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 *

BYBEE CLINTON
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

XTERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. [ XCOM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

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

500 W. BETHANY DR., STE. 100
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/17/2015
(Street)

ALLEN, TX 75013
(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   11/17/2015     C    1564745   A   (1) 1885090   (2) I   By ARCH entities   (3) (8) (9) (10)
Common Stock   11/17/2015     P    300000   A $5.00   1885090   (2) I   By ARCH Venture Fund VI, L.P.   (3) (8) (9) (10)

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
Series A-3 Preferred Stock     (1) 11/17/2015     C         6791194      (1)   (1) Common Stock   261202   $0.00   0   I   By ARCH entities   (4) (8) (9) (10)
Series B-3 Preferred Stock     (1) 11/17/2015     C         5779878      (1)   (1) Common Stock   222305   $0.00   0   I   By ARCH entities   (5) (8) (9) (10)
Series C-3 Preferred Stock     (1) 11/17/2015     C         2245733      (1)   (1) Common Stock   86376   $0.00   0   I   By ARCH entities   (6) (8) (9) (10)
Series D-3 Preferred Stock     (1) 11/17/2015     C         2488215      (1)   (1) Common Stock   95704   $0.00   0   I   By ARCH entities   (7) (8) (9) (10)
Series E-3 Preferred Stock     (1) 11/17/2015     C         23378104      (1)   (1) Common Stock   899158   $0.00   0   I   By ARCH Venture Fund VI, L.P.   (8) (9) (10)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  The Series A-3 Preferred Stock, Series B-3 Preferred Stock, Series C-3 Preferred Stock, Series D-3 Preferred Stock, and Series E-3 Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock on a 26-for-one basis and had no expiration date.
( 2)  Total gives effect to all transactions reported on this Form.
( 3)  Amount in Column 5 consists of 1,283 shares held by ARCH Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. ("AEF"), 60,477 shares held by ARCH Venture Fund III, L.P. ("AVF III"), 66,806 shares held by ARCH Venture Fund IV, L.P. ("AVF IV"), 36,121 shares held by ARCH Venture Fund IV A, L.P. ("AVF IVA"), and 1,720,403 shares held by ARCH Venture Fund VI, L.P. ("AVF VI LP").
( 4)  Consists of 699 shares held by AEF, 25,504 shares held by AVF III, 36,943 shares held by AVF IV, 20,650 shares held by AVF IVA, and 177,406 shares held by AVF VI LP.
( 5)  Consists of 255 shares held by AEF, 12,609 shares held by AVF III, 13,269 shares held by AVF IV, 7,126 shares held by AVF IVA, and 189,046 shares held by AVF VI LP.
( 6)  Consists of 109 shares held by AEF, 4,324 shares held by AVF III, 5,696 shares held by AVF IV, 3,151 shares held by AVF IVA, and 73,096 shares held by AVF VI LP.
( 7)  Consists of 179 shares held by AEF, 7,127 shares held by AVF III, 9,389 shares held by AVF IV, 5,194 shares held by AVF IVA, and 73,815 shares held by AVF VI LP.
( 8)  The sole general partner of AVF III is ARCH Venture Partners, LLC ("AVP LLC"), which may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by AVF III. AVP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The managing directors of AVP LLC are Keith Crandell, Clinton W. Bybee (who is on the Board of Directors of the Issuer), Steven Lazarus and Robert Nelsen, and as such, they may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares held by AVF III. Messrs. Crandell, Bybee, Lazarus and Nelsen disclaim beneficial ownership in such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The sole general partner of AVF IV, AVF IVA and AEF is ARCH Venture Partners IV, LLC ("AVP IV LLC"), which may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by AVF IV, AVF IVA and AEF. AVP IV LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
( 9)  (Continued from footnote 8) The managing directors of AVP IV LLC are Keith Crandell, Clinton W. Bybee, Steven Lazarus and Robert Nelsen, and as such, they may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares held by AVF IV, AVF IVA, and AEF. Messrs. Crandell, Bybee, Lazarus and Nelsen disclaim beneficial ownership in such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The sole general partner of AVF VI is ARCH Venture Partners VI, L.P. ("AVP VI LP"), which may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by AVF VI. The sole general partner of AVP VI LP is ARCH Venture Partners VI, LLC ("AVP VI LLC"), which may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by AVF VI. AVP VI LP and AVP VI LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
( 10)  (Continued from footnote 9) The managing directors of AVP VI LLC are Keith Crandell, Clinton W. Bybee and Robert Nelsen, and as such, they may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares held by AVF VI. Messrs. Crandell, Bybee and Nelsen disclaim beneficial ownership in such shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BYBEE CLINTON
500 W. BETHANY DR., STE. 100
ALLEN, TX 75013
X X


Signatures
/s/ Paul J. Colan for Clinton W. Bybee 11/18/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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