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 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 *
  Bertrand William C JR
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC [ADAP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
21729 BRINK MEADOW LANE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GERMANTOWN, MD 20876		 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)

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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
Option to purchase Ordinary Shares   (1) 03/15/2027 Ordinary Shares 3,407,904 $ 0.79 (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bertrand William C JR
21729 BRINK MEADOW LANE
GERMANTOWN, MD 20876		       Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

/s/ William Charles Bertrand 03/15/2017
**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) Exercisable as to 851,976 Ordinary Shares on March 15, 2018 and will be exercisable as to the remainder in monthly installments of 70,998 Ordinary Shares on the fifteenth of each month from April 15, 2018 through March 15, 2021.
(2) The exercise price was converted from GBP0.65 based on the closing midpoint exchange rate for the U.S. dollar on the day prior to the date of grant listed in the Financial Times. The actual exercise price will be the pounds sterling amount.

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