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* New Leaf Ventures II, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) TIMES SQUARE TOWER 7 TIMES SQUARE, SUITE 3502 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHIMERIX INC [ CMRX ]	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) 04/16/2013
	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
Common Stock	04/16/2013		C		2,410,551	A	(1)	2,828,996(3)	I	See Footnote(2)

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
Series F Preferred Stock	(1)	04/16/2012		C			8,557,458	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	2,410,551	$0.00	0	I	See Footnote(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, every 3.55 shares of Series F Preferred Stock automatically converted into 1 share of Common Stock for no additional consideration and had no expiration date.

2. James Niedel, one of the Issuer's directors, Srinivas Akkaraju, Philippe O. Chambon, Jeani Delagardelle, Ronald M. Hunt and Vijay K. Lathi, the members of the investment committee of New Leaf Venture Associates II, L.P., which is the General Partner of the Reporting Person, have the power to vote or dispose of the securities held by the Reporting Person and therefore each of the foregoing members of the investment committee may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to such securities. Each of the foregoing members of the investment committee disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or her pecuniary interest therein.

3. Includes 418,445 shares issued as payment of accrued dividends on the Series F Preferred Stock.

	/s/ Craig L. Slutzkin, Chief Financial Officer	04/16/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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