jordan 09/30/2022
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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