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* Pharmstandard International S.A. (Last) (First) (Middle) 27 SOLJENITSYNA STR. (Street) MOSCOW 1Z 109004 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2014	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARGOS THERAPEUTICS INC [ ARGS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. 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 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)

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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series E Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	4,708,549(1)	(1)	I	See footnote(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Pharmstandard International S.A. (Last) (First) (Middle) 27 SOLJENITSYNA STR. (Street) MOSCOW 1Z 109004 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Public Joint Stock Co Pharmstandard (Last) (First) (Middle) LIKHACHEVSKY DRIVE 5 "B" (Street) DOLGOPRUDNY 1Z 1417000 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Series E Preferred Stock has no expiration date. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock will convert automatically into 0.1667 shares of Common Stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, which reflects a one-for-six reverse stock split of the Issuer's Common Stock that was effected on January 17, 2014.

2. Pharmstandard International S.A. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Public Joint Stock Company "Pharmstandard". As the parent entity, Public Joint Stock Company "Pharmstandard" has voting and investment control over the Issuer's shares held by Pharmstandard International S.A.

Remarks:

Exhibit Index Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Eriks Martinovskis	02/06/2014
	/s/ Gerard Birchen	02/06/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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