Edgar Filing: Calithera Biosciences, Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

PAKIANATHAN DEEPIKA

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Calithera Biosciences, Inc. [CALA]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DELPHI VENTURES, 160 BOVET RD., SUITE 408

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/14/2016

(Street)

SAN MATEO, CA 94402

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 4.76

06/14/2016

11,000

⁽¹⁾

06/13/2026

Common Stock

11,000

$ 0

11,000

D ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PAKIANATHAN DEEPIKA C/O DELPHI VENTURES 160 BOVET RD., SUITE 408 SAN MATEO, CA 94402	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Deepika Pakianathan		06/16/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	1/12 of the Option vests in each monthly installment as measured from June 14, 2016, until the earlier of the Option's full vesting or the reporting person ceasing to provide continuous service to the issuer. In addition, in the event of a Change in Control or a Corporate Transaction (each as defined in the plan pursuant to which the Option was granted), any unvested portion of the Option will fully vest and become exercisable as of immediately prior to the effective time of such Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, subject to the reporting person's continuous service on the effective date of such transaction.
(2)	Pursuant to the Delphi Management Partners, VIII, L.L.C. ("DMP VIII") LLC Agreement, the Reporting Person is deemed to hold the options for the benefit of DMP VIII, which is entitled to hold the shares upon issuance. DMP VIII may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of such shares, and the Reporting Person is a managing member of DMP VIII and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over shares held by DMP VIII. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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