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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Richards Christos (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. 201 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, SUITE 200 (Street) REDWOOD CITY CA 94065 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Coherus BioSciences, Inc. [ CHRS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/12/2014
	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, $0.0001 par value	11/12/2014		X		26,505	A	$1.667	26,505	D
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	11/12/2014		J(1)		2,956	D	(1)	23,549	D
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	11/12/2014		C		39,991	A	(2)	63,540	D
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	11/12/2014		C		12,672	A	(2)	76,212	D
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	11/12/2014		C		2,624	A	(2)	78,836	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
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock	$1.667	11/12/2014		X			26,505	(3)	(4)	Common Stock	26,505	$0.00	0	D
Warrant to Purchase Series B Preferred Stock	$0.0167	11/12/2014		X			429	(3)	(4)	Series B Preferred Stock	429	$0.00	0	D
Series B Preferred Stock	(2)	11/12/2014		X		429		(2)	(5)	Common Stock	429	$0.0167	12,673	D
Series B Preferred Stock	(2)	11/12/2014		J(6)			1	(2)	(5)	Common Stock	1	(2)	12,672	D
Series A Preferred Stock	(2)	11/12/2014		C			39,991	(2)	(5)	Common Stock	39,991	(2)	0	D
Series B Preferred Stock	(2)	11/12/2014		C			12,672	(2)	(5)	Common Stock	12,672	(2)	0	D
Series C Preferred Stock	(2)	11/12/2014		C			2,624	(2)	(5)	Common Stock	2,624	(2)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Immediately prior to the closing of the IPO, the warrant automatically net exercised by its terms into Common Stock, which allowed the holder to pay the exercise price of the warrant by forfeiting a portion of the exercised warrant shares with a value equal to the aggregate exercise price.

2. The Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock automatically converted into shares of Issuer's Common Stock on a 1 for 1 basis upon the closing of Issuer's initial public offering.

3. The warrant is immediately exercisable.

4. The warrant expires upon the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering to the extent not previously exercised.

5. The Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock have no expiration date.

6. Immediately prior to the closing of the IPO, the warrant automatically net exercised by its terms into Series B Preferred Stock, which allowed the holder to pay the exercise price of the warrant by forfeiting a portion of the exercised warrant shares with a value equal to the aggregate exercise price.

Remarks:

	/s/ Matthew R. Hooper, as Attorney in Fact for Christos Richards	11/12/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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