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* Zauderer Maurice (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 X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2023
	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								181,736	D
Common Stock								213,209	I	By Jeremy C. Zauderer Trust(1)
Common Stock								212,161	I	By Jordan M. Zauderer Trust(1)
Common Stock	03/31/2023		A		731,707(2)	A	$0.41	5,142,691(2)	I	By Vaccinex (Rochester), L.L.C.(2)

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)	$14.9							(3)	03/31/2024	Common Stock	2,589		2,589	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.9							(3)	06/30/2024	Common Stock	2,589		2,589	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.1							(3)	12/23/2025	Common Stock	3,325		3,325	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.29							(3)	03/14/2024	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.68							(4)	02/24/2025	Common Stock	28,400		28,400	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.93							(5)	04/02/2031	Common Stock	14,000		14,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.29							(6)	04/01/2032	Common Stock	28,000		28,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.4395	03/31/2023		A		56,000		(7)	03/30/2028	Common Stock	56,000	$0	56,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Dr. Zauderer exercises voting control over shares held by this trust and disclaims beneficial ownership over these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. Dr. Zauderer is the president and a majority owner of Vaccinex (Rochester), L.L.C. and disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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

4. This option was granted under the Company's 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 and, except as otherwise provided in the award notice, vests one-fourth on each of the first four anniversaries of the February 25, 2020 grant date.

5. This option was granted under the Company's 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 and, except as otherwise provided in the award notice, vests one-fourth on each of the first four anniversaries of the April 2, 2021 grant date.

6. This option was granted under the Company's 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 and, except as otherwise provided in the award notice, vests one-fourth on each of the first four anniversaries of the April 1, 2022 grant date.

7. This option was granted under the Company's 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 and, except as otherwise provided in the award notice, vests one-fourth on each of the first four anniversaries of the March 31, 2023 grant date.

	/s/ Scott E. Royer, Attorney-in-Fact for Maurice Zauderer	04/03/2023
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