| 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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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. [ TPST ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/24/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 03/24/2026 | P | 231,482 | A(1) | $2.16(2) | 231,482 | I | By Factor Bioscience Inc.(3) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 A Warrant (right to buy) | $2.16 | 03/24/2026 | P(1) | 231,482 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 231,482 | (2) | 231,482 | I | By Factor Bioscience Inc.(3) | |||
| Series B Warrant (right to buy) | $2.16 | 03/24/2026 | P(1) | 231,482 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 231,482 | (2) | 231,482 | I | By Factor Bioscience Inc.(3) | |||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On March 24, 2026, Factor Biosciences Inc. ("Factor") acquired 231,482 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. ("Common Stock") and warrants to purchase 462,964 shares of Common Stock (the "Warrants"), pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Issuer, Factor and two institutional investors, dated as of March 20, 2026. |
| 2. The combined purchase price per one share of Common Stock and accompanying one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock was $2.16. |
| 3. The Reporting Person is the majority stockholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Factor and exercises voting and investment power over the shares held by Factor. |
| 4. The Series A Warrants are subject to the approval of the Company's stockholders. The Series A Warrants will become exercisable on the effective date of the stockholder approval and have a term of five years from the effective date of the stockholder approval. |
| 5. The Series B Warrants are subject to the approval of the Company's stockholders. The Series B Warrants will become exercisable on the effective date of the stockholder approval and have a term of twenty-four months from the effective date of the stockholder approval. |
| Remarks: |
| This transaction is being reported late due to an inadvertent administrative oversight. |
| /s/ Matthew Angel | 06/23/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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