Vera Therapeutics (VERA) 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^*

Longitude Prime Partners, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LONGITUDE CAPITAL

2740 SAND HILL ROAD, SECOND FLOOR

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2023

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. [ VERA ]

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)
Class A Common Stock	1,714,285(1)	I	Held by Longitude Prime Fund, L.P.(2)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Longitude Prime Partners, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LONGITUDE CAPITAL

2740 SAND HILL ROAD, SECOND FLOOR

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Longitude Prime Fund, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2740 SAND HILL ROAD, SECOND FLOOR

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Not included on this Form 3 are 3,429,927 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Longitude Venture Partners IV, L.P ("LVP IV"). LVP IV, Longitude Capital Partners IV, LLC ("LCP IV"), Patrick G. Enright and Juliet Tammenoms Bakker have separately filed a Form 4 in connection with the acquisition of the shares of Class A Common Stock described in this Form.

2. The securities are held directly by Longitude Prime Fund, L.P. ("LPF"). Longitude Prime Partners, LLC ("LPP"), the general partner of LPF, may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by LPF. Mr. Enright and Ms. Tammenoms Bakker are the managing members of LPP and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by LPF. LPP and each of Mr. Enright and Ms. Tammenoms Bakker disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of them is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein.

Remarks:

Mr. Enright, a managing member of LPP and LCP IV, currently serves on the Issuer's Board of Directors and files separate reports under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to report transactions in securities of the Issuer.

	Longitude Prime Partners, LLC, By: /s/ Patrick Enright, managing member	02/08/2023
	Longitude Prime Fund, L.P., By: /s/ Patrick Enright, managing member of the general partner	02/08/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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