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* Gaster Richard (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VENTYX BIOSCIENCES, INC. 662 ENCINITAS BLVD, SUITE 250 (Street) ENCINITAS CA 92024 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. [ VTYX ]	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) 06/09/2022
	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

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
Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.54	06/09/2022		A		13,301		(1)	06/09/2032	Common Stock	13,301	$0.00	13,301	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares subject to the option shall vest on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the date of grant or, (ii) the day prior to the date of the Annual Meeting of the Issuer's stockholders next following the date the option was granted, in each case, subject to the reporting person continuing to be Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan) through the applicable vesting date.

Remarks:

Dr. Gaster is a partner of venBio Global Strategic GP III, L.P. and is a member of the board of directors of the Issuer. These options are held by Dr. Gaster for the benefit of venBio Global Strategic Fund III, L.P. ("venBio III"). Pursuant to policies of venBio Partners, the manager of venBio III, with respect to director compensation, upon the exercise of these options and sale of the underlying securities, the proceeds will be remitted to venBio III. Dr. Gaster disclaims beneficial ownership over the shares underlying the options held for the benefit of venBio III, and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or any other purpose.

	/s/ Christopher Krueger, as Attorney-in-Fact	06/10/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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