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* ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/07/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TELA Bio, Inc. [ TELA ]
		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
Warrant	01/18/2017	01/18/2027	Series B Preferred Stock	758,623	1.16	D(1)(2)
Series A Preferred Stock	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	481,095	(4)	D(1)(2)
Series B Preferred Stock	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	977,820	(5)	D(1)(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OrbiMed Capital GP IV LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are held of record by OrbiMed Private Investments IV, LP ("OPI IV"). OrbiMed Capital GP IV LLC ("GP IV") is the general partner of OPI IV, and OrbiMed Advisors LLC ("Advisors"), a registered advisor under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is the managing member of GP IV. By virtue of such relationships, GP IV and Advisors may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to the securities held by OPI IV noted above and as a result may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities. Advisors exercised this investment and voting power through a management committee consisting of Carl L. Gordon, Sven H. Borho, and Jonathan T. Silverstein, each of whom disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by OPI IV.

2. Each of GP IV and Advisors disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for the purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), except to the extent of its interest therein, if any. This report shall not be deemed an admission that any such entity is a beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.

3. Shares of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock (collectively, the "Preferred Stock") have no expiration date and are convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of Common Stock at the then-effective conversion rate for no additional consideration (subject to the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional shares in accordance with the Issuer's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the "Certificate of Incorporation")). The shares of Preferred Stock will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock at the then-effective conversion rate for no additional consideration (subject to the payment in cash in lieu of any fractional shares in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.

4. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a 1-for-1 conversion rate.

5. Shares of Series B Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a 1-for-1 conversion rate.

Remarks:

	/s/ Carl L. Gordon	11/07/2019
	/s/ Carl L. Gordon	11/07/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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