Edgar Filing: JOHNSON DAVID LEE

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

JOHNSON DAVID LEE

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. [GBT]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 171 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 300

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2019

(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080

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)
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	04/01/2019		M		8,750	A	⁽¹⁾	8,750	D
Common Stock	04/01/2019		F		3,026 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 52.9	5,724	D

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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

Restricted Stock Units

⁽¹⁾

04/01/2019

8,750

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

8,750

$ 0

26,250

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JOHNSON DAVID LEE C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. 171 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 300 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080			Chief Commercial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Lesley Ann Calhoun, as Attorney-in-Fact		04/02/2019
^**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)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(2)	Represents number of shares of Issuer's Common Stock withheld to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax obligations in connection with the vesting of 8,750 shares of Common Stock underlying the Reporting Person's RSUs.
(3)	The RSUs vested with respect to 1/4th of the underlying shares on April 1, 2019. Thereafter, 1/6th of the remaining underlying shares shall vest on a semi-annual basis (every six months) until fully vested on April 1, 2022, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer. The Restricted Stock Units are subject to accelerated vesting upon termination without cause or resignation for good reason after a change of control of the Issuer.

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