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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASKETT FOREST (Last) (First) (Middle) 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE SUITE 600 (Street) TIMONIUM MD 21093 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. [ MRSN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/14/2020
	4. 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 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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(1)		2,000,000	D	$0.00	5,959,520	I	See Note 2(2)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(3)		20,000	A	$0.00	20,000	I	See Note 4(4)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(5)		20,000	D	$0.00	0	I	See Note 4(4)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(6)		10,000	A	$0.00	10,000	I	See Note 7(7)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(8)		10,000	D	$0.00	0	I	See Note 7(7)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(9)		39	A	$0.00	39	I	See Note 10(10)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(11)		5,830	A	$0.00	5,869	I	See Note 10(10)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(12)		4,391	A	$0.00	10,260	I	See Note 10(10)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(13)		1,106	A	$0.00	1,106	I	See Note 14(14)
Common Stock	09/14/2020		J(15)		496	A	$0.00	1,602	I	See Note 14(14)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. New Enterprise Associates 14, L.P. ("NEA 14") made a pro rata distribution for no consideration of an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer to its general partner and its limited partners on September 14, 2020.

2. The Reporting Person is a director of NEA 14 GP, LTD ("NEA 14 LTD"), which is the sole general partner of NEA Partners 14, L.P. ("NEA Partners 14"). NEA Partners 14 is the sole general partner of NEA 14, which is the direct beneficial owner of the securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the NEA 14 shares in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

3. NEA Partners 14 received 20,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA 14 on September 14, 2020.

4. The Reporting Person is a director of NEA 14 LTD, which is the sole general partner of NEA Partners 14, the direct beneficial owner of the securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the NEA Partners 14 shares in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

5. NEA Partners 14 made a pro rata distribution for no consideration of an aggregate of 20,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer to its limited partners on September 14, 2020.

6. NEA 14 Manager Fund, L.P. ("NEA 14 Manager Fund") received 10,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA 14 on September 14, 2020.

7. The Reporting Person is a director of NEA 14 LTD, which is the sole general partner of NEA 14 Manager Fund. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the securities of the Issuer held by NEA 14 Manager Fund in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

8. NEA 14 Manager Fund made a pro rata distribution for no consideration of an aggregate of 10,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer to its limited partners on September 14, 2020.

9. New Enterprise Associates, LLC ("NEA LLC") received 39 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA 14 on September 14, 2020.

10. The Reporting Person is a member of the Board of Directors of NEA LLC, which is the direct beneficial owner of the shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of the Issuer held by NEA LLC in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

11. NEA LLC received 5,830 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA Partners 14 on September 14, 2020.

12. NEA LLC received 4,391 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA 14 Manager Fund on September 14, 2020.

13. The Baskett-McKay Family Trust dtd 3/12/14 (the "Baskett Trust") received 1,106 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA Partners 14 on September 14, 2020.

14. The securities are held directly by the Baskett Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended, of such portion of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Baskett Trust in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

15. The Baskett Trust received 496 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA 14 Manager Fund on September 14, 2020.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sasha Keough, attorney-in-fact	09/16/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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