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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001415889-25-024247
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250910
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250911
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250911

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Nussbaum Ran
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001609805
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-42831
		FILM NUMBER:		251307342

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O KITE PHARMA, INC.
		STREET 2:		2225 COLORADO AVENUE
		CITY:			SANTA MONICA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90404

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LB PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001691082
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		575 MADISON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		917-450-6581

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		575 MADISON AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LB PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20161129
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    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series C Preferred Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                    <value>411681</value>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible at anytime at the option of the holder, without payment of additional consideration, into Common Stock and has no expiration date. Immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, the Series C Preferred Stock will convert automatically at a conversion ratio that is dependent upon the initial price per share to the public in the Issuer's initial public offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Consists of (i) 261,938 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock held by Pontifax (Israel) VI Limited Partnership, or Pontifax Israel, and (ii) 149,743 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock held by Pontifax (Cayman) VI Limited Partnership, or Pontifax Cayman. Pontifax Israel and Pontifax Cayman are collectively referred to as the Pontifax Entities. Pontifax VI G.P. L.P., or Pontifax VI G.P., is the general partner of each of the Pontifax Entities and Pontifax Management IV G.P. (2015) Ltd., or Pontifax Management, is the general partner of Pontifax VI G.P. Messrs. Tomer Kariv and Ran Nussbaum, are the Managing Partners of Pontifax Management and, as a result, may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by each of the Pontifax Entities.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Marc Panoff, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-09-10</signatureDate>
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<p style="margin:0px" align="center"><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="center"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="center">(For Executing Forms 3, 4, and 5)</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="center"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:61.067px" align="justify">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Heather Turner, Gad Soffer, and Marc Panoff of LB Pharmaceuticals Inc (the "<b><i>Company</i></b>"), signing individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to:</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:122.133px; float:left">(1)</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px" align="justify">prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<b><i>SEC</i></b>") Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "<b><i>Exchange Act</i></b>"), and the rules thereunder in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director or beneficial owner of more than 10% of a registered class of securities of the Company;</p>
<p style="margin:0px; clear:left" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:122.133px; float:left">(2)</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px" align="justify">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to execute such Forms 3, 4 or 5 (including amendments thereto) and timely file such forms with the SEC and any stock exchange or any similar authority; and</p>
<p style="margin:0px; clear:left" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:61.067px; width:122.133px; float:left">(3)</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px" align="justify">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in the attorney-in-fact's discretion.</p>
<p style="margin:0px; clear:left" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:61.067px" align="justify">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorneyinfact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneyinfact, or such attorneyinfact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. &nbsp;The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, and their substitutes, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming (nor is the Company assuming) any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:61.067px" align="justify">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest to occur of (a) the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, (b) revocation by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company and the foregoing attorneys-in fact or (c) as to any attorney-in-fact individually, until such attorney-in-fact is no longer employed by the Company. &nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:61.067px" align="justify">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date written below.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px" align="justify">Date: &nbsp;September 9, 2025</p>
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<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><u>/s/ Ran Nussbaum</u></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify">Name: Ran Nussbaum</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><br></p>
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