Sec Form 4 Filing - GORDON CARL L @ Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - 2022-12-23

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 GORDON CARL L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ TERN] 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) C/O TERNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1065 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/23/2022 (Street) FOSTER CITY, CA94404 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 Common Stock 12/23/2022 P 137,931( 1 ) A $ 7.25 4,882,854 I See footnotes( 2 )( 5 ) Common Stock 1,973,881 I See footnotes( 3 )( 5 ) Common Stock 762,400 I See footnotes( 4 )( 5 )

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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GORDON CARL L C/O TERNS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1065 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD FOSTER CITY, CA94404 X X Signatures /s/ Carl L. Gordon 12/28/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These shares of the Issuer's common stock were purchased in an underwritten public offering. ( 2 )These securities are held of record by OrbiMed Private Investments VII, LP ("OPI VII"). OrbiMed Capital GP VII LLC ("OrbiMed GP") is the general partner of OPI VII, and OrbiMed Advisors LLC ("OrbiMed Advisors") is the managing member of OrbiMed GP. The Reporting Person is a member of OrbiMed Advisors. By virtue of such relationships, OrbiMed GP and OrbiMed Advisors may be deemed to have voting power and investment power over the securities held by OPI VII and as a result, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities. OrbiMed Advisors exercises voting and investment power through a management committee comprised of the Reporting Person, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by OPI VII. ( 3 )These securities are held of record by OrbiMed Asia Partners III, L.P. ("OAP III"). OrbiMed Asia GP III, L.P. ("Asia GP") is the general partner of OAP III and OrbiMed Advisors III Limited ("Advisors III") is the general partner of Asia GP. OrbiMed Advisors is the advisory company of OAP III. By virtue of such relationships, Asia GP, Advisors III, and OrbiMed Advisors may be deemed to have voting power and investment power over the securities held by OAP III and as a result, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities. OrbiMed Advisors exercises voting and investment power through a management committee comprised of the Reporting Person, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by OAP III. ( 4 )These securities are held of record by OrbiMed Genesis Master Fund, L.P. ("Genesis"). OrbiMed Genesis GP LLC ("Genesis GP") is the general partner of Genesis and OrbiMed Advisors is the managing member of Genesis GP. By virtue of such relationships, Genesis GP and OrbiMed Advisors may be deemed to have voting power and investment power over the securities held by Genesis and as a result, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities. OrbiMed Advisors exercises voting and investment power through a management committee comprised of the Reporting Person, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Genesis. ( 5 )Each of the Reporting Person, OrbiMed Advisors, OrbiMed GP, Genesis GP, Advisors III, and Asia GP 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. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is a beneficial owner of such securities for purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.

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