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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Griffith Christopher M.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dermira, Inc. [DERM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP Corp. Dev. & Strategy (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DERMIRA, INC., 275 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, SUITE 150 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/15/2016 (Street) MENLO PARK, CA 94025 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 09/15/2016   M   287 A $ 1.74 45,165 D   Common Stock 09/15/2016   M   1,016 A $ 1.218 46,181 D   Common Stock 09/15/2016   S(1)   1,103 D $ 33.4782 (2) 45,078 D   Common Stock 09/15/2016   S(1)   200 D $ 32.06 (3) 44,878 D

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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

Employee Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 1.74

09/15/2016

M

287

(4)

02/06/2024

Common Stock

287

$ 0

5,748

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 1.218

09/15/2016

M

1,016

(5)

01/03/2023

Common Stock

1,016

$ 0

52,658

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Griffith Christopher M. C/O DERMIRA, INC. 275 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, SUITE 150 MENLO PARK, CA 94025			VP Corp. Dev. & Strategy

Signatures

/s/ Christine Ring, by power of attorney		09/16/2016
**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 trades were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
(2)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $32.97 to $33.74. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(3)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $31.67 to $32.45. The price reported above reflects the weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(4)	25% of the total shares underlying the option vested and became exercisable on February 9, 2015 (the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date) and 1/48 of the total shares underlying the option vest and become exercisable each month thereafter, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting person on the applicable vesting date.
(5)	25% of the total shares underlying the option vested and became exercisable on January 4, 2014 (the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date) and 1/48 of the total shares underlying the option vest and become exercisable each month thereafter, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting person on the applicable vesting date.

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