<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-22-084760.txt : 20220801
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220801170042
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-084760
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220728
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220801
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220801

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Coiante Scott M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001608536

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39069
		FILM NUMBER:		221125581

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		101 POOR FARM ROAD 3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			PRINCETON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08540

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Aprea Therapeutics, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001781983
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		535 BOYLSTON STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6095104718

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		535 BOYLSTON STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
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        <footnote id="F1">These shares represent restricted stock units which were granted on July 28, 2022, and which will vest and be settled in common stock as follows: (i) 20,266 shares on July 28, 2023, (ii) 20,267 shares on July 28, 2024 and (iii) 20,267 shares on July 28, 2025, subject to the reporting person's continued employment through and including the applicable vesting dates and subject to acceleration under certain conditions.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Twenty-five percent of these options vest on July 28, 2023, with the remaining options vesting ratably over the following 36 months, subject to the reporting person's continued employment through and including the applicable vesting dates and subject to acceleration under certain conditions.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Scott M. Coiante</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-08-01</signatureDate>
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