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* venBio Global Strategic Fund III, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 OWENS STREET SUITE 595 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/20/2021	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. [ VTYX ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks	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)
Common Stock	1,014,267	I	See footnote(1)

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 A Preferred Stock	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	3,289,742	(2)	D(3)
Series B Preferred Stock	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	395,027	(2)	D(3)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* venBio Global Strategic Fund III, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 OWENS STREET SUITE 595 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP III, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 OWENS STREET SUITE 595 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VENBIO GLOBAL STRATEGIC GP III, LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 OWENS STREET SUITE 595 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Adelman Robert J (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 OWENS STREET SUITE 595 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GOODMAN COREY S (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 OWENS STREET SUITE 595 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares held by venBio SPV III, LLC ("venBio SPV"). venBio SPV is wholly owned and managed by venBio Global Strategic Fund III, L.P. ("venBio III"). venBio Global Strategic GP III, L.P., a Cayman Islands partnership ("venBio GP") is the sole general partner of venBio III. venBio Global Strategic GP III, Ltd., a Cayman Islands company ("venBio Ltd") is the sole general partner of venBio GP. Aaron Royston, Robert Adelman and Corey Goodman (collectively, the "Directors") are each a director of venBio Ltd and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by venBio SPV. Each of the Directors, together with venBio Ltd and venBio GP, disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares held by venBio SPV except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

2. All shares of the preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer will automatically be converted on a one-for-one basis to shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering of its Common Stock. The preferred stock has no expiration date.

3. Shares held by venBio III. venBio GP is the sole general partner of venBio III. venBio Ltd is the sole general partner of venBio GP. The Directors are each a director of venBio Ltd and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by venBio III. Each of the Directors, together with venBio Ltd and venBio GP, disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares held by venBio III except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

This Form 3 is being filed in conjunction with the Forms 3 filed simultaneously by Aaron Royston, a director of venBio Ltd, and Richard Gaster, who is affiliated with the Reporting Persons. Each of Dr. Royston and Dr. Gaster serves on the Issuer's board of directors. Each of the reporting persons may be deemed directors of the Issuer by deputization of each of Dr. Royston and Dr. Gaster. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on February 19, 2021).

	venBio Global Strategic Fund III, L.P., by: venBio Global Strategic GP III, L.P., its general partner, by: venBio Global Strategic GP III, Ltd., its general partner, by: /s/ David Pezeshki, as attorney-in-fact	10/20/2021
	venBio Global Strategic GP III, L.P., by: venBio Global Strategic GP III, Ltd., its general partner, by: /s/ David Pezeshki as attorney-in-fact	10/20/2021
	venBio Global Strategic GP III, Ltd., by: /s/ David Pezeshki, as attorney-in-fact	10/20/2021
	Corey Goodman, by: /s/ David Pezeshki, as attorney-in-fact	10/20/2021
	Robert Adelman, by: /s/ David Pezeshki, as attorney-in-fact	10/20/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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