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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
767884	Ceres Inc.	CERE	Agricultural Production-Crops (100)	000000000

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1053905	A S Luxembourg Artal	C/O Ceres, Inc. 1535 Rancho Conejo Boulevard Thousand Oaks CA 91320	No	No	Yes	No
1053906	A S Group Artal	C/O Ceres, Inc. 1535 Rancho Conejo Boulevard Thousand Oaks CA 91320	No	No	Yes	No
1218180	Sca International Artal	C/O Ceres, Inc. 1535 Rancho Conejo Boulevard Thousand Oaks CA 91320	No	No	Yes	No
1283968	Sa Westend	C/O Ceres, Inc. 1535 Rancho Conejo Boulevard Thousand Oaks CA 91320	No	No	Yes	No
1460840	Westend Administratiekantoor Stichting	C/O Ceres, Inc. 1535 Rancho Conejo Boulevard Thousand Oaks CA 91320	No	No	Yes	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	98,369	$0.00	98,369	No	4	C	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	333,333	$0.00	431,702	No	4	C	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	1,423,856	$0.00	1,855,558	No	4	C	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	184,048	$0.00	2,039,606	No	4	C	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	47,054	$0.00	2,086,660	No	4	C	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	189,506	$0.00	2,276,166	No	4	C	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	453,846	$0.00	2,730,012	No	4	C	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	480,769	$0.00	3,210,781	No	4	C	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-27	846,154	$13.00	4,056,935	No	4	P	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	P	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	295,107	$0.00	98,369	$0.00
Common Stock	Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	1,000,000	$0.00	333,333	$0.00
Common Stock	Series C Convertible Preferred Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	4,271,572	$0.00	1,423,856	$0.00
Common Stock	Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	552,145	$0.00	184,048	$0.00
Common Stock	Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	141,166	$0.00	47,054	$0.00
Common Stock	Series F Convertible Preferred Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	568,518	$0.00	189,506	$0.00
Common Stock	Series G Convertible Preferred Stock	Disposition	2012-02-27	1,361,538	$0.00	453,846	$0.00
Common Stock	Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note	Disposition	2012-02-27	0	$0.00	480,769	$10.40

Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct
No	4	C	Direct

Footnotes

Each share of each series of preferred stock was convertible at any time on a 1-for-0.3333 basis into Common Stock, at the holder's election, and each share of each series of preferred stock automatically converted upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering. The shares of each series of preferred stock had no expiration date.
Artal Luxembourg S.A. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artal International S.C.A., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artal Group S.A., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westend S.A., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stichting Administratiekantoor Westend. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or her pecuniary interest therein, if any.
The Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note (the "Convertible Note") was purchased by the reporting person in connection with an August 2011 financing. The Convertible Note automatically converted into shares of Common Stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering at a price per share equal to the public offering price with a 20% discount. Since the public offering price was $13.00, the conversion price per share is $10.40.