UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

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1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Gilead Sciences, Inc.

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

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(b)

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3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
7,486,689 shares

6.

Shared Voting Power
0

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
7,486,689 shares

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,486,689 shares

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.2%

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

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Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (“Allogene”)

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
201 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”)

(b)

Address of the Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California 94404

(c)

Citizenship
Delaware

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”)

(e)

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Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

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Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

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Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

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Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

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Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

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An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

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A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

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A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)

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Group, in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:____________________________

Item 4.

Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

7,486,689 shares

(b)

Percent of class:   

6.2%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

7,486,689 shares

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

0

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

7,486,689 shares

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

0

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

Not applicable

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable

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Item 10.

Certification.

Not applicable

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

By:

/s/ Brett A. Pletcher

Name:

Brett A. Pletcher

Title:

EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary