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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vivo Capital IX, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VIVO CAPITAL LLC

192 LYTTON AVENUE

(Street)

PALO ALTO

94301

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ TARS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/21/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/21/2021		S		91,620	D	$29.7⁽¹⁾	3,153,015	I	See Footnote⁽³⁾
Common Stock	06/22/2021		S		110,000	D	$28.5⁽²⁾	3,043,015	I	See Footnote⁽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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vivo Capital IX, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VIVO CAPITAL LLC

192 LYTTON AVENUE

(Street)

PALO ALTO

94301

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VIVO CAPITAL LLC

192 LYTTON AVENUE

(Street)

PALO ALTO

94301

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported herein is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $36.1 to $29.0, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any security holder of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.

2. The price reported herein is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $29.0 to $28.1, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., any security holder of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4.

3. The shares are held directly by Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. Vivo Capital IX, LLC is the general partner of Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P. As the managing members of Vivo Capital IX, LLC, Frank Kung, Edgar Engleman, Shan Fu, Hongbo Lu, Jack Nielsen, Mahendra Shah and Michael Chang share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P., but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their individual pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/Frank Kung, Managing Member of Vivo Capital IX, LLC	06/25/2021
	/s/Frank Kung, Managing Member of Vivo Capital IX, LLC, General Partner of Vivo Capital Fund IX, L.P.	06/25/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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