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0001352620
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001422143
KURA ONCOLOGY INC
001-37620
12730 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400
San Diego
CA
92130
8585008800
FAHEEM HASNAIN
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
30000
235500.00
80754961
03/21/2025
NASDAQ
Common
03/21/2025
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
30000
03/21/2025
Cash
Y
The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.
03/21/2025
06/20/2024
/s/ Faheem Hasnain