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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Yeshwant Krishna (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERVE THERAPEUTICS, INC. 201 BROOKLINE AVENUE, SUITE 601 (Street) BOSTON MA 02215 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Verve Therapeutics, Inc. [ VERV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/02/2022
	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	11/02/2022		J(1)		28,651	D	$0.00	6,206,594	I	By GV 2017 L.P.(2)(3)
Common Stock	11/02/2022		S(4)		9,350	D	$34.7754(5)	4,377,500	I	By GV 2019 L.P.(11)(12)
Common Stock	11/02/2022		S(4)		10,372	D	$36.2786(6)	4,367,128	I	By GV 2019 L.P.(11)(12)
Common Stock	11/02/2022		S(4)		8,930	D	$36.775(7)	4,358,198	I	By GV 2019 L.P.(11)(12)
Common Stock	11/03/2022		J(1)		49,569	D	$0.00	6,157,025	I	By GV 2017 L.P.(2)(3)
Common Stock	11/03/2022		S(4)		22,279	D	$32.3155(8)	4,335,919	I	By GV 2019 L.P.(11)(12)
Common Stock	11/03/2022		S(4)		25,534	D	$33.1384(9)	4,310,385	I	By GV 2019 L.P.(11)(12)
Common Stock	11/03/2022		S(4)		1,755	D	$33.8373(10)	4,308,630	I	By GV 2019 L.P.(11)(12)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported transaction represents a pro rata in-kind distribution, for no consideration, by GV 2017, L.P. (the "2017 Partnership") to its partners, which resulted in all of the securities reported in Column 4 of this row being distributed to the direct ownership of the 2017 Partnership's affiliate, Alphabet Holdings LLC ("Alphabet Holdings"). The aforementioned distribution was made in accordance with the exemptions afforded pursuant to Rules 16a-13 and/or 16a-9 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2. The securities reported in this row are directly held by the 2017 Partnership. The general partner of the 2017 Partnership is GV 2017 GP, L.P. (the "2017 GP"). The general partner of the 2017 GP is GV 2017 GP, L.L.C. ("GV 2017 LLC"). The sole managing member of GV 2017 LLC is Alphabet Holdings. The sole managing member of Alphabet Holdings is XXVI Holdings Inc. ("XXVI"). The sole controlling stockholder of XXVI is Alphabet Inc. Each of the 2017 GP, GV 2017 LLC, Alphabet Holdings, XXVI, and Alphabet Inc. may be deemed to have voting and investment discretion over the securities directly beneficially owned by the 2017 Partnership. Each of the aforementioned parties disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Dr. Yeshwant is an affiliate of the 2017 GP but does not have voting or dispositive power over the shares held by the 2017 Partnership. Dr. Yeshwant disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the 2017 Partnership

3. (Continued Footnote 2) except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for the purpose of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

4. This transaction was entered into pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan previously adopted by GV 2019, L.P.

5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $34.56 to $38.60, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnotes 4 through 9 of this Form 4.

6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $35.60 to $36.595, inclusive.

7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $36.60 to $37.03, inclusive.

8. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.62 to $32.61, inclusive.

9. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $32.62 to $33.61, inclusive.

10. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.62 to $34.27, inclusive.

11. The securities reported in this row are directly held by GV 2019, L.P. (the "2019 Partnership"). The general partner of the 2019 Partnership is GV 2019 GP, L.P. (the "2019 GP"). The general partner of the 2019 GP is GV 2019 GP, L.L.C. ("GV 2019 LLC"). The sole managing member of GV 2019 LLC is Alphabet Holdings. The sole managing member of Alphabet Holdings is XXVI. The sole controlling stockholder of XXVI is Alphabet Inc. Each of the 2019 GP, GV 2019 LLC, Alphabet Holdings, XXVI, and Alphabet Inc. may be deemed to have voting and investment discretion over the securities directly beneficially owned by the 2019 Partnership. Each of the aforementioned parties disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Dr. Yeshwant is an affiliate of 2019 GP but does not have voting or dispositive power over the shares held by the 2019 Partnership. Dr. Yeshwant disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the 2019 Partnership

12. (Continued Footnote 11) except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for the purpose of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

	/s/ Andrew Ashe, Attorney-in-Fact for Krishna Yeshwant	11/04/2022
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