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^*

MARDUEL ALIX

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER

SUITE 3700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC [ CORT ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/17/2007

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	08/17/2007	⁽¹⁾	P		952,381⁽²⁾	A	$2.1	4,150,655⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	I	See footnotes⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. N/A

2. Alta Partners II, Inc. ("APII") provides investment advisory services to several venture capital funds including Alta BioPharma Partners II, L.P. ("ABPII") & Alta Embarcadero BioPharma Partners II, LLC ("AEBPII"). On 8/17/07, ABPII purchased 918,589 shares ("sh") of Common Stock ("Cm") & AEBPII purchased 33,792 sh Cm from the Company in conjunction with the Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated 8/17/07. As a result of this purchase, ABPII benefically owns 3,997,378 sh Cm & AEBPII beneficially owns 153,277 sh Cm. The managing directors ("md") of ABPII & managers of AEBPII exercise sole voting & investment power with respect to the sh owned by such funds. They disclaim beneficial ownership of all such sh held by the foregoing funds, except to the extent of their proportionate pecuniary interests therein.

3. Alix Marduel, Director, is a managing director ("md") of Alta BioPharma Management II, LLC ("ABPMII")(which is the general partner of ABPII) and a manager of AEBPII. As a md of ABPMII (which is the general partner of ABPII) & a manager of AEBPII, she may be deemed to share voting & investment powers for the sh held by the funds. She disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares held by the foregoing funds, except to the extent of her proportionate pecuniary interests therein.

Remarks:

Cross-reference with Form 3 dated 8/17/2007 filed on behalf of Alta BioPharma Management II, LLC on 8/20/2007.

	Alix Marduel, Director	08/20/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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