Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SOON-SHIONG PATRICK
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. [SRNE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9922 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2015
(Street)

CULVER CITY, CA 90232
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 12/07/2015   A   100,000 A $ 7.8909 (1) 820,174 D  
Common Stock 12/08/2015   A   14,000 A $ 8.011 (1) 834,174 D  
Common Stock               7,188,061 I Through Cambridge Equities, LP (2)

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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
Warrant $ 5.8 (3)             12/22/2014 12/22/2017 Common Stock 1,724,138   1,724,138 I Through Cambridge Equities, LP (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SOON-SHIONG PATRICK
9922 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
CULVER CITY, CA 90232
    X    
MP 13 Ventures, LLC
9922 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
CULVER CITY, CA 90232
    X    
Cambridge Equities, LP
9922 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
CULVER CITY, CA 90232
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Patrick Soon-Shiong   12/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Charles Kenworthy, Manager of MP13 Ventures, on behalf of itself and as General Partner of Cambridge Equities, LP   12/09/2015
**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) These shares of common stock were acquired on the open market. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average sale price. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong undertakes to provide to Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), any securityholder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the price at which these shares were acquired.
(2) Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is the sole member of MP 13 Ventures, LLC ("MP 13 Ventures"), which is the general partner of Cambridge Equities, LP ("Cambridge Equities").
(3) The exercise price of the Warrant is subject to customary adjustment provisions for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like.

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