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*
TEPPER ROBERT I

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THIRD ROCK VENTURES, LLC
29 NEWBURY STREET, 3RD FLOOR

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02116

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
bluebird bio, Inc. [ BLUE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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
Common Stock 02/03/2015 J(1) 1,215,054 D $0 0 I See footnote(2)
Common Stock 02/03/2015 J(3) 300,863 A $0 300,863 I See footnote(4)
Common Stock 02/03/2015 J(5) 300,863 D $0 0 I See footnote(4)
Common Stock 02/03/2015 J(6) 62,479 A $0 89,017 D
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Distribution of shares in kind by Third Rock Ventures, L.P. ("TRV")on a pro rata basis to its partners.
2. The shares are directly held by TRV. The general partner of TRV is Third Rock Ventures GP, L.P. ("TRV GP"). The general partner of TRV GP is TRV GP, LLC ("TRV GP LLC") and the Reporting Person is a Manager of TRV GP LLC, as such, each of TRV GP, TRV GP LLC and the Reporting Person exercises shared voting and investment power over the shares held of record by TRV. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
3. TRV GP received shares distributed in kind by TRV on a pro rata basis to its partners.
4. The shares are directly held by TRV GP. As such, TRV GP LLC and the Reporting Person, as a Manager of TRV GP LLC, exercise voting and investment power over the shares held of record by TRV GP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
5. Distribution of shares in kind by TRV GP on a pro rata basis to its partners.
6. The Reporting Person received shares distributed in kind by TRV GP on a pro rata basis to its partners.
Remarks:
/s/ Kevin Gillis by Power of Attorney for Robert I. Tepper, MD 02/04/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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