SEC FORM 4

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SEC Form 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10003

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Athira Pharma, Inc. [ ATHA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/23/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/23/2025		A		989,270	A	$6.35⁽¹⁾	1,529,566	I	See Footnotes⁽²⁾⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	12/23/2025		A		329,756	A	$6.35⁽¹⁾	329,756	I	See Footnotes⁽³⁾⁽⁹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Pre-Funded Warrant (right to buy)	$0.001	12/23/2025		A		1,372,935		12/23/2025⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	1,372,935	$6.349	1,372,935	I	See Footnotes⁽²⁾⁽⁹⁾
Series A Warrant (right to buy)	$6.35	12/23/2025		A		3,838,583		⁽⁵⁾⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	3,838,583	$6.35⁽¹⁾	3,838,583	I	See Footnotes⁽²⁾⁽⁹⁾
Series B Warrant (right to buy)	$7.62	12/23/2025		A		3,543,307		⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	3,543,307	$6.35⁽¹⁾	3,543,307	I	See Footnotes⁽²⁾⁽⁹⁾
Pre-Funded Warrant (right to buy)	$0.001	12/23/2025		A		457,645		12/23/2025⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	457,645	$6.349	457,645	I	See Footnotes⁽³⁾⁽⁹⁾
Series A Warrant (right to buy)	$6.35	12/23/2025		A		1,279,526		⁽⁵⁾⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	1,279,526	$6.35⁽¹⁾	1,279,526	I	See Footnotes⁽³⁾⁽⁹⁾
Series B Warrant (right to buy)	$7.62	12/23/2025		A		1,181,101		⁽⁶⁾⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	1,181,101	$6.35⁽¹⁾	1,181,101	I	See Footnotes⁽³⁾⁽⁹⁾
Pre-Funded Warrant (right to buy)	$0.001	12/23/2025		A		5,502,402		⁽⁷⁾⁽¹¹⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	5,502,402	⁽⁷⁾	5,502,402	I	See Footnotes⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10003

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PERCEPTIVE LIFE SCIENCES MASTER FUND LTD

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10003

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

EDELMAN JOSEPH

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10003

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund II, LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10003

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the combined purchase price for each share of Common Stock and accompanying Series A Warrant and Series B Warrant.

2. The securities are directly held by Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd. (the "Master Fund"). Perceptive Advisors LLC (the "Advisor") serves as the investment manager of Master Fund. Joseph Edelman is the managing member of the Advisor.

3. The securities are directly held by Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund II, LP ("PXV II"). Perceptive Venture Advisors, LLC (the "Venture Advisor") serves as the investment manager of PXV II and is controlled by the Advisor, and Perceptive Xontogeny Venture II GP, LLC ("PXV GP") is the general partner of PXV II. Mr. Edelman is the managing member of PXV GP and the Advisor.

4. The Pre-Funded Warrants do not expire.

5. The Series A Warrants will be exercisable after the earlier of (1) the latest of (a) June 30, 2026, (b) the date on which the Issuer announces the enrollment of the 500th subject or the last subject, whichever is earlier, in its ELAINE-3 trial, and (c) the date on which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves or issues a complete response letter to Eli Lilly & Co.'s marketing application for imlunestrant in combination with abemaciclib in breast cancer, and (2) October 31, 2026 (the "Series A Expiration Date") and expire on the earlier of (1) the 30th day following the Series A Expiration Date and (2) December 23, 2030.

6. The Series B Warrants will be exercisable after the later of (1) June 30, 2026 and (2) the date of the completion of the public readout of topline results of the Issuer's ELAINE-3 trial. (the "Series B Expiration Date") and expire on the earlier of (1) the 30th day following the Series B Expiration Date and (2) December 23, 2030.

7. The securities were issued to Sermonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Sermonix") in exchange for the grant of certain licenses and rights by Sermonix to the Issuer. The Pre-Funded Warrants will become exercisable upon receipt by the Issuer of stockholder approval such that the Pre-Funded Warrants can be exercised at any time without restriction or additional stockholder approval. The Pre-Funded Warrants do not expire.

8. The securities are directly held by Sermonix. An affiliate of the Advisor currently holds approximately 29% of the outstanding capital stock of Sermonix (excluding securities convertible into shares of Sermonix capital stock). Pursuant to General Instruction 4.b.(iv) of Form 4, the Reporting Persons with this filing have reported the entire amount of Sermonix's interest in the securities, rather than the Reporting Person's proportionate interest in the securities held by Sermonix.

9. Each of Mr. Edelman, the Advisor, the Master Fund and PXV II disclaims, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his/its indirect pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

10. The terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants provide that such warrants may not be exercised if, after such exercise, the Reporting Persons, together with their Attribution Parties (as defined in the warrants) would beneficially own, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, more than 19.99% of the shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding after giving effect to such exercise (the "Beneficial Ownership Limitation"). As of the date hereof, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation does not permit the Master Fund or PXV II to exercise any of their Warrants.

11. The terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants provide that such warrants may not be exercised if, after such exercise, Sermonix, together with its Attribution Parties (as defined in the warrants) would beneficially own, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, more than 4.99% of the shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding after giving effect to such exercise (the "Sermonix Beneficial Ownership Limitation"). As of the date hereof, the Sermonix Beneficial Ownership Limitation does not permit Sermonix to exercise any of its Warrants.

	/s/ Joseph Edelman - for Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd., By: Perceptive Advisors LLC, its investment manager, By: Joseph Edelman, its managing member	12/23/2025
	/s/ Joseph Edelman - for Perceptive Advisors LLC, By: Joseph Edelman, its managing member	12/23/2025
	/s/ Joseph Edelman	12/23/2025
	/s/ Joseph Edelman, for Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund II, L.P., By: Perceptive Xontogeny Ventures II GP, LLC, its general partner, By: Joseph Edelman, its managing member	12/23/2025
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