ARDEA
BIOSCIENCES, INC.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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03969P107
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(CUSIP
Number)
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Leo
Kirby
667
Madison Avenue, 17th Floor
New
York, NY 10021
(212)
339-5633
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(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
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December
19, 2008
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(Date
of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP
No. 03969P107
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Page
2
of 6
Pages
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE
PERSONS
Julian C.
Baker
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See
Instructions)
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(a)
o
(b) o
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3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
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4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC
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5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
OR 2(e)
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o | |||
6
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
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8
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
5,373,368
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9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,373,368
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11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,373,368
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12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
Instructions)
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o | |||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
29.8%
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14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP
No. 03969P107
|
Page
3
of 6
Pages
|
1
|
NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE
PERSONS
Felix J. Baker
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2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See
Instructions)
|
(a) o
(b) o
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|||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
||||
4
|
SOURCE
OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC
|
||||
5
|
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
OR 2(e)
|
o | |||
6
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
|
||||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
7
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
|||
8
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
5,373,368
|
||||
9
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||||
10
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,373,368
|
||||
11
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,373,368
|
||||
12
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
Instructions)
|
||||
13
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
29.8%
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14
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
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Item
5.
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Interest
in Securities of the Issuer.
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Name
|
Number of Shares
|
Percent of class
Outstanding
|
|
Baker
Bros. Investments, L.P.
|
88,893
|
0.5%
|
|
Baker
Bros. Investments II, L.P.
|
75,388
|
0.4%
|
|
667,
L.P.
|
1,693,159
|
9.4%
|
|
Baker
Brothers Life Sciences, L.P.
|
3,341,235
|
18.5%
|
|
14159,
L.P.
|
74,059
|
0.4%
|
|
Baker
Tisch Investments, L.P.
|
100,634
|
0.6%
|
|
Total
|
5,373,368
|
29.8%
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Exhibit
4.
|
Agreement
regarding the joint filing of this
statement.
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