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*
Nussbaum Ran
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O LB PHARMACEUTICALS INC
ONE PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, SUITE 1025
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10119
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LB PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ LBRX ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/12/2025
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 09/12/2025 C 411,681 A (1) 411,681 I See footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/12/2025 P 1,000,000 A $15 1,411,681 I See footnote(3)
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
Series C Preferred Stock (1) 09/12/2025 C 10,000,000(4) (1) (1) Common Stock 411,681(2) (1) 0 I See footnotes
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock automatically converted immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering for no additional consideration at a conversion ratio that was dependent upon the initial price per share to the public in the Issuer's initial public offering.
2. Consists of (i) 261,938 shares of common stock held by Pontifax (Israel) VI Limited Partnership, or Pontifax Israel, and (ii) 149,743 shares of common stock held by Pontifax (Cayman) VI Limited Partnership, or Pontifax Cayman. Pontifax Israel and Pontifax Cayman are collectively referred to as the Pontifax Entities. Pontifax VI G.P. L.P., or Pontifax VI G.P., is the general partner of each of the Pontifax Entities and Pontifax Management IV G.P. (2015) Ltd., or Pontifax Management, is the general partner of Pontifax VI G.P. Messrs. Tomer Kariv and Ran Nussbaum, are the Managing Partners of Pontifax Management and, as a result, may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by each of the Pontifax Entities.
3. Consists of (i) 636,263 shares of common stock held by Pontifax (Israel) VI Limited Partnership, or Pontifax Israel, and (ii) 363,737 shares of common stock held by Pontifax (Cayman) VI Limited Partnership, or Pontifax Cayman. Pontifax Israel and Pontifax Cayman are collectively referred to as the Pontifax Entities. Pontifax VI G.P. L.P., or Pontifax VI G.P., is the general partner of each of the Pontifax Entities and Pontifax Management IV G.P. (2015) Ltd., or Pontifax Management, is the general partner of Pontifax VI G.P. Messrs. Tomer Kariv and Ran Nussbaum, are the Managing Partners of Pontifax Management and, as a result, may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by each of the Pontifax Entities.
4. Consists of (i) 6,362,625 shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock held by Pontifax (Israel) VI Limited Partnership, or Pontifax Israel, and (ii) 3,637,375 shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock held by Pontifax (Cayman) VI Limited Partnership, or Pontifax Cayman. Pontifax Israel and Pontifax Cayman are collectively referred to as the Pontifax Entities. Pontifax VI G.P. L.P., or Pontifax VI G.P., is the general partner of each of the Pontifax Entities and Pontifax Management IV G.P. (2015) Ltd., or Pontifax Management, is the general partner of Pontifax VI G.P. Messrs. Tomer Kariv and Ran Nussbaum, are the Managing Partners of Pontifax Management and, as a result, may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by each of the Pontifax Entities.
/s/ Marc Panoff, Attorney-in-Fact 09/16/2025
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