SEC FORM 4

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LAPORTE KATHLEEN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O TRANSCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC

1003 W. CUTTING BLVD., SUITE #110

(Street)

POINT RICHMOND

94804

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc [ TSPT ]

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)
01/30/2009

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/30/2009		J⁽⁴⁾		1,636,982	A	⁽¹⁾	1,636,982	I	See footnote⁽²⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.5	01/30/2009		A		10,000		⁽³⁾	01/30/2019	Common Stock	10,000	$0	10,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Novacea, Inc. ("Novacea"), Pivot Acquisition, Inc. and Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Transcept"), dated as of August 29, 2008 (the "Merger Agreement"), each share of Transcept common stock converted into 0.141340 shares of Novacea common stock at the effective time of the merger. After completion of the merger, Novacea was renamed Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and began to trade under the stock symbol TSPT.

2. The Reporting Person is an indirect limited partner of New Leaf Venture Management I, L.P., the sole general partner of New Leaf Ventures I, L.P. ("NLV I"), which is the beneficial owner of 1,636,982 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership, within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the NLV I shares in which the Reporting Person has no actual pecuniary interest therein.

3. The option vests in forty-eight equal monthly installments beginning on February 28, 2009.

4. As consideration for the merger, NLV I received 0.1434 shares of Novacea common stock in exchange for each share of Transcept capital stock held by NLV I prior to the merger.

	/s/ Craig L. Slutzkin, as Attorney-in-Fact for Kathleen D. LaPorte	02/02/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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