| 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 if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 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)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NextCure, Inc. [ NXTC ] Foreign Trading Symbol | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 08/10/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 08/10/2026 | S | 30,000 | D | $6.16 | 308,636 | I | See Footnotes(1)(2)(3) | ||
| 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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | |||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | |||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | |||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | |||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | |||||||||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The securities reported herein were directly held by Simcere Zaiming, Inc. ("Simcere Zaiming") and may be deemed to have been indirectly beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons. |
| 2. Jiangsu Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Jiangsu Zaiming") is the sole shareholder of Simcere Zaiming. Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Hainan Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) is the sole shareholder of Jiangsu Zaiming. Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited ("Simcere Group") is the controlling shareholder of Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. through several intermediate companies. Mr. Jinsheng Ren is the chairman of the board of directors of Simcere Group and a director of Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Mr. Renhong Tang is a director of Simcere Group, the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a director of Jiangsu Zaiming and the chief executive officer and sole director of Simcere Zaiming. Messrs. Ren and Tang may be deemed to be the beneficial owners having shared voting power and shared investment power over the securities described herein. |
| 3. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or for any other purpose. |
| Remarks: |
| This Form 4 constitutes an exit filing for the Reporting Persons, as they have ceased to be beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Issuer's common stock and therefore are no longer subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act as a result of the sale described above. |
| Simcere Zaiming, Inc., By: /s/ Renhong Tang, Chief Executive Officer | 08/12/2026 | |
| Jiangsu Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., By: /s/ Renhong Tang, Director and Attorney-in-Fact | 08/12/2026 | |
| Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., By: /s/ Renhong Tang, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | 08/12/2026 | |
| Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited, By: /s/ Jinsheng Ren, Chairman and Executive Director | 08/12/2026 | |
| Ren Jinsheng, /s/ Jinsheng Ren | 08/12/2026 | |
| Tang Renhong, /s/ Renhong Tang | 08/12/2026 | |
| ** 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. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||