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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EMSTER KURT VON (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CRISPR THERAPEUTICS, INC. 610 MAIN STREET (Street) CAMBRIDGE MA 02139 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CRISPR Therapeutics AG [ CRSP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/31/2017
	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

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.62	05/31/2017		A		15,000		(1)	05/31/2027	Common Shares	15,000	$0.00	15,000	D(2)(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This option was granted on May 31, 2017 with respect to 15,000 Common Shares with 100% of the shares vesting in 12 equal monthly installments beginning June 30, 2017.

2. The Reporting Person is a member of Abingworth LLP ("ALLP"). ALLP provides advisory services to Abingworth Bioventures VI, LP ("ABV VI"). Under an agreement between the Reporting Person and ALLP, the Reporting Person is deemed to hold this Option and any shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Option, for the benefit of ABV VI, and must exercise the Option solely upon the direction of ALLP.

3. ABV VI may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of the Option, and the Reporting Person may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of the Option through his indirect interest in ABV VI. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Option except to the extent, if any, of his pecuniary interest therein. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person, ALLP, ABV VI or any other person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

	/s/ Michael Esposito, attorney-in-fact	06/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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