FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Ciechanover Isaac E. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. [ ATRA ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

611 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 900 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/15/2016
(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   11/15/2016     M    5908   A $0.00   (1) 555044   D    
Common Stock                  396978   (2) I   See footnote   (3)
Common Stock                  180000   I   See footnote   (4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 of Derivative Security: 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
Restricted Stock Units     (5) 11/15/2016     M         5908      (6)   (7) Common Stock   5908   $0.00   27569   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Shares issued upon settlement of vested restricted stock units ("RSUs").
( 2)  Includes 119,867 shares received pursuant to an annuity distribution from the Ciechanover Family GRAT on July 13, 2016.
( 3)  Shares are held by the Isaac E. Ciechanover and Allison M. Ciechanover Family Trust dated 8/8/08, of which the Reporting Person is a trustee.
( 4)  Sheld are held by the The Ciechanover 2015 GRAT, of which the Reporting Person is a trustee.
( 5)  Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock or a cash settlement.
( 6)  The RSUs were granted with both (a) a liquidity event-based vesting condition and (b) a service-based vesting condition, both of which conditions must be satisfied in order for the RSUs to vest. The liquidity event-based condition was satisfied upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering (the "IPO"). The shares that vested on the closing date of the IPO, and the shares that vested thereafter through May 15, 2015, were settled on May 15, 2015. The service-based vesting condition provides that 1/48th of the total number of shares shall vest monthly from January 10, 2014, subject to the holder's continuous service through each such date.
( 7)  The earlier of (i) January 10, 2021 or (ii) the recipient's termination date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ciechanover Isaac E.
611 GATEWAY BOULEVARD
SUITE 900
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 		X
Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
/s/ Tina Gullotta, Attorney-in-Fact for Isaac E. Ciechanover 11/16/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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