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*
CREDIT SUISSE/

(Last) (First) (Middle)
CREDIT SUISSE
ELEVEN MADISON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10010

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIRNA THERAPEUTICS INC [ RNAI ]
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)
07/06/2005
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 07/06/2005 P 6,346 A $1.6 30,976 I By DLJ Capital Corporation(1)
Common Stock 07/06/2005 P 11,411 A $1.6 55,697 I By Sprout Entrepreneurs Fund L.P.(1)
Common Stock 07/06/2005 P 2,895,406 A $1.6 14,132,739 I By Sprout Capital IX L.P.(1)
Common Stock 07/06/2005 P 133,712 A $1.6 652,658 I By Sprout IX Plan Investors, L.P.(1)
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
Warrants (right to buy) $1.92(2) 07/06/2005 P 2,284 (3) (3) Common Stock 2,284 (2) 7,249 I By DLJ Capital Corporation(1)
Warrants (right to buy) $1.92(2) 07/06/2005 P 4,107 (3) (3) Common Stock 4,107 (2) 13,034 I By Sprout Entreprene(1)
Warrants (right to buy) $1.92(2) 07/06/2005 P 1,042,346 (3) (3) Common Stock 1,042,346 (2) 3,308,010 I By Sprout Capital IX L.P.(1)
Warrants (right to buy) $1.92(2) 07/06/2005 P 48,136 (3) (3) Common Stock 48,136 (2) 152,763 I By Sprout IX Plan Investors, L.P.(1)
Explanation of Responses:
1. See Exhibit 99.1
2. The exercise price of the warrant is initially $1.92 per share. If the Issuer's shares of common stock are either (a) delisted from Nasdaq National Market or (b) terminated from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended during the period, when the Issuer is required to keep the registration effective for issue shares issued in its private placement which initially closed on July 6, 2005, the exercise price of the warrant will be reduced to $1.67.
3. The warrant is exercisable from approximately January 2006 to the fifth anniversary of the date of grant.
/s/ Ed Nadel - Ed Nadel for Credit Suisse, on behalf of the Credit Suisse First Boston business unit 07/08/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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