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* Novartis Bioventures Ltd (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NOVARTIS VENTURE FUND FORUM 1 - 1.32, LICHTSTRASSE 35 (Street) BASEL V8 CH-4056 (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) 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 A Preferred Stock	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	1,779,864	(2)	I	See footnote(1)
Series B Preferred Stock	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	1,423,891	(2)	I	See footnote(1)
Series C Preferred Stock	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	89,311	(2)	I	See footnote(1)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Novartis Bioventures Ltd (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NOVARTIS VENTURE FUND FORUM 1 - 1.32, LICHTSTRASSE 35 (Street) BASEL V8 CH-4056 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* NOVARTIS AG (Last) (First) (Middle) LICHTSTRASSE 35 (Street) BASEL V8 CH-4056 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Novartis Bioventures Ltd. Is the record holder of the securities reported herein. As the indirect parent of Novartis Bioventures Ltd., Novartis AG may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of these securities.

2. Each share of the Issuer's preferred stock is convertible into shares of the Issuer's common stock on a 0.197763-for-one basis at the holder's election and has no expiration date. The preferred stock will automatically convert into common stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	Novartis Bioventures Ltd., By: /s/ Bart Dzikowski, Name: Bart Dzikowski, Title: Secretary of the Board, By: /s/ Stephan Sandmeier, Name: Stephan Sandmeier, Title: Authorized Signatory	11/06/2019
	Novartis AG, By: /s/ Bart Dzikowski, Name: Bart Dzikowski, Title: Attorney-in-Fact, By: /s/ Stephan Sandmeier, Name: Stephan Sandmeier, Title: Attorney-in-Fact	11/06/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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                                   EXHIBIT 24

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


     We, the undersigned, under the authority granted to each of us to sign
jointly on behalf of Novartis AG, hereby grant powers to Bart Dzikowski, Anja
Koenig, Stephan Sandmeier, Florian Muellershausen, Beat Steffen, Marc Ceulemans
and Florent Gros and constitute and appoint any two of them jointly as our true
and lawful attorneys and representatives and to act on our behalf and to sign
filings to be made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
relating to the shares of Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") held by
Novartis Bioventures Ltd., an indirect subsidiary of Novartis AG, as required by
the SEC (the "SEC Filings"), and to undertake and carry out all tasks and
formalities on our behalf which may be required in connection with giving effect
to the SEC Filings.

We, the undersigned, undertake to ratify and confirm whatever our true and
lawful attorneys do or purport to do in good faith in the exercise of any power
conferred by this Power of Attorney.

We, the undersigned, declare that a person who deals with our true and lawful
attorneys in good faith may accept a written statement signed by such attorneys
to the effect that this Power of Attorney has not been revoked as
conclusive evidence of that fact.

The authority granted by this Power of Attorney shall expire immediately  after
the SEC Filings are no longer required.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney is duly signed on this  21 day of
February 2019.


                                                    Novartis AG

                                                   /s/ K. Roth Pellanda
                                                   Name: Katja Roth Pellanda
                                                   Title: Authorized Signatory


                                                   /s/ C. Rehm
                                                   Name: Christian Rehm
                                                   Title: Authorized Signatory