Crandell Keith Form 4 XTERA COMMUNICATIONS / ROBERT NELSEN ownership change

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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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^*

ARCH VENTURE FUND VI LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

8755 HIGGINS ROAD SUITE 1025

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60631

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XTERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. [ XCOM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/27/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock	$0.61	09/27/2016		P		250,000		09/27/2016	09/27/2026	Common Stock	250,000	$0.00(1)	416,667	I	See Footnote(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ARCH VENTURE FUND VI LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

8755 HIGGINS ROAD SUITE 1025

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60631

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS VI LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60631

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS VI LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60631

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CRANDELL KEITH

(Last) (First) (Middle)

8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60631

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

NELSEN ROBERT

(Last) (First) (Middle)

8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60631

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Warrants reported on this Form 4 were issued by Xtera Communications, Inc. (the "Company") as part of a private placement of secured promissory notes (the "Notes"). Each purchaser of Notes received warrants to purchase one share of the Company's Common Stock for each $1.00 of principal amount of Notes purchased

2. The Warrants are held of record by ARCH Venture Fund VI, L.P. ("ARCH Fund VI"). The sole general partner of ARCH Fund VI is ARCH Venture Partners VI, L.P. ("ARCH Partners VI"), which may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by ARCH Fund VI. The sole general partner of ARCH Partners VI is ARCH Venture Partners VI, LLC ("ARCH VI LLC"), which may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by ARCH Fund VI. ARCH Partners VI and ARCH VI LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The managing directors of ARCH VI LLC are Clinton Bybee, Keith Crandell and Robert Nelsen, and as such they may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power over the shares held by ARCH Fund VI. Mr. Bybee is a member of the Company's board of directors. Messrs. Bybee, Crandell and Nelsen disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Mark McDonnell, as Attorney-in-Fact for Keith Crandell, Managing Director of the general partner of the general partner of ARCH Fund VI	09/28/2016
	/s/ Mark McDonnell, as Attorney-in-Fact for Keith Crandell, Managing Director of the general partner of ARCH Partners VI	09/28/2016
	/s/ Mark McDonnell, as Attorney-in-Fact for Keith Crandell, Managing Director of ARCH VI LLC	09/29/2016
	/s/ Mark McDonnell, as Attorney-in-Fact for Keith Crandell	09/28/2016
	/s/ Mark McDonnell, as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Nelsen	09/28/2016
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