Terns Pharmaceuticals (TERN) Form 3 Initial statement of insider ownership

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Vivo Capital VIII, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VIVO CAPITAL LLC

192 LYTTON AVENUE

(Street)

PALO ALTO CA 94301

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/04/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ TERN ]

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

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

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	1,569,047(1)(2)	(1)	I	Vivo Capital Fund VIII, L.P.(3)
Series B Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	216,666(1)(2)	(1)	I	Vivo Capital Surplus Fund VIII, L.P.(3)
Series C Preferred Stock	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	364,138(2)(4)	(4)	I	Vivo Capital Fund VIII, L.P.(3)
Series C Preferred Stock	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	50,282(2)(4)	(4)	I	Vivo Capital Surplus Fund VIII, L.P.(3)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vivo Capital VIII, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VIVO CAPITAL LLC

192 LYTTON AVENUE

(Street)

PALO ALTO CA 94301

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vivo Capital Fund VIII, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VIVO CAPITAL LLC

192 LYTTON AVENUE

(Street)

PALO ALTO CA 94301

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vivo Capital Surplus Fund VIII, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VIVO CAPITAL LLC

192 LYTTON AVENUE

(Street)

PALO ALTO CA 94301

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock will automatically convert on a 1-for-2.2 basis into Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering. Such conversion is reflected in the amount of common stock underlying the security.

2. Reflects a 1-for-14 reverse stock split of the Issuer's outstanding securities effected prior to the effectiveness of the Issuer's S-1 Registration Statement.

3. Vivo Capital VIII, LLC ("Vivo LLC") is the general partner of each of Vivo Capital Fund VIII, L.P. and Vivo Capital Surplus Fund VIII, L.P., the record holder of the securities. Dr. Hongbo Lu is a Managing Partner at Vivo Capital LLC and a member of the Issuer's board of directors. Frank Kung, Edgar Engleman and Shan Fu are managing members of Vivo LLC and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Vivo Capital Fund VIII, L.P. and Vivo Capital Surplus Fund VIII, L.P. Each of these individuals disclaims beneficial ownership over such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

4. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock will automatically convert on a 1-for-1 basis into Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.

Remarks:

/s/ Frank Kung, as a managing member of Vivo Capital VIII, LLC /s/ Frank Kung, as a managing member of Vivo Capital VIII, LLC, the general partner of Vivo Capital Fund VIII, L.P. /s/ Frank Kung, as a managing member of Vivo Capital VIII, LLC, the general partner of Vivo Capital Surplus Fund VIII, L.P.

	See Remarks	02/04/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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