Sec Form 3 Filing - Longitude Prime Partners, LLC @ Vera Therapeutics, Inc. - 2023-02-06

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 Longitude Prime Partners, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Vera Therapeutics, Inc. [ VERA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LONGITUDE CAPITAL, 2740 SAND HILL ROAD, SECOND FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/06/2023 (Street) MENLO PARK, CA94025 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 Class A Common Stock 1,714,285 ( 1 ) I Held by Longitude Prime Fund, L.P. ( 2 )

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 Longitude Prime Partners, LLC C/O LONGITUDE CAPITAL 2740 SAND HILL ROAD, SECOND FLOOR MENLO PARK, CA94025 X Longitude Prime Fund, L.P. 2740 SAND HILL ROAD, SECOND FLOOR MENLO PARK, CA94025 X Signatures Longitude Prime Partners, LLC, By: /s/ Patrick Enright, managing member 02/08/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date Longitude Prime Fund, L.P., By: /s/ Patrick Enright, managing member of the general partner 02/08/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Not included on this Form 3 are 3,429,927 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Longitude Venture Partners IV, L.P ("LVP IV"). LVP IV, Longitude Capital Partners IV, LLC ("LCP IV"), Patrick G. Enright and Juliet Tammenoms Bakker have separately filed a Form 4 in connection with the acquisition of the shares of Class A Common Stock described in this Form. ( 2 )The securities are held directly by Longitude Prime Fund, L.P. ("LPF"). Longitude Prime Partners, LLC ("LPP"), the general partner of LPF, may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by LPF. Mr. Enright and Ms. Tammenoms Bakker are the managing members of LPP and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by LPF. LPP and each of Mr. Enright and Ms. Tammenoms Bakker disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of them is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein.

Remarks: Mr. Enright, a managing member of LPP and LCP IV, currently serves on the Issuer's Board of Directors and files separate reports under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to report transactions in securities of the Issuer.

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