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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VACCINEX, INC. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VACCINEX, INC. 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE (Street) ROCHESTER NY 14620 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VACCINEX, INC. [ VCNX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2019
	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

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$10							(1)	03/06/2020	Common Stock	4,500		4,500	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.9							(1)	03/06/2023	Common Stock	7,500		7,500	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.6							(1)	09/15/2027	Common Stock	6,396		6,396	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.26							(1)	03/30/2029	Common Stock	2,501		2,501	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.78							05/15/2020	(2)	Common Stock	7,718		7,718	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.17	09/30/2019		A		1,856		09/30/2019	09/27/2019	Common Stock	1,856	$0.00(3)	1,856	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Exercisable in full as of the date of this report.

2. Except as otherwise provided in the award notice, this option expires on May 14, 2029 or five years following retirement or cessation of services, whichever occurs first.

3. Pursuant to the Issuer's Director Compensation Program, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, the reporting person elected to receive these options in lieu of $8,750 for retainer and meeting fees during the third quarter of 2019. The number of options was calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes valuation model and all of such options are immediately exercisable.

Remarks:

	/s/ Scott E. Royer, Attorney-in-Fact for Gerald E. Van Strydonck	10/02/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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