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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lichter Jay

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

11099 N TORREY PINES ROAD, SUITE 290

(Street)

LA JOLLA

92037

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Janux Therapeutics, Inc. [ JANX ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/13/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/13/2024		M		1,868	A	$17	8,868	D
Common Stock	09/13/2024		M		778	A	$10.73	9,646	D
Common Stock	09/13/2024		M		778	A	$13.22	10,424	D
Common Stock	09/13/2024		M		391	A	$39.8	10,815	D
Common Stock	09/13/2024		S		3,815	D	$46.68	7,000	D
Common Stock								2,959,175	I	By Avalon Ventures XI, L.P.⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								573,227	I	By Avalon BioVentures I, LP⁽²⁾
Common Stock								3,021,414	I	By Avalon BioVentures SPV I, L.P.⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)		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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$17	09/13/2024		M			1,868	⁽⁴⁾	07/19/2027	Common Stock	1,868	$0	27,138	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.73	09/13/2024		M			778	⁽⁴⁾	07/19/2027	Common Stock	778	$0	11,308	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.22	09/13/2024		M			778	⁽⁴⁾	07/19/2027	Common Stock	778	$0	11,308	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$39.8	09/13/2024		M			391	⁽⁴⁾	07/19/2027	Common Stock	391	$0	7,682	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities are directly held by Avalon Ventures XI, L.P. ("Avalon Ventures"). Avalon Ventures XI GP, LLC ("Avalon XI GP") is the general partner of Avalon Ventures and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Avalon Ventures. The Reporting Person is a managing member of Avalon XI GP and shares voting and investment power with respect to the securities held by Avalon Ventures. The Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. The securities are directly held by Avalon BioVentures I, LP ("ABV I"). Avalon BioVentures GP LLC ("ABV GP") is the general partner of ABV I and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by ABV I. The Reporting Person is a managing member of ABV GP and shares voting and investment power with respect to the securities held by ABV I. The Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

3. The securities are directly held by Avalon BioVentures SPV I, LP ("ABV SPV"). ABV SPV I GP LLC ("ABV SPV GP") is the general partner of ABV SPV and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by ABV SPV. The Reporting Person is a managing member of ABV SPV GP and shares voting and investment power with respect to the securities held by ABV SPV. The Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

4. Immediately exercisable.

Remarks:

The number of securities reported in Column 5 of Table I and Column 9 of Table II represent the number of securities beneficially owned immediately following the transactions reported herein and do not reflect transactions that occurred on dates subsequent to the transactions reported herein. Form 4s filed by the reporting person on September 30, 2024 and October 18, 2024 are deemed amended hereby to give effect to the transactions effected on September 13, 2024 reported herein.

	/s/ Jay B. Lichter	10/24/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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