Edgar Filing: Tuck David

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Tuck David

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CURIS INC [CRIS]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Medical Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CURIS, INC., 4 MAGUIRE ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2018

(Street)

LEXINGTON, MA 02421

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee stock option (right to buy)

$ 0.69

05/15/2018⁽¹⁾

535,000

⁽¹⁾

01/21/2028

Common stock

535,000

$ 0

535,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tuck David C/O CURIS, INC. 4 MAGUIRE ROAD LEXINGTON, MA 02421			Chief Medical Officer

Signatures

William Steinkrauss, Attorney-in-fact		05/17/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This option grant, as disclosed in Curis Inc.'s 2018 proxy statement, was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Curis, Inc. on January 22, 2018, contingent upon shareholder approval of Curis's Third Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder; and further provided that such option would not be exercisable and no common stock would be issued thereunder, if the Third Amended and Restated 2010 Plan was not approved by Curis's shareholders. On May 15, 2018, at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, Curis's shareholders approved the Third Amended and Restated 2010 Plan. The option grant described in this Form 4 filing vests as to 25% of the original shares on January 22, 2019 and as to an additional 6.25% of the original shares each successive quarter and until January 22, 2022.

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