Asterias Biotherapeutics Form 4 Asterias Biotherapeutics / NEAL C BRADSHER 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^*

BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.

724 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. [ NONE ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/16/2017

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
Series A Common Stock	10/16/2017		P		1,592,308	A	$2.6	5,292,156	D(1)
Series A Common Stock	10/16/2017		P		0	A	$0	5,292,156	I	Footnote(2)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.

724 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

724 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BRADSHER NEAL C

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC.

724 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are owned by Broadwood Partners, L.P., which is a Reporting Person.

2. The reported securities are directly owned by Broadwood Partners, L.P. and may be deemed beneficially owned by Broadwood Capital, Inc. as General Partner of Broadwood Partners, L.P. and Neal C. Bradsher as President of Broadwood Capital, Inc. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

Richard LeBuhn, Senior Vice President of Broadwood Capital, Inc., is a Director of the Issuer.

	Broadwood Partners, L.P., By: Broadwood Capital, Inc., By: /s/ Neal C. Bradsher, President	10/18/2017
	Broadwood Capital, Inc., By: /s/ Neal C. Bradsher, President,	10/18/2017
	Neal C. Bradsher, /s/ Neal C. Bradsher	10/18/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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