SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 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^*

Buck Kristen K

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O LISATA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

110 ALLEN ROAD, 2ND FLOOR

(Street)

BASKING RIDGE

07920

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LISATA THERAPEUTICS, INC. [ LSTA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, R&D and CMO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/09/2023

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/09/2023		A		18,000⁽¹⁾	A	$0	38,482⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	01/09/2023		F		2,147⁽³⁾	D	$3	36,335⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	01/10/2023		F		512⁽³⁾	D	$3.195	35,823⁽⁴⁾	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$3	01/09/2023		A		9,000		01/09/2023⁽⁵⁾	01/09/2033	Common Stock	9,000	$0	9,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 18,000 restricted stock awards granted under the Issuer's 2018 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan. The restricted stock awards vest in four equal installments, with one-fourth of the shares vesting on the date of grant and an additional one-fourth vesting on each of the first, second and third annual anniversaries of the grant date.

2. Includes 23,808 unvested restricted stock awards.

3. Shares withheld as payment of a tax liability on vesting of restricted stock.

4. Includes 22,733 unvested restricted stock awards.

5. One-fourth of the shares underlying the stock options vest immediately on the grant date, with an additional one-fourth vesting on each of the first, second and third annual anniversaries of the grant date.

Remarks:

	James Nisco, Attorney-in-Fact for Kristen K. Buck	01/11/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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