Somu Subramaniam Form 4 Ventyx Biosciences / Somu Subramaniam 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^*

Subramaniam Somu

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VENTYX BIOSCIENCES, INC.

12790 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92130

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. [ VTYX ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/18/2023

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	09/18/2023		S(1)		56,665	D	$37.8123(2)	8,488,787	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(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 sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by NSV Partners III, L.P. on February 24, 2023.

2. Represents the weighted average share price of an aggregate total of 56,665 shares sold in the price range of $37.50 to $38.115. The reporting owner undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. NSV Partners III, L.P. is the general partner of NSV Investments I, L.P., NSV Investments III, L.P., and NSV Investments II, L.P.

4. The reporting person is the majority member and managing member of NSV Partners III GP, LLC, and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by each entity of which NSV Partners III, L.P. is general partner. The reporting person is the majority member and managing member NSV Partners II, LLC. The reporting person is the majority member and managing member of New Science Ventures, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares owned by each of the NSV Funds (as defined below), except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

5. The shares beneficially owned by the reporting persons consist of: (i) 5,004,071 shares owned by NSV Investments I, L.P., (ii) 978,835 shares owned by NSV Investments III, L.P., (iii) 1,430,758 shares owned by NSV Partners III, L.P., (iv) 434,423 shares owned by New Science Ventures, LLC, (v) 408,520 shares owned by NSV Partners II, LLC, and (vi) 232,180 shares owned by NSV Investments II, L.P (collectively, the "NSV Funds"). The NSV Funds disclaim beneficial ownership over the shares owned by them, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Christopher Krueger, as Attorney-in-Fact	09/20/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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