13G Filing: Partner Fund Management and Coherus Biosciences Inc. (CHRS)

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CUSIP No. 19249H103 13G Page 8 of 13 Pages
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer

Coherus BioSciences, Inc.

 

Item 1(b) Address of
Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 600, Redwood City, California 94065
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing
This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by Partner Fund Management, L.P. (“PFM”), Partner Fund Management GP, LLC
(“PFM-GP”), Partner Investment Management, L.P. (“PIM”), Partner Investment Management GP, LLC (“PIM-GP”),
Brian D. Grossman (“Grossman”) and Christopher M. James (“James” and, collectively with PFM, PFM-GP, PIM,
PIM-GP and Grossman, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to shares of common stock (and options to purchase common
stock) of the above-named issuer owned by PFM Healthcare Emerging Growth Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership
(“HEGM”), PFM Healthcare Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“HCM”), PFM Healthcare
Opportunities Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“HCOPP”), PFM Healthcare Long Master Fund, L.P.,
a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“HCLM”), PFM Oncology Opportunities Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited
partnership (“ONCOPP”), and PFM Healthcare Principals Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“HCP”
and, collectively with HEGM, HCM, HCOPP, HCLM and ONCOPP, the “Funds”).

PFM is the investment advisor for
HEGM, HCM, HCOPP, HCLM and, ONCOPP. PIM is the investment advisor for HCP. PFM-GP and PIM-GP are, respectively, the general partners
of PFM and PIM. Grossman is the portfolio manager for the health care strategy for the Funds. James is the portfolio manager for
the diversified strategy for the Funds. Grossman and James are co-managing members of PFM-GP and PIM-GP.

The filing of this statement shall
not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by the statement
other than the securities actually owned by such person (if any).

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office
The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Partner Fund Management, L.P., 4 Embarcadero
Center, Suite 3500, San Francisco, CA 94111.
Item 2(c) Citizenship
Each of PFM and PIM is organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of PFM-GP and PIM-GP is
organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of Grossman and James is a U.S. citizen.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common stock, $0.0001 par value
  Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
19249H103

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