Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 ^*

NOVARTIS PHARMA AG

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/15/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC [DTIL]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

LICHTSTRASSE 35

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___X___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

BASEL, V8 4056

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

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)
Common Stock	12407440	D ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Novartis Pharma AG is the record holder of the securities reported herein. As the parent of Novartis Pharma AG, Novartis AG is the beneficial ownership of these securities.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NOVARTIS PHARMA AG LICHTSTRASSE 35 BASEL, V8 4056		X
NOVARTIS AG LICHTSTRASSE 35 BASEL, V8 4056		X

Signatures
Novartis Pharma AG /s/ Christian Rehm, Authorized Signatory /s/ Lukas Foertsch, Authorized Signatory		6/27/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Novartis AG /s/ Christian Rehm, Authorized Signatory /s/ Daniel Weiss, Authorized Signatory		6/27/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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