Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC — Director's Dealing 2017

Mar 29, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC (ADAP)
CIK: 0001621227
Period of Report: 2017-03-27

Reporting Person: Thompson Peter A. (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-03-27	American Depositary Shares representing Ordinary Shares	P	1190476	$4.20	Acquired	6149377	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Each American Depositary Share ("ADS") represents six ordinary shares, nominal value GBP 0.001 per share, of the Issuer. OrbiMed Private Investments V, LP ("OPI V") is the holder of record of the securities reported on this Form 4. OPI V's holdings consist of 25,408,300 ordinary shares held directly, and, 1,914,660 ADSs representing 11,487,960 ordinary shares. Column 5 reports such holdings on an aggregate basis in terms of the corresponding number of ADSs.

F2: These securities are held of record by OPI V. OrbiMed Capital GP V LLC ("GP V") is the sole general partner of OPI V, and OrbiMed Advisors LLC ("Advisors"), a registered adviser under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, is the sole managing member of GP V. Samuel D. Isaly ("Isaly"), a natural person, is the managing member of, and holder of a controlling interest in, Advisors. By virtue of such relationships, GP V, Advisors and Isaly may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to the securities held by OPI V noted above and as a result may be deemed to beneficially own such securities for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Reporting Person is an employee of Advisors.

F3: Each of GP V, Advisors, Isaly and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Exchange Act, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report on Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that any such entity or person, including the Reporting Person, is a beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.