Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

October 16, 2023

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*
van der Baan Bastiaan Jeroen
(Last) (First) (Middle)
HOGEWEG 4-H
(Street)
AMSTERDAM P7 P71098CP
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. [ LIXT ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President, CEO & Vice Chairman
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/26/2023
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
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
Options to Purchase Common Stock $1.95 09/26/2023 A 250,000 (1) 09/26/2028 Common 250,000 $0(1) 250,000 D
Options to Purchase Common Stock $5.88 06/30/2023 06/30/2028 Common 10,000 10,000 D
Options to Purchase Common Stock $7.4 06/17/2022 06/17/2027 Common 25,000 25,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Explanation of Responses: in connection with the Employment Agreement dated as of September 26, 2023 between the Company and the reporting person, the reporting person was granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock, vesting quarterly over a three-year period commencing on the last day of each calendar quarter commencing October 1, 2023 until fully vested. The Compensation Committee ratified the grant effective October 11, 2023.
/s/ Bastiaan van der Baan 10/16/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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