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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Koenig Sheldon L.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ESPERION THERAPEUTICS, INC.

3891 RANCHERO DRIVE, SUITE 150

(Street)

ANN ARBOR

48108

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. [ ESPR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/13/2026

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/13/2026		D⁽¹⁾		2,121,094 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	D	⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	0	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 2.05 ⁽⁵⁾	07/13/2026		D⁽¹⁾			642,000	⁽⁵⁾	03/14/2034	Common Stock	642,000	⁽⁵⁾	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy	$ 1.5 ⁽⁵⁾	07/13/2026		D⁽¹⁾			753,000	⁽⁵⁾	03/14/2035	Common Stock	753,000	⁽⁵⁾	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 2.44 ⁽⁵⁾	07/13/2026		D⁽¹⁾			647,460	⁽⁵⁾	03/13/2036	Common Stock	647,460	⁽⁵⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 4 reports securities disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated May 1, 2026, by and among the Issuer, Essence Parent Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent") and Essence MergerCo Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("MergerCo"), pursuant to which, on July 13, 2026 (the "Effective Time"), MergerCo merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

2. At the Effective Time, each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") was converted into the right to receive (a) an amount in cash equal to $3.16 per share, without interest (the "per share cash consideration"), and (b) one contractual contingent value right per share (each, a "CVR" and, together with the per share cash consideration, the "merger consideration"), representing the right to participate in contingent payments in cash, without interest, upon the achievement of certain milestones, subject to any applicable withholding taxes. From and after the Effective Time, all such shares of Common Stock were no longer outstanding and were automatically canceled.

3. Includes 1,474,344 restricted stock units (each, a "RSU"). At the Effective Time, each RSU with respect to Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time vested in full (to the extent then-unvested), and was canceled and converted into the right to receive, with respect to each share of Common Stock subject to such RSU immediately prior to the effective time, (a) a cash payment (rounded down to the nearest cent), without interest and subject to applicable tax withholding and deductions, equal to the per share cash consideration, plus (b) one CVR, subject to certain exceptions.

4. Includes 1,983 shares recently acquired in Esperion's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

5. At the Effective Time, each stock option having a per share exercise price that was less than the per share cash consideration (each, an "in-the-money option") was canceled and converted into the right to receive, for each share of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such in-the-money option immediately prior to the Effective Time, (a) a cash payment (rounded down to the nearest cent), without interest and subject to applicable tax withholding and deductions, equal to the excess of the per share cash consideration over the per share exercise price of such in-the-money option plus (b) one CVR.

	/s/ Sheldon L. Koenig	07/13/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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