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
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Versant Venture Capital IV, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 (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) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2018
	4. 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 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
Common Shares	04/20/2018		J(1)		497,053	D	$0.00	2,238,979	I	See footnote(2)
Common Shares	04/20/2018		J(3)		2,947	D	$0.00	13,277	I	See footnote(4)
Common Shares	04/20/2018		J(5)		92,918	A	$0.00	92,918	I	See footnote(6)
Common Shares	04/20/2018		J(7)		92,918	D	$0.00	0	I	See footnote(6)
Common Shares	04/23/2018		S(8)		89,628	D	$50.66(9)	1,539,576	I	See footnote(10)
Common Shares	04/23/2018		S(11)		2,630	D	$51(9)	45,171	I	See footnote(12)
Common Shares	04/23/2018		S(13)		2,915	D	$51(9)	50,072	I	See footnote(14)
Common Shares	04/23/2018		S(15)		6,821	D	$50.66(9)	117,173	I	See footnote(16)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Versant Venture Capital IV, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Versant Side Fund IV, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Versant Ventures IV, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Versant Venture Capital V, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Versant Affiliates Fund V, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Versant Ophthalmic Affiliates I, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Versant Venture Capital V (Canada), LP (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a pro-rata in-kind distribution of Common Stock of the Issuer by Versant Venture Capital IV, L.P. ("VVC IV") without consideration to its partners.

2. These securities are held of record by VVC IV. Versant Ventures IV, LLC ("VV IV") is the sole general partner of VVC IV and may be deemed to have voting and investment power over the securities held by VVC IV and as a result may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities, however, VV IV disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by VVC IV, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

3. Represents a pro-rata in-kind distribution of Common Stock of the Issuer by Versant Side Fund IV, L.P. ("VSF IV") without consideration to its partners.

4. These securities are held of record by VSF IV. VV IV is the sole general partner of VSF IV and may be deemed to have voting and investment power over the securities held by VSF IV and as a result may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities, however, VV IV disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by VSF IV, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

5. Represents a change in the form of ownership of VV IV by virtue of the receipt of shares in the pro-rata in-kind distribution of Common Stock of the Issuer for no consideration by VVC IV and VSF IV.

6. The shares are held by VV IV.

7. Represents a pro-rata in-kind distribution of Common Stock of the Issuer by VV IV without consideration to its members.

8. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Versant Venture Capital V, L.P. ("VVC V").

9. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $50.00 to $54.00 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to CRISPR Therapeutics AG, any security holder of CRISPR Therapeutics AG, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.

10. These securities are held of record by VVC V. Versant Ventures V, LLC ("VV V") is the sole general partner of VVC V and may be deemed to have voting and investment power over the securities held by VVC V and as a result may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities, however, VV V disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by VVC V, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

11. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Versant Affiliates Fund V, L.P. ("VAF V").

12. These securities are held of record by VAF V. VV V is the sole general partner of VAF V and may be deemed to have voting and investment power over the securities held by VAF V and as a result may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities, however, VV V disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by VAF V, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

13. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Versant Ophthalmic Affiliates Fund I, L.P. ("VOA").

14. These securities are held of record by VOA. VV V is the sole general partner of VOA and may be deemed to have voting and investment power over the securities held by VOA and as a result may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities, however, VV V disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by VOA, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

15. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Versant Venture Capital V (Canada), L.P. ("VVC CAN").

16. These securities are held of record by VVC CAN. Versant Ventures V GP-GP (Canada), Inc. ("VV V CAN GP") is the sole general partner of Versant Ventures V (Canada), L.P. ("VV V CAN") and VV V CAN is the sole general partner of VVC CAN. VV V CAN GP and VV V CAN may be deemed to have voting and investment power over the securities held by VVC CAN and as a result may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities, however, VV V CAN GP and VV V CAN each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by VVC CAN, except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Robin L. Praeger, attorney-in-fact	04/24/2018
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