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* NSV Investments I, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, SUITE 400 (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (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) Other (specify below)	5. 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 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)

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	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	219,315	(1)	I	See footnote(2)(4)(5)
Series A-1 Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	16,673,213	(1)	I	See footnote(3)(4)(5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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.

2. Consists of (i) 191,901 shares held by NSV Investments I, LP and (ii) 27,414 shares held by NSV Growth Opportunities Fund, LP.

3. Consists of (i) 5,681,324 shares held by NSV Investments I, LP, (ii) 2,295,172 shares held by NSV Master Limited Partnership II, LP, (iii) 2,023,609 shares held by NSV 2019 Opportunities Fund, LP, (iv) 1,761,227 shares held by NSV 2018 New Horizons Fund, LP, (v) 1,323,264 shares held by Life & Tech, (vi) 1,179,921 shares held by NSV Investments III, LP, (vii) 998,099 shares held by NSV Investments II, LP, (viii) 434,423 shares held by New Science Ventures, LLC, (ix) 245,120 shares held by NSV Growth Opportunities Fund, LP, (x) 214,296 shares held by New Science Ventures Fund III, LP, (xi) 188,349 shares held by NSV 2017 Opportunities Fund, LP, (xii) 131,339 shares held by NSV 2018 Opportunities Fund, LP, (xiii) 101,582 shares held by NSV 2016 Opportunities Fund, LP, (xiv) 67,554 shares held by New Science Ventures Fund III (Offshore), LP, and (xv) 27,934 shares held by NSV 2016 Opportunities Fund (Offshore), LP, collectively the NSV funds.

4. NSV Partners III, LP, is the general partner of NSV 2018 New Horizons Fund LP, NSV Investments I, LP, NSV 2018 Opportunities Fund, LP, NSV 2019 Opportunities Fund, LP, NSV Growth Opportunities Fund, LP, NSV Investments III, LP, and NSV Investments II, LP. NSV Partners II, LLC, is the general partner of New Science Ventures Fund III, LP, New Science Ventures Fund III (Offshore), LP, NSV 2016 Opportunities Fund, LP, NSV 2016 Opportunities Fund (Offshore), LP, NSV 2017 Opportunities Fund, LP, and NSV Master Limited Partnership II, LP.

5. Somasundaram Subramaniam is the majority member and managing member of NSV Partners III GP, LLC, and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held by each entity of which NSV Partners III, LP is general partner. Mr. Subramaniam disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares held by each of the NSV funds, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Subramaniam is the majority member and managing member NSV Partners II, LLC, and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held by each entity of which NSV Partners II, LLC is general partner. Mr. Subramaniam is a director of the Issuer and files separate Section 16 reports.

Remarks:

	/s/ NSV Investments I, LP, By: Tom Lavin, Partner	10/20/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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