Versartis Inc. (VSAR): Perceptive Advisors Raises Stake

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CUSIP No. 92529L102

13G/A

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Item 1.
	(a)	Name of Issuer:	Versartis, Inc.
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:		4200 Bohannon Drive, Suite 250 Menlo Park, CA 94025

Item 2.
	(a)	Name of Person Filing:	This Schedule 13G/A (the “Schedule”) is being filed with respect to shares of Common Stock (as defined below) of Versartis, Inc. (the “Issuer”) which are beneficially owned by Perceptive Advisors LLC, Joseph Edelman and Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd. (together, the “Reporting Persons”). See Item 4 below.
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:		51 Astor Place, 10th Floor New York, NY 10003
	(c)	Citizenship:	Perceptive Advisors LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, Joseph Edelman is a United States citizen and Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd is a Cayman Islands exempted company.
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:	Common Stock
	(e)	CUSIP Number:	01438T106

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

  

	(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
	(e)	x	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	o	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).