Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2017

Dec 12, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (NERV)
CIK: 0001598646
Period of Report: 2017-12-11

Reporting Person: Russell Richard E. (President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-12-11	Common Stock	A	40000	$0.00	Acquired	40000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-12-11	Employee Stock option (Right to Buy)	$6.05	A	775000	Acquired	2027-12-10	Common Stock (775000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of the Issuer's Common Stock underlying a time-based restricted stock unit award ("RSU"). The shares subject to this RSU will vest in four (4) equal annual installments commencing on the one-year anniversary of December 11, 2017, provided the Reporting Person has provided continuous service to the Issuer through the vesting date.

F2: This option vested as to 25% of the shares on December 11, 2018 and then in quarterly installments over 3 years thereafter.