<SEC-DOCUMENT>0002064832-26-000142.txt : 20260313
<SEC-HEADER>0002064832-26-000142.hdr.sgml : 20260313
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20260313161948
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0002064832-26-000142
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260311
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260313
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260313

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Russell Lesley
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001374636
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35839
		FILM NUMBER:		26752730

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		41 MOORES RD.
		CITY:			FRAZER
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001177648
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		EIN:				043205099
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 KINGSBURY AVENUE
		CITY:			WATERTOWN
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02472
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617 607 0800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 KINGSBURY AVENUE
		CITY:			WATERTOWN
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02472
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>form4.xml
<DESCRIPTION>STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
<TEXT>
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0508</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-03-11</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001177648</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ENTA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001374636</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Russell Lesley</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>4 KINGSBURY AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WATERTOWN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02472</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>14.17</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-03-11</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>20000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2036-03-11</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>20000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>20000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Such option will become exercisable monthly in substantially equal installments over one year, beginning from the date of grant (March 11, 2026), with the final monthly installment vesting no later than the nearest trading day on the Nasdaq Global Select Market preceding the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Matthew Kowalsky as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-03-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
</XML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
