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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WEAVER GREGORY L

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SIRNA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 6504

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIRNA THERAPEUTICS INC [ RNAI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President and CFO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/13/2006
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
Incentive Stock Option $4.52 02/13/2006 A 78,869 ( 1 ) 02/13/2006 02/13/2016 Common Stock 78,869 $0 78,869 D
Non Qualified Stock Option $4.52 02/13/2006 A 221,131 ( 1 ) 02/13/2006 02/13/2006 Common Stock 221,131 $0 221,131 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Grant to Reporting Person of options to buy shares of Common Stock pursuant to the 2005 Performance Incentive Plan. The shares under the option vest twenty-five percent (25%) on the one year anniversary of the grant date and in equal monthly increments thereafter for the subsequent three years. In the case of termination of the Reporting Person's employment without cause, the stock options will be subject to acceleration of up to nine months of vesting. In the case of termination of the Reporting Person's employment following a change of control of the Issuer, the stock options will be subject to acceleration of the greater of fifty percent of the unvested portion thereof or the continued vesting of the options for twelve months. Each option expires ten years from the date of grant.
/s/ Gregory Weaver 02/15/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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