Jeffrey Wiezorek Form 4 Kite Pharma / Jeffrey Wiezorek 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^*

Wiezorek Jeffrey

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O KITE PHARMA, INC.

2225 COLORADO AVENUE

(Street)

SANTA MONICA CA 90404

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kite Pharma, Inc. [ KITE ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2017

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	03/01/2017		M		18,000	A	$6.89	39,071(1)	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		S(2)		74	D	$68.92(3)	38,997	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		S(2)		259	D	$71.24(4)	38,738	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		S(2)		328	D	$72.36(5)	38,410	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		S(2)		16,561	D	$75(6)	21,849	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		S(2)		157	D	$75.82(7)	21,692	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		S(2)		150	D	$76.98(8)	21,542	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		S(2)		311	D	$78.97(9)	21,231	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		S(2)		160	D	$79.83(10)	21,071	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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.89	03/01/2017		M			18,000	(11)	06/05/2024	Common Stock	18,000	$0.00	68,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 376 shares acquired under the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on February 17, 2017.

2. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 31, 2016.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $68.53 to $69.31, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 above.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $70.58 to $71.51, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 above.

5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $71.91 to $72.79, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 above.

6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $74.42 to $75.07, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.

7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $75.56 to $76.15, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 above.

8. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $76.96 to $77.01, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 above.

9. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $78.58 to $79.41, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 above.

10. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $79.80 to $79.86, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 above.

11. On June 6, 2014, the Reporting Person was granted options to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock. 25,000 of such shares vested on November 30, 2015. The remaining 175,000 shares vest as follows: 25% on May 5, 2015, with the remaining shares vesting in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.

Remarks:

	/s/ David M. Tanen, Attorney-in-Fact	03/01/2017
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