Sec Form 4 Filing - ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC @ Tricida, Inc. - 2021-11-15

FORM 4 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 ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Tricida, Inc. [ TCDA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/15/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022-4629 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 11/15/2021 A 666,667( 1 ) A $ 6( 2 ) 10,280,947 I See Footnotes( 2 )( 3 ) Common Stock 27,584 I See footnotes( 3 )( 4 )

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 Comm on Warrants to Purchase Common Stock( 5 ) $ 11 11/15/2021 A 666,667( 1 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 666,667 ( 1 ) 666,667 I See footnotes( 2 )( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE 54TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022-4629 X X OrbiMed Capital GP V LLC 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE 54TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022-4629 X X Signatures /s/ Carl Gordon, Member of OrbiMed Advisors LLC 11/17/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Carl Gordon, Member of the Managing Member of OrbiMed Capital GP V LLC 11/17/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These shares of common stock and these common warrants were acquired directly from Tricida, Inc. (the "Issuer") in a registered direct offering. For each share purchased in the registered direct offering, at a price of $6.00 per share of common stock, the purchaser received one warrant. ( 2 )These securities are held of record by OrbiMed Private Investments V, LP ("OPI V"). OrbiMed Capital GP V LLC ("GP V") is the general partner of OPI V, and OrbiMed Advisors LLC ("Advisors"), a registered adviser under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, is the managing member of GP V. By virtue of such relationships, GP V and Advisors may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by OPI V. Advisors exercises investment and voting power through a management committee comprised of Carl L. Gordon, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by OPI V. ( 3 )This report on Form 4 is jointly filed by GP V and Advisors. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any. The Reporting Persons have designated a representative, David P. Bonita ("Bonita"), a member of Advisors, to serve on the Issuer's board of directors. This report shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons, or Bonita, is a beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purposes. ( 4 )These securities are held of record by Bonita. Pursuant to an agreement with Advisors and GP V, Bonita is obligated to transfer these securities, or the economic benefit thereof, to Advisors and GP V, which will in turn ensure that such securities or economic benefits are provided OPI V. Included are 16,403 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that vest on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of June 10, 2021 (the "Grant Date") and (ii) the Issuer's next regularly scheduled annual meeting of stockholders that occurs following the Grant Date, subject to Bonita's continuous service as a non-employee director through such vesting date. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. ( 5 )The common warrants may be exercised for shares of common stock at any time on or after the date that is six months after the date of their issuance. ( 6 )The expiration date is the earliest of: (a) the third anniversary of the date of their issuance, (b) immediately prior to the closing of a fundamental transaction or (c) the occurrence of certain other events. A "fundamental transaction" includes a consolidation or merger, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Issuer's properties or assets, the acquisition of more than 50% of the Issuer's outstanding common stock, any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the Issuer's common stock or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 50% of the voting power represented by the Issuer's outstanding common stock.

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