SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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* KKR Biosimilar L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/06/2014	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Coherus BioSciences, Inc. [ CHRS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series C Preferred Stock	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	2,499,499	(2)	I	See Footnote(1)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KKR Biosimilar L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KKR Biosimilar GP LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KKR Fund Holdings GP Ltd (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KKR Group Holdings L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KKR Group Ltd (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KKR & Co. L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KKR Management LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KRAVIS HENRY R (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ROBERTS GEORGE R (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Securities are held by KKR Biosimilar L.P. KKR Biosimilar GP LLC is the general partner of KKR Biosimilar L.P. KKR Fund Holdings L.P. is the sole member of KKR Biosimilar GP LLC. KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited is a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. KKR Group Holdings L.P. is the sole shareholder of KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited and a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. KKR Group Limited is the general partner of KKR Group Holdings L.P. KKR & Co. L.P. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Limited. KKR Management LLC is the general partner of KKR & Co. L.P. Messrs. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts are the designated members of KKR Management LLC.

2. The Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock of Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (the "Issuer") on a one-for-one basis and will automatically convert into shares of common stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis immediately prior to the completion of Issuer's initial public offering.

3. Not applicable.

Remarks:

The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be ten percent owners of the Issuer's common stock as calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") prior to the automatic conversion of all of the outstanding preferred stock of the Issuer to occur immediately prior to the consummation of the initial public offering of the Issuer. This report shall not be deemed an admission that any such Reporting Person is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Each of the Reporting Persons (other than KKR Biosimilar L.P.) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Exchange Act, each of the Reporting Persons (other than KKR Biosimilar L.P.) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Exhibit 24: Power of Attorney

	KKR BIOSIMILAR L.P. By: KKR Biosimilar GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer	11/06/2014
	KKR BIOSIMILAR GP LLC By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer	11/06/2014
	KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P. By: KKR Group Limited, the general partner of a general partner By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Director	11/06/2014
	KKR FUND HOLDINGS GP LIMITED By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Director	11/06/2014
	KKR GROUP HOLDINGS L.P. By: KKR Group Limited, its general partner By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Director	11/06/2014
	KKR GROUP LIMITED By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Director	11/06/2014
	KKR & CO. L.P. By: KKR Management LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer	11/06/2014
	KKR MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer	11/06/2014
	HENRY R. KRAVIS By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact	11/06/2014
	GEORGE R. ROBERTS By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact	11/06/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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