| 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. [ VERA ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 02/06/2023 | P | 1,714,285 | A | $7 | 1,714,285 | I | See footnote(1) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 3,429,927 | I | See footnote(2) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. These shares are held by Longitude Prime Fund, L.P. ("LPF"). Longitude Prime Partners, LLC ("LPP") is the general partner of LPF and may be deemed to have voting and investment power over the securities held by LPF. Patrick G. Enright and Juliet Tammenoms Bakker are the managing members of LPP and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by LPF. Each of LPP, Mr. Enright and Ms. Tammenoms Bakker disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of them is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. |
| 2. These shares are held by Longitude Venture Partners IV, L.P ("LVP IV"). Longitude Capital Partners IV, LLC ("LCP IV") is the general partner of LVP IV and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held by LVP IV. Mr. Enright and Ms. Tammenoms Bakker are managing members of LCP IV and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by LVP IV. Each of LCP IV, Mr. Enright and Ms. Tammenoms Bakker disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of them is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. |
| Remarks: |
| Mr. Enright, a managing member of LPP and LCP IV, currently serves on the Issuer's Board of Directors and files separate reports under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to report transactions in securities of the Issuer. |
| /s/ Patrick G. Enright, Managing Member of Longitude Prime Partners, LLC | 02/08/2023 | |
| /s/ Patrick G. Enright, Managing Member of Longitude Prime Partners, LLC, General Partner of Longitude Prime Fund, L.P. | 02/08/2023 | |
| /s/ Patrick G. Enright, Managing Member of Longitude Capital Partners IV, LLC | 02/08/2023 | |
| /s/ Patrick G. Enright, Managing Member of Longitude Capital Partners IV, LLC, General Partner of Longitude Venture Partners IV, L.P. | 02/08/2023 | |
| /s/ Juliet Tammenoms Bakker | 02/08/2023 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||