FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Litchman Manuel MD
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/24/2017
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MUSTANG BIO, INC. [NONE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MUSTANG BIO, INC., 2 GANSEVOORT STREET, 9TH FLOOR
4. 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
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10014
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (Restricted) 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)   (1) 04/24/2027 Common Stock 1,041,675 $ 5.73 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Litchman Manuel MD
C/O MUSTANG BIO, INC.
2 GANSEVOORT STREET, 9TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10014
  X     President and CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Sam W. Berry, Attorney-in-Fact 06/30/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The options will vest according to the following schedule: One half of the shares subject to the Option will vest over time (the "Time Based Option"), with twenty five percent (25%) of the Time Based Option vesting after twelve (12) months of employment, and the remaining shares vesting in twelve (12) equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to Dr. Litchman's continuous service to the Company on each vesting date.
 
Remarks:
The remaining one half of the Option (the "Performance Options") will vest and become exercisable upon the occurrence of the following milestones being achieved: (i) 25% of the Performance Option grant will vest upon the dosing of the first patient in the first Phase 2 clinical trial of any Company product candidate, (ii) 25% of the Performance Option grant will vest upon the dosing of the first patient in the first Phase 2 clinical trial of a second Company product candidate, (iii) 25% of the Performance Option grant will vest upon the Company's achievement of a fully-diluted Market Capitalization of $500,000,000, and (iv) 25% of the Performance Option grant will vest upon the Company's achievement of a fully-diluted Market Capitalization of $1,000,000,000; in each case subject to Dr. Litchman's Continuous Service to the Company on the date of such occurrences. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Phase 2 clinical trial for either of the Company product candidates referenced in subsections (i) or (ii) of this paragraph is bypassed, the corresponding percentage of the Performance Option grant that would have otherwise vested pursuant to subsections (i) or (ii) of this paragraph will vest upon the earlier of (x) the dosing of the first patient in the first Phase 3 clinical trial for that Company product candidate, or (y) the filing of a Biologics License Application or New Drug Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or alternatively the filing of an equivalent regulatory filing with a foreign regulatory agency, with respect to that Company product candidate.

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