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 ^*

Banard Charlene A.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/14/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. [ATRA]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2380 CONEJO SPECTRUM STREET, SUITE 200

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

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Technical Officer /

(Street)

THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. 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 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	155350 ⁽¹⁾	D

*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)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	4/24/2032	Common Stock	292023	$7.29	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	25% of the shares subject to these restricted stock units ("RSUs") vest on May 15, 2023, and 1/16th of the total number of shares subject to the RSUs vest on each of the next 12 Quarterly Vesting Dates (as defined herein), subject to the reporting person's continuous service. "Quarterly Vesting Date" means March 1, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, provided that if such date falls on a weekend or holiday, the Quarterly Vesting Date shall be the first (1st) business day after such date.
(2)	25% of the shares subject to the option vest on April 25, 2023, and the remaining shares vest in equal monthly installments over the following 36 months, subject to the reporting person's continuous service.

Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Banard Charlene A. C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. 2380 CONEJO SPECTRUM STREET, SUITE 200 THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320			EVP, Chief Technical Officer

Signatures
/s/ Jeff Kiekhofer, Attorney-in-Fact for Charlene A. Banard		12/16/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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