<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-23-054522.txt : 20231122
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-23-054522
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231030
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231122

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Luo Ying
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001959160

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51173
		FILM NUMBER:		231434819

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NIHONBASHI-HONCHO YS BLDG 3F
		STREET 2:		2-2-2 NIHONBASHI-HONCHO, CHUO-KU
		CITY:			TOKYO
		STATE:			M0
		ZIP:			103-0023

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GYRE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001124105
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				562020050
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12770 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92130
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(619) 949-3681

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12770 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92130

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CATALYST BIOSCIENCES, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20150820

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TARGACEPT INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000919
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents the number of shares of common stock of the Issuer received by the spouse of the Reporting Person in exchange for the shares of Aaring Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong with limited liability, held by the spouse of the Reporting Person pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2022 and as amended on March 29, 2023 and August 30, 2023 (the &quot;Business Combination Agreement&quot;), by and among Catalyst Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, GNI USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation, GNI Group Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Japan with limited liability,</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">[cont'd from FN 1] GNI Hong Kong Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong with limited liability, Shanghai Genomics, Inc., a company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China, the Minority Holders (as defined therein) and Continent Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cayman Islands company limited by shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, on October 30, 2023, the Issuer acquired an indirect controlling interest in Beijing Continent Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, a company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China (&quot;Beijing Continent&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Beijing Continent terminated its 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the &quot;2021 Plan&quot;) and each option (a &quot;BC Option&quot;) to purchase common shares of Beijing Continent outstanding under the 2021 Plan was terminated and replaced with options granted pursuant to a sub-plan for Chinese participants under the Issuer's 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan that are substantially similar in all material respects to the BC Options previously outstanding under the 2021 Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These options are vested in full.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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