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    <periodOfReport>2015-02-13</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc.</issuerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>New Mountain Partners II Special (AIV-A) LP</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001018327</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KLINSKY STEVEN B</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, L.L.C.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>787 SEVENTH AVENUE, 48TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10019</rptOwnerZipCode>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>3789719</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Consists of 270,569 shares held by Allegheny New Mountain Partners, L.P., 62,512 shares held by New Mountain Affiliated Investors II, L.P., 2,996,494 shares held by New Mountain Partners II (AIV-A), L.P. and 460,144 shares held by New Mountain Partners II (AIV-B), L.P. (such holders collectively, the &quot;New Mountain Entities&quot;).  The general partner of each of the New Mountain Entities is New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. and the manager of each of the New Mountain Entities is New Mountain Capital L.L.C. Steven Klinsky is the managing member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. Adam Weinstein is a member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. Matthew Holt is a member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C.  New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. has decision-making power over the disposition and voting of shares of portfolio investments of each of the New Mountain Entities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. also has voting power over the shares of portfolio investments of the New Mountain Entities in its role as the investment advisor. New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C. New Mountain Capital Group, L.L.C. is 100% owned by Steven Klinsky. Since New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. has decision-making power over the New Mountain Entities, Mr. Klinsky may be deemed to beneficially own the shares that the New Mountain Entities hold of record or may be deemed to beneficially own. Mr. Klinsky, Mr. Holt, Mr. Weinstein, New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. and New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. disclaim beneficial ownership over the shares held by the New Mountain Entities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Steven Klinsky, Managing Member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. as GP of Allegheny New Mountain Partners, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-02-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven Klinsky, Managing Member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. as GP of New Mountain Affiliated Investors II, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-02-13</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven Klinsky, CEO, New Mountain Capital, L.L.C.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-02-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven Klinsky, Managing Member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-02-13</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven Klinsky, Managing Member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. as GP of New Mountain Partners II (AIV-A) L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-02-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven Klinsky, Managing Member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. as GP of New Mountain Partners II (AIV-B) L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-02-13</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven Klinsky, Managing Member of New Mountain Investments II, L.L.C. as GP of New Mountain Partners II Special (AIV-A) L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-02-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Steven Klinsky</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-02-13</signatureDate>
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