Sec Form 4/A Filing - EMSTER KURT VON @ CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. - 2018-06-05

FORM 4/A 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 EMSTER KURT VON 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. [ CBAY] 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 CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7999 GATEWAY BLVD, SUITE 130 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/05/2018 (Street) NEWARK, CA94560 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 06/07/2018 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 Common Stock 06/05/2018 X 2,000 A $ 5.75 19,236 I By the Konrad Hans von Emster III and Elizabeth F. von Emster Revocable Trust dated January 18, 2005 Common Stock 06/05/2018 S( 1 ) 920 D $ 12.51 18,316 I By the Konrad Hans von Emster III and Elizabeth F. von Emster Revocable Trust dated January 18, 2005 Common Stock 90,000 D Common Stock 273,417 I See footnotes ( 2 ) ( 3 )

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 Warrant (right to buy) $ 5.75 06/05/2018 X 2,000 09/30/2013 09/30/2018 Common Stock 2,000 $ 0 0 I By The Konrad Hans von Emster III and Elizabeth F. von Emster Revocable Trust dated January 18, 2005

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other EMSTER KURT VON C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC. 7999 GATEWAY BLVD, SUITE 130 NEWARK, CA94560 X Signatures /s/ John Heard, as attorney-in-fact 06/11/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This amended Form 4 is being amended to correct the incorrect code used for acquisition of the warrant securities. On June 5, 2018, Kurt von Emster (the "Reporting Person") on behalf of the Konrad Hans von Emster III and Elizabeth F. von Emster Revocable Trust dated January 18, 2005, exercised a warrant to purchase 2,000 shares of CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. ("CBAY") common stock for $5.75 per share. The Reporting Person paid the exercise price on a cashless basis, resulting in CBAY's withholding of 920 of the warrant shares to pay the exercise price and issuing to the Reporting Person the remaining 1,080 shares. CBAY also paid $9.47 to the Reporting Person in lieu of a fractional share. ( 2 )Shares are held by Abingworth Bioventures VI, LP ("ABV VI") and Abingworth BioEquities Master Fund Limited ("ABE" together with ABV VI, the "Abingworth Funds"). Abingworth LLP ("Abingworth") is the investment manager of the Abingworth Funds and has been delegated with all investment and dispositive power over the securities held by the Abingworth Funds. The Reporting Person is a member of the investment committee of Abingworth, which approves investment and voting decisions by a majority vote, and no individual member has the sole control or voting power over the shares held by Abingworth. ( 3 )From time to time, the investment committee may delegate investment and voting authority over certain securities held by the Abingworth Funds to employees of Abingworth subject to the supervision and oversight of the investment committee, including any limits on such authority imposed by the investment committee in its discretion and the right of the investment committee to revoke such authority at any time. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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