Edgar Filing: XTERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BYBEE CLINTON

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XTERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. [XCOM]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

8755 WEST HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/13/2016

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60631

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

$ 0.6

09/13/2016

166,667

09/13/2016

09/13/2026

Common Stock

166,667

$ 0 ⁽¹⁾

166,667

See Footnote ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BYBEE CLINTON 8755 WEST HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025 CHICAGO, IL 60631	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Mark McDonnell for Clinton W. Bybee		09/15/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Warrants reported on this Form 4 were issued by Xtera Communications, Inc. (the "Company") as part of a private placement of secured promissory notes (the "Notes") conducted on September 13, 2016. Each purchaser of Notes received warrants to purchase one share of the Company's Common Stock for each $1.00 of principal amount of Notes purchased
(2)	The Warrants are held of record by ARCH Venture Fund VI, L.P. ("ARCH Fund VI"). The sole general partner of ARCH Fund VI is ARCH Venture Partners VI, L.P. ("ARCH Partners VI"), which may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by ARCH Fund VI. The sole general partner of ARCH Partners VI is ARCH Venture Partners VI, LLC ("ARCH VI LLC"), which may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by ARCH Fund VI. ARCH Partners VI and ARCH VI LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The managing directors of ARCH VI LLC are Clinton Bybee, Keith Crandell and Robert Nelsen, and as such they may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power over the shares held by ARCH Fund VI. Mr. Bybee is a member of the Company's board of directors. Messrs. Bybee, Crandell and Nelsen disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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