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 *
Canaan VIII LP
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dermira, Inc. [DERM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
285 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, SUITE 250
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2015
(Street)

WESTPORT, CT 06880
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 11/09/2015   J(1)   500,030 D (1) 2,000,119 D (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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Canaan VIII LP
285 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, SUITE 250
WESTPORT, CT 06880
  X   X    
Canaan Partners VIII LLC
285 RIVERSIDE AVE., SUITE 250
WESTPORT, CT 06880
  X   X    

Signatures

 Canaan VIII L.P., by Canaan Partners VIII LLC, its General Partner, by: /s/ Jaime Slocum, as Attorney-in-Fact   11/10/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Canaan Partners VIII LLC, by: /s/ Jaime Slocum, as Attorney-in-Fact   11/10/2015
**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) On November 9, 2015, Canaan VIII LP (the "Canaan Fund") distributed, for no consideration, 500,030 shares of Common Stock of the issuer (the "Shares") to its limited partners and to Canaan Partners VIII LLC ("Canaan VIII"), the general partner of the Canaan Fund, representing each such partner's pro rata interest in the shares held by the Canaan Fund. On the same date, Canaan VIII distributed, for no consideration, the Shares it received from the distribution to its members in an amount equal to each such member's pro rata interest in the Shares. The aforementioned distributions were made in accordance with the exemptions afforded by Rule 16a-13 and Rule 16a-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(2) Canaan VIII and, together with the Canaan Fund, the "Canaan Entities", is the sole general partner of the Canaan Fund, and each may be deemed to have sole voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by the Canaan Fund. Wende Hutton, a member and manager of Canaan VIII, serves as the representative of the Canaan Entities on the issuer's board of directors. Investment and voting decisions with respect to the shares held by the Canaan Fund are made by the managers of Canaan VIII, collectively, and no manager of Canaan VIII has beneficial ownership of any shares held by the Canaan Fund. Canaan VIII disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Canaan Fund, except to the extent, if any, of its pecuniary interest therein.

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