<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-24-056402.txt : 20240502
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-056402
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240501
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240502

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Mirza Nadeem Q.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002021015
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39069
		FILM NUMBER:		24908526

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3805 OLD EASTON ROAD
		CITY:			DOYLESTOWN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18902

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Aprea Therapeutics, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001781983
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3805 OLD EASTON ROAD
		CITY:			DOYLESTOWN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18902
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-463-9385

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3805 OLD EASTON ROAD
		CITY:			DOYLESTOWN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18902
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        <issuerName>Aprea Therapeutics, Inc.</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>18902</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <officerTitle>Chief Medical Officer</officerTitle>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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        <footnote id="F1">These shares were granted by the Issuer as an inducement material to the Reporting Person entering into employment with the Issuer in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4). These shares represent restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) and shall vest and be settled in the Issuer's common stock, on a one-for-one basis in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on May 1, 2025, until vested in full, 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">The option was granted by the Issuer as an inducement material to the Reporting Person entering into employment with the Issuer in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4). Twenty-five percent of these options vest on May 1, 2025, 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/ John Hamill, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-05-02</signatureDate>
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