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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LOEB GARY   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Achaogen Inc [AKAO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACHAOGEN, INC., 7000 SHORELINE COURT, # 371 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/18/2016 (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/18/2016   A   15,000 (1) A $ 0 15,000 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 4.86

11/18/2016

A

57,000

(2)

11/18/2026

Common Stock

57,000

$ 0

57,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 4.86

11/18/2016

A

14,000

(3)

11/18/2026

Common Stock

14,000

$ 0

14,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LOEB GARY C/O ACHAOGEN, INC. 7000 SHORELINE COURT, # 371 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080			General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Pattie Chiang, Attorney-in-Fact for Gary Loeb		11/23/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Grant of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). The reporting person is entitled to one (1) share of Common Stock for each one (1) RSU upon the vesting thereof.
(2)	25% of the shares subject to the option vest on November 15, 2017, and the remaining shares subject to the option vest in 36 successive, equal monthly installments on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued employment or service relationship with the Issuer on each such vesting date.
(3)	The shares subject to the option shall vest on the following schedule: (i) 40% of the shares subject to the option will vest on the 30th consecutive date that closing trading price of the Issuer's common stock first reaches or exceeds $12.00 per share; (ii) 40% of the shares subject to the option will vest the 30th consecutive date that closing trading price of the Issuer's common stock first reaches or exceeds $25.00 per share; and and (iii) 20% of the shares subject to the option will vest the 30th consecutive date that closing trading price of the Issuer's common stock first reaches or exceeds $55.00 per share, subject to the reporting person's continued employment or service relationship with the Issuer on each such vesting date and as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like.

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