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* Starling William N JR (Last) (First) (Middle) 345 GOLDEN HILLS DRIVE (Street) PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASENSUS SURGICAL, INC. [ ASXC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2022
	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	06/13/2022		S		27,010	D	$0.4(1)	13,846	D
Common Stock								18,134	I	See footnote(2)
Common Stock								22,849	I	See footnote(3)

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(4)	$0.38	06/14/2022		A		55,340		(5)	06/14/2029	Common Stock	55,340	$0.00	55,340	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.4094 to $0.39, with a weighted average price per share of $0.40. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Asensus Surgical, Inc., any security holder of Asensus Surgical, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.

2. Shares of Common Stock held by Synecor, L.L.C. The Reporting Person is the chief executive officer of Synecor, L.L.C. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Shares of Common Stock held by W. Starling and D. Starling, Trustees of the Starling Family Trust, UDT August 15, 1990.

4. Represents an equity award issued under the Registrant's Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan.

5. The stock options will vest on a quarterly basis over the one year following the date of grant, with the first vesting on the date of grant.

Remarks:

	/s/ Joshua Weingard, as attorney-in-fact for William N. Starling	06/15/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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