<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001567619-23-000573.txt : 20230105
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20230105213837
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001567619-23-000573
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230105
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230105

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COLLIER RICHARD T
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001110751
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35676
		FILM NUMBER:		23513585

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001559053
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			L2
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		77 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY, BLOCK C
		STREET 2:		GRAND CANAL DOCKLANDS
		CITY:			DUBLIN 2
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			D02 VK60
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011-353-1-236-2500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		77 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY, BLOCK C
		STREET 2:		GRAND CANAL DOCKLANDS
		CITY:			DUBLIN 2
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			D02 VK60

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Prothena Corp plc
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20121102

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Neotope Corp Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120926
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
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    <periodOfReport>2023-01-05</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001559053</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PRTA</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001110751</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>COLLIER RICHARD T</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PROTHENA BIOSCIENCES INC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>331 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94080</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-01-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>6.41</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>6219</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-01-05</value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>52.67</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1219</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>6.41</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-01-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2014-01-29</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2023-01-29</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The transactions reported in the Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The transaction was executed in multiple trades in prices ranging from $52.215 to $53.03, inclusive. The price reported in Column 4 above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each respective price within the range set forth in footnote 2 of this Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The option was granted on January 29, 2013, and all shares subject to the option were fully vested and exercisable January 29, 2014. The option would have expired in approximately one month and would have been forfeited to the extent it was not exercised on or prior to January 29, 2023.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael Malecek, as Attorney in Fact for Richard T. Collier</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-01-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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