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* RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ STSA ]	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) 12/03/2020
	4. 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 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
Director Options to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy)	$4.6	12/03/2020		A		20,000		(1)	12/03/2030	Common Stock	20,000	$0	20,000	I	See Footnotes(2)(3)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RA Capital Healthcare Fund LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kolchinsky Peter (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02116 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 3, 2020, Rajeev Shah, an employee of RA Capital Management, L.P. (the "Adviser"), was granted an option to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock. The option shall vest in full and become exercisable on the day immediately preceding the Issuer's 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

2. The reported securities are held directly by Mr. Shah, and he serves as the Adviser's board representative to the Issuer. The reported securities are held for the benefit of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the "Fund") and a separately managed account (the "Account"). The Adviser is the investment manager of the Fund and the Account. Peter Kolchinsky and Rajeev Shah are the managing members of the Adviser. The Adviser and Dr. Kolchinsky may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the option.

3. The Adviser and Dr. Kolchinsky disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities in reliance on Rule 16a-1(a)(1)(v) and (vii). The Adviser and Dr. Kolchinsky have no pecuniary interest in the reported securities held in the separately managed account (the "Account") and disclaim: (A) beneficial ownership thereof for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) and (B) beneficial ownership of securities held by the Fund, for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2), except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Management, LP	12/07/2020
	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, Manager of RA Capital Healthcare GP, LLC, the General Partner of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P.	12/07/2020
	/s/ Peter Kolchinsky, individually	12/07/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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