Ownership Submission
FORM 3
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL 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 *
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Kulkarni Samarth
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2024-08-29
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3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. [ORKA]
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(Last)
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(First)
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(Middle)
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C/O ORUKA THERAPEUTICS, INC. , 855 OAK GROVE AVE., SUITE 100
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director
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_____ 10% Owner
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_____ Officer (give title below)
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_____ Other (specify below)
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5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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(Street)
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MENLO PARK
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CA
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94025
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6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
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2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
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2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Date Exercisable
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Expriation Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Kulkarni Samarth
C/O ORUKA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
855 OAK GROVE AVE., SUITE 100
MENLO PARK, CA94025
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X
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Signatures
/s/ Paul Quinlan, as attorney-in-fact for Samarth Kulkarni
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2024-09-06
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Explanation of Responses:
(*)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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(**)
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(1)
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This option represents a right to purchase 142,852 shares of the Issuer's common stock, one quarter of which will vest on March 22, 2025, with the remaining three quarters vesting in equal monthly installments over the following three years, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer on each such vesting date.
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(2)
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This option represents a right to purchase 57,140 shares of the Issuer's common stock, all of which will vest on August 29, 2025, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer on such vesting date.
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