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    <periodOfReport>2014-02-27</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>XOMA Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>XOMA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001572521</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Klein Thomas</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O XOMA CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2910 SEVENTH STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BERKELEY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94710</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Commercial Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2014-02-27</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>43448</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
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                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>43448</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <value>Common Shares</value>
            </securityTitle>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>by 401(k)</value>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Non-Qualified Share Option (right to buy)</value>
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                <value>8.91</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2014-02-27</value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>60000</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2024-02-27</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                    <value>Common Shares</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>60000</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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        </derivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units on February 27, 2014 under the Amended and Restated XOMA Corporation 2010 Long Term Incentive and Stock Award Plan and are scheduled to vest in substantially equal installments on each of March 18, 2015, March 18, 2016, and March 18, 2017.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Exercisable with respect to 1/48th of options in monthly increments beginning March 27, 2014 and ending February 27, 2018.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Russell J. Wood  For: Thomas Klein</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-03-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
