Sec Form 3 Filing - SEIDENBERG BETH C @ Vera Therapeutics, Inc. - 2021-05-13

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, 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 SEIDENBERG BETH C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Vera Therapeutics, Inc. [ VERA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY, 3RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/13/2021 (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA94080 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Series A Preferred Stock ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 423,642 I See footnote ( 2 ) Series B Preferred Stock ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 100,526 I See footnote ( 4 ) Series C Preferred Stock ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Class A Common Stock 818,984 I See footnote ( 6 ) Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.8968 ( 7 ) 12/15/2030 Class A Common Stock 69,043 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SEIDENBERG BETH C C/O VERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 170 HARBOR WAY, 3RD FLOOR SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA94080 X Signatures /s/ Joseph R. Young, Attorney-in-Fact 05/13/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock on a 11.5869:1 basis (on an adjusted basis, after giving effect to the reverse stock split of the Class A Common Stock effected by the Issuer on May 7, 2021) and has no expiration date. Upon filing of the Issuer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. ( 2 )Consists of 409,620 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the deemed conversion of the Issuer's Series A Preferred Stock held by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XVI, LLC ("KPCB XVI") and 14,022 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the deemed conversion of the Issuer's Series A Preferred Stock held by KPCB XVI Founders Fund, LLC ("XVI Founders"). All shares are held for convenience in the name of "KPCB Holdings, Inc., as nominee". The managing member of KPCB XVI is KPCB XVI Associates, LLC ("XVI Associates"). L. John Doerr, Beth Seidenberg, Randy Komisar, Theodore E. Schlein and Wen Hsieh, the managing members of KPCB XVI Associates, exercise shared voting and dispositive control over the shares held by KPCB XVI. Such managing members disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares held by KPCB XVI except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock on a 11.5869:1 basis (on an adjusted basis, after giving effect to the reverse stock split of the Class A Common Stock effected by the Issuer on May 7, 2021) and has no expiration date. Upon filing of the Issuer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, all shares of Series B Preferred Stock will be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. ( 4 )Consists of 97,199 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the deemed conversion of the Issuer's Series B Preferred Stock held by KPCB XVI and 3,327 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the deemed conversion of the Issuer's Series B Preferred Stock held by XVI Founders. All shares are held for convenience in the name of "KPCB Holdings, Inc., as nominee". The managing member of KPCB XVI is XVI Associates. L. John Doerr, Beth Seidenberg, Randy Komisar, Theodore E. Schlein and Wen Hsieh, the managing members of KPCB XVI Associates, exercise shared voting and dispositive control over the shares held by KPCB XVI. Such managing members disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares held by KPCB XVI except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 5 )The Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock on a 11.5869:1 basis (on an adjusted basis, after giving effect to the reverse stock split of the Class A Common Stock effected by the Issuer on May 7, 2021) and has no expiration date. Upon filing of the Issuer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, all shares of Series C Preferred Stock will be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. ( 6 )Consists of 791,876 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the deemed conversion of the Issuer's Series C Preferred Stock held by KPCB XVI and 27,108 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the deemed conversion of the Issuer's Series C Preferred Stock held by XVI Founders. All shares are held for convenience in the name of "KPCB Holdings, Inc., as nominee". The managing member of KPCB XVI is XVI Associates. L. John Doerr, Beth Seidenberg, Randy Komisar, Theodore E. Schlein and Wen Hsieh, the managing members of KPCB XVI Associates, exercise shared voting and dispositive control over the shares held by KPCB XVI. Such managing members disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares held by KPCB XVI except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 7 )1/36 of the shares subject to the option vested on January 16, 2021, and 1/36 of the shares vest monthly thereafter.

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