Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE) Form 4 Sorrento Therapeutics / Henry Ji 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^*

Ji Henry

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

4955 DIRECTORS PLACE

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92121

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. [ SRNE ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/21/2018

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	01/21/2018(1)		P		1,801,801	A	(2)	1,841,577	D
Common Stock								135,863	I	See Footnote(3)
Common Stock								29,001	I	By spouse
Common Stock								2,153,162	I	See Footnote(4)

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
Common Stock Warrant (right to buy)	$8.5	01/21/2018(1)		P		261,438		06/07/2016	06/07/2019	Common Stock	261,438	(2)	261,438	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 21, 2018, the Reporting Person entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") with a third party whereby the Reporting Person agreed to purchase from the third party, and the third party agreed to sell to the Reporting Person, an aggregate of 1,801,801 shares of the Issuer's common stock (the "Shares") and a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 261,438 shares of the Issuer's common stock (the "Warrant"). The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares and the Warrant as contemplated by the SPA has not yet occurred, but is expected to close no later than February 19, 2018. As the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares and the Warrant is not subject to satisfaction of material conditions beyond the control of the parties, the Reporting Person is reporting the purchase of the Shares and the Warrant at this time.

2. The aggregate purchase price for the Shares and the Warrant pursuant to the SPA is $11,531,526.40.

3. Shares are held by an entity of which the Reporting Person and his spouse are the sole members and managing directors.

4. Shares are held in a family trust of which the Reporting Person is a co-trustee with his wife.

Remarks:

President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors

	/s/ Henry Ji, Ph.D.	01/22/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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