| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Coherus BioSciences, Inc. [ CHRS ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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, $0.0001 par value | 21,870 | D | ||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | 2,142,492 | I | See Footnote(1) | |||||||
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | 358,428 | I | See Footnote(2) | |||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $29 | 04/01/2015 | A | 20,000 | (3) | 03/31/2025 | Common Stock | 20,000 | $0.00 | 20,000 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The shares are held by MX II Associates LLC ("MX II Associates"). Reporting Person is the Managing Member of MX II Associates. Voting and dispositive decisions with respect to shares held by MX II Associates are made by Reporting Person, however, Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by MX II Associates, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. |
| 2. The shares are held by Medpace Investors, LLC ("Medpace Investors"). Reporting Person is the Manager of Medpace Investors. Voting and dispositive decisions with respect to shares held by Medpace Investors are made by Reporting Person, however, Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Medpace Investors, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. |
| 3. The underlying shares subject to the option vest and become exercisable in full on the earlier of (i) one year from the 2015 Annual Meeting scheduled for May 21, 2015, or (ii) the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting, subject to Reporting Person's continued service relationship with the Issuer on such vesting date. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Matthew R. Hooper, as Attorney-in-Fact for August J. Troendle | 04/03/2015 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
