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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ADAMS STREET PARTNERS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE STE 2700 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aptinyx Inc. [ APTX ]	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) 09/30/2020
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.38	09/30/2020		A		4,623(1)		(2)	09/29/2030	Common Stock	4,623	$2.163	4,623	I	See Footnote(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The option award was issued to Elisha P. ("Terry") Gould III, who elected to take equity awards in lieu of cash compensation for services as a director, pursuant to the Issuer's non-employee director compensation plan. The number of options granted was determined by dividing the cash compensation otherwise payable with respect to the quarter by the Black-Scholes value of a single option calculated as of the date of the grant.

2. This option is fully vested at time of grant.

3. Elisha P. Gould III is a partner of Adams Street Partners, LLC ("Adams Street"). Adams Street is the direct or indirect general partner/investment adviser of managed entities that own common stock of the Issuer. By agreement with certain of such Adams Street funds, Mr. Gould is deemed to hold the stock options for the benefit of those funds. Thomas S. Bremner, Jeffrey T. Diehl, Elisha P. Gould III, Robin Murray and Fred Wang, each of whom is a partner of Adams Street (or a subsidiary thereof) may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power over the options. Adams Street and Thomas S. Bremner, Jeffrey T. Diehl, Elisha P. Gould III, Robin Murray and Fred Wang disclaim beneficial ownership of the options except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Sara Robinson Dasse	10/02/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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