Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  BAUER EUGENE A
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/02/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dermira, Inc. [DERM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DERMIRA, INC., 2055 WOODSIDE ROAD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Medical Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 86,206
I
By the Bauer Family 1995 Trust (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Stock   (2)   (2) Common Stock 18,272 $ 0 I By the Bauer Family 1995 Trust (1)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 10/03/2021 Common Stock 110,434 $ 0.986 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 02/08/2022 Common Stock 32,758 $ 0.986 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 01/03/2023 Common Stock 146,234 $ 1.218 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BAUER EUGENE A
C/O DERMIRA, INC.
2055 WOODSIDE ROAD
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061
  X     Chief Medical Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Christine Ring, by power of attorney 10/02/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The Reporting Person is a Co-Trustee.
(2) Each share of Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into one (1) share of Common Stock, for no additional consideration, immediately prior to the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering, and has no expiration date.
(3) The stock option vests and becomes exercisable in 48 equal monthly installments beginning one month after the vesting commencement date, until such time as the option is 100% vested, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date.
(4) The stock option vests and becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares subject to the option on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and thereafter vests as to 1/48th of the shares in equal monthly installments, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date.

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