SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Amado Rafael

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5 ASHWOOD LANE

(Street)

MALVERN

19436

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC [ ADAP ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Medical Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of GBP0.001 per share⁽¹⁾	96,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option to purchase Ordinary Shares	⁽²⁾	03/16/2025	Ordinary Shares	3,600,000	$0.74⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represented by 16,000 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") held by Dr. Amado. Dr. Amado holds these Ordinary Shares in the form of ADSs. Each ADS represents six Ordinary Shares of Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc.

2. Will be exercisable as to 900,000 Ordinary Shares on March 16, 2016 and will be exercisable as to the remainder ratably in monthly installments on the sixtheenth of each month from April 16, 2016 through March 16, 2019.

3. The exercise price was converted from GBP0.50 based on the noon buying rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the U.S. dollar on the date of grant. The actual exercise price will be the pounds sterling amount regardless of the exchange rate on the date of grant or of exercise.

	/s/ Rafael Amado Name: Rafael Amado	01/04/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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