Gallagher Carol Giltner Form 4 Atara Biotherapeutics / Carol Giltner Gallagher 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Gallagher Carol Giltner

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

611 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 900

(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. [ ATRA ]

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)
05/15/2017

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	05/15/2017		M		1,549	A	$0.00(1)	103,741	D
Common Stock	05/15/2017		M		817	A	$0.00(1)	104,558	D
Common Stock	05/16/2017		S(2)		1,184	D	$15.25	103,374	D

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
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	05/15/2017		M			1,549	(4)	(5)	Common Stock	1,549	$0.00	4,645	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	05/15/2017		M			817	(6)	(7)	Common Stock	817	$0.00	2,997	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares issued upon settlement of vested restricted stock units.

2. Transaction pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 Plan adopted October 14, 2016.

3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock or a cash settlement.

4. The restricted stock units ("RSUs") were granted with both (a) a liquidity event-based vesting condition and (b) a service-based vesting condition, both of which conditions must be satisfied in order for the RSUs to vest. The liquidity event-based condition was satisfied upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering (the "IPO"). The shares that vested on the closing date of the IPO, and the shares that vested thereafter through August 17, 2015, were settled on August 17, 2015. The service-based vesting condition provides that 1/48th of the total number of shares vest monthly from January 30, 2014, subject to the holder's continuous service through each such date.

5. The earlier of (i) January 30, 2021 or (ii) the second anniversary of termination date.

6. The restricted stock units ("RSUs") were granted with both (a) a liquidity event-based vesting condition and (b) a service-based vesting condition, both of which conditions must be satisfied in order for the RSUs to vest. The liquidity event-based condition was satisfied upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering (the "IPO"). The shares that vested on the closing date of the IPO, and the shares that vested thereafter through August 17, 2015, were settled on August 17, 2015. The service-based vesting condition provides that 1/48th of the total number of shares vest monthly from March 25, 2014, subject to the holder's continuous service through each such date.

7. The earlier of (i) March 27, 2021 or (ii) the recipient's termination date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Tina Gullotta, Attorney-in-Fact for Carol G. Gallagher	05/17/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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