Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) Form 4 Change in insider ownership

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^*

Morningside Venture Investments Ltd

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2ND FLOOR, LE PRINCE DE GALLES

3-5 AVENUE DES CITRONNIERS

(Street)

MC 98000 O9

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ APLS ]

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)
09/17/2018

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	09/17/2018		P		31,400	A	$18.5(1)	11,384,703	D(5)
Common Stock	09/17/2018		P		8,600	A	$18.84(2)	11,393,303	D(5)
Common Stock	09/18/2018		P		40,000	A	$18.47(3)	11,433,303	D(5)
Common Stock	09/19/2018		P		60,000	A	$18.09(4)	11,493,303	D(5)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased on 9/17/2018 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.75 to $18.74, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any security holder of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

2. The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased on 9/17/2018 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $18.75 to $18.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any security holder of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

3. The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased on 9/18/2018 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $18.23 to $18.96, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any security holder of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

4. The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased on 9/19/2018 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.81 to $18.44, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any security holder of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

5. Louise Mary Garbarino, Jill Marie Franklin, Peter Stuart Allenby Edwards and Raymond Long Sing Tang, the directors of Morningside Venture Investments, Ltd. ("MVIL"), share voting and dispositive control over the shares held by MVIL.

Remarks:

	/s/ Louise Mary Garbarino	09/19/2018
	/s/ Jill Marie Franklin	09/19/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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