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* Novo Holdings A/S (Last) (First) (Middle) TUBORG HAVNEVEJ 19 (Street) HELLERUP G7 2900 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/06/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Galera Therapeutics, Inc. [ GRTX ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) SEE REMARKS	5. 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 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 B PREFERRED STOCK	(1)	(1)	COMMON STOCK	2,373,152(1)	(1)	D
SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK	(1)	(1)	COMMON STOCK	535,869(1)	(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock upon the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering, in accordance with the applicable conversion ratio, resulting in the acquisition of the number of shares of common stock shown. There is no expiration date for the preferred stock.

Remarks:

Novo Holdings A/S is a Danish limited liability company. The board of directors of Novo Holdings A/S (the "Novo Board") has shared investment and voting control over the securities of the Issuer held by Novo Holdings A/S (the "Shares") and may exercise such control only with the support of a majority of the Novo Board. As such, no individual member of the Novo Board is deemed to hold any beneficial ownership or reportable pecuniary interest in the Shares.

	/s/ Peter Haahr, Chief Financial Officer of Novo Holdings A/S	11/06/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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