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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Group Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)	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)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/17/2022
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	08/17/2022		M		9,925	A	$11	2,970,156	I	See footnotes(1)(2)
Class A Common Stock	08/17/2022		S		3,281	D	$19.8849(3)	2,966,875	I	See footnotes(1)(2)
Class A Common Stock	08/17/2022		S		6,472	D	$20.4201(4)	2,960,403	I	See footnotes(1)(2)
Class A Common Stock	08/17/2022		S		172	D	$21.0748(5)	2,960,231	I	See footnotes(1)(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 (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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$11	08/17/2022		M			9,925	(6)	05/12/2031	Class A Common Stock	9,925	$0.00	0	I	See footnotes(1)(2)(7)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Group Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Abingworth LLP (Last) (First) (Middle) 38 JERMYN STREET, (Street) LONDON, ENGLAND X0 SW1Y 6DN (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 38 JERMYN STREET, (Street) LONDON, ENGLAND X0 SW1Y 6DN (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Holdings I L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TC Group, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Investment Management LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carlyle Genesis UK LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects securities held of record by Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP ("ABV 8"). ABV 8 has delegated to Abingworth LLP all investment and dispositive power over the securities held of record by ABV 8.

2. The Carlyle Group Inc., which is a publicly traded entity listed on Nasdaq, is the sole shareholder of Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., which is the sole member of Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings I L.P., which, with respect to the securities reported herein, is the managing member of CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., which is the managing member of TC Group, L.L.C., which is the managing member of Carlyle Investment Management, L.L.C., which is the sole member of Carlyle Genesis UK LLC, which is the principal member of Abingworth LLP. Accordingly, each of the foregoing entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by ABV 8, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $19.74 to $19.995. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth in this footnote.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $20.00 to $20.99. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth in this footnote.

5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $21.025 to $21.09. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 range set forth in this footnote.

6. The stock option is fully vested and exercisable.

7. Under an agreement between Kurt von Emster and Abingworth LLP, Mr. von Emster is deemed to hold the stock option and any shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the stock option for the benefit of ABV 8, and must exercise the stock option solely upon the direction of Abingworth LLP.

Remarks:

	The Carlyle Group Inc., By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Chief Financial Officer	08/19/2022
	Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer	08/19/2022
	Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C., By: Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., its sole member, By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer	08/19/2022
	Carlyle Holdings I L.P., By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director	08/19/2022
	CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director	08/19/2022
	TC Group, L.L.C., By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Managing Director	08/19/2022
	Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C., By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Chief Financial Officer	08/19/2022
	Carlyle Genesis UK LLC, By: Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C., its sole member, By: /s/ Anne Frederick, Attorney-in-fact for Curtis L. Buser, Chief Financial Officer	08/19/2022
	Abingworth LLP, By: /s/ John Heard, Authorized Signatory	08/19/2022
	Abingworth Bioventures 8 LP, By: /s/ John Heard, Authorized Signatory	08/19/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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