SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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*
Pieper Steven

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1600

(Street)
CHICAGO IL 60601

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2021
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ XERS ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
See Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 58,858 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)(2) 02/04/2027 Common Shares 16,843 1.55 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)(2) 06/12/2027 Common Shares 2,640 1.55 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)(2) 01/31/2028 Common Shares 14,036 5.93 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) 01/31/2030 Common Shares 6,532 6.37 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) 01/31/2030 Common Shares 5,968 6.37 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) 12/10/2030 Common Shares 27,891 4.09 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. 25% of these shares shall vest on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, with the remainder vesting ratably over the following 36 months
2. These options are early exercisable.
Remarks:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney attached
/s/ Beth Hecht 07/29/2021
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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                                                                 Exhibit 24.1

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

    Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Paul Edick, Beth Hecht, Joseph Theis and Stephanie Richards, and
with full power of substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

    (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
        capacity as an officer of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a Delaware
        corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
        Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
        the rules thereunder;

    (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
        which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
        Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
        thereto and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange
        or similar authority; and

    (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
        foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
        benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
        undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
        attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
        of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain  such terms and
        conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
        fact's discretion.

    The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
   This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of July 28, 2021.

                                        /s/ Steven Pieper
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