Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BAKER FELIX
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ardea Biosciences, Inc./DE [RDEA]
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)
667 MADISON AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/19/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY US 10065
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 06/19/2012   D(1)(2)   2,302 D $ 32 0 I See Footnote (1) (2)
Common Stock 06/19/2012   D(1)(3)   60,827 D $ 32 0 I See Footnote (1) (3) (11)
Common Stock 06/19/2012   D(1)(4)   65,882 D $ 32 0 I See Footnote (1) (4) (11)
Common Stock 06/19/2012   D(1)(5)   99,636 D $ 32 0 I See Footnote (1) (5) (11)
Common Stock 06/19/2012   D(1)(6)   1,646,964 D $ 32 0 I See Footnote (1) (6) (11)
Common Stock 06/19/2012   D(1)(7)   4,922,226 D $ 32 0 I See Footnote (1) (7) (11)
Common Stock 06/19/2012   D(1)(8)   116,454 D $ 32 0 I See Footnote (1) (8) (11)

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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
Warrants $ 11.14 06/19/2012   D(1)(4)     205 06/17/2009 12/18/2013 Common Stock 205 (4) 0 I See Footnote (1) (4) (11)
Warrants $ 11.14 06/19/2012   D(1)(5)     998 06/17/2009 12/18/2013 Common Stock 998 (5) 0 I See Footnote (1) (5) (11)
Warrants $ 11.14 06/19/2012   D(1)(6)     46,195 06/17/2009 12/18/2013 Common Stock 46,195 (6) 0 I See Footnote (1) (6) (11)
Warrants $ 11.14 06/19/2012   D(1)(7)     147,292 06/17/2009 12/18/2013 Common Stock 147,292 (7) 0 I See Footnote (1) (7) (11)
Warrants $ 11.14 06/19/2012   D(1)(8)     4,023 06/17/2009 12/18/2013 Common Stock 4,023 (8) 0 I See Footnote (1) (8) (11)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.52 06/19/2012   D(1)(9)     25,000 02/08/2010(10) 02/07/2020 Common Stock 25,000 (9) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 25.97 06/19/2012   D(1)(9)     12,500 01/03/2011(10) 01/02/2021 Common Stock 12,500 (9) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.47 06/19/2012   D(1)(9)     12,500 01/03/2012(10) 01/02/2022 Common Stock 12,500 (9) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BAKER FELIX
667 MADISON AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY US 10065
  X   X    
BAKER JULIAN
667 MADISON AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY US 10065
  X   X    
BAKER BROS ADVISORS LLC
667 MADISON AVENUE 21ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY US 10065
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Felix J. Baker   06/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Julian C. Baker   06/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 BAKER BROS. ADVISORS, LLC, Name: Scott L. Lessing, Title: President /s/ Scott L. Lessing   06/21/2012
**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) Effective June 19, 2012, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 21, 2012, by and among Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Zeneca Inc. ("Zeneca") and QAM Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Zeneca ("QAM"), QAM merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Zeneca (the "Merger"). As consideration for the Merger, the outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer were automatically cancelled and converted into a right to receive $32.00 per share in cash, without interest.
(2) Pursuant to the Merger, the common stock of the Issuer directly held by FBB Associates was converted into a right to receive $32.00 per share in cash, without interest. Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker are the sole partners of FBB Associates.
(3) Pursuant to the Merger, the common stock of the Issuer directly held by Baker Bros. Investments, L.P. ("Baker Bros. Investments"), a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Bros. Capital, L.P. , a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Bros. Capital (GP), LLC, was converted into a right to receive $32.00 per share in cash, without interest. Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker are the controlling members of Baker Bros. Capital (GP), LLC.
(4) Pursuant to the Merger, the common stock of the Issuer directly held by Baker Bros. Investments II, L.P. ("Baker Bros. Investments II"), a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Bros. Capital, L.P. , a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Bros. Capital (GP), LLC, was converted into a right to receive $32.00 per share in cash, without interest. Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker are the controlling members of Baker Bros. Capital (GP), LLC. Pursuant to the Merger, the warrants to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock directly held by Baker Bros. Investments II were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess of $32.00 over the per share exercise price of such warrants for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such warrants, without interest and less the amount of any required tax withholding.
(5) Pursuant to the Merger, the common stock of the Issuer directly held by Baker Tisch Investments, L.P. ("Baker Tisch"), a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Tisch Capital, L.P. , a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Tisch Capital (GP), LLC, was converted into a right to receive $32.00 per share in cash, without interest. Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker are the controlling members of Baker Tisch Capital (GP), LLC. Pursuant to the Merger, the warrants to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock directly held by Baker Tisch were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess of $32.00 over the per share exercise price of such warrants for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such warrants, without interest and less the amount of any required tax withholding.
(6) Pursuant to the Merger, the common stock of the Issuer directly held by 667, L.P. ("667"), a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Biotech Capital, L.P. , a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Biotech Capital (GP), LLC, was converted into a right to receive $32.00 per share in cash, without interest. Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker are the controlling members of Baker Biotech Capital (GP), LLC. Pursuant to the Merger, the warrants to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock directly held by 667 were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess of $32.00 over the per share exercise price of such warrants for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such warrants, without interest and less the amount of any required tax withholding.
(7) Pursuant to the Merger, the common stock of the Issuer directly held by Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. ("Life Sciences"), a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital, L.P., a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC, was converted into a right to receive $32.00 per share in cash, without interest. Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker are the controlling members of Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC. Pursuant to the Merger, the warrants to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock directly held by Life Sciences were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess of $32.00 over the per share exercise price of such warrants for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such warrants, without interest and less the amount of any required tax withholding.
(8) Pursuant to the Merger, the common stock of the Issuer directly held by 14159, L.P. ("14159", and together with Baker Bros. Investments, Baker Bros. Investments II, Baker Tisch, 667 and Life Sciences, the "Funds"), a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is 14159 Capital, L.P. , a limited partnership of which the sole general partner is 14159 Capital (GP), LLC, was converted into a right to receive $32.00 per share in cash, without interest. Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker are the controlling members of 14159 Capital (GP), LLC. Pursuant to the Merger, the warrants to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock directly held by 14159 were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess of $32.00 over the per share exercise price of such warrants for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such warrants, without interest and less the amount of any required tax withholding.
(9) Pursuant to the Merger, the options to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock held by Felix J. Baker were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess of $32.00 over the per share exercise price of such options for each share of the Issuer's common stock subject to such options, without interest and less the amount of any required tax withholding.
(10) Exercisable immediately on date of grant, subject to a right of repurchase on behalf of the Issuer that lapses 12 months following the date of grant.
(11) Baker Bros. Advisors, LLC (the "Adviser") serves as the Investment Adviser to the Funds. In connection with the services provided by the Adviser, the Adviser receives an asset-based management fee that does not confer any pecuniary interest in the securities held by the Funds. Julian C. Baker and Felix J. Baker are principals of the Adviser. The Adviser has complete and unlimited discretion and authority with respect to the investment and voting power of the securities held by the Funds. The general partners of the Funds relinquished to the Adviser all discretion and authority with respect to the investment and voting power of the securities held by the Funds.
 
Remarks:
Remarks: Felix J. Baker is a director of the Issuer. For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Baker Bros. Advisors, LLC and Julian C. Baker are directors by deputization by virtue of their representation on the Board of Directors of Ardea Biosciences, Inc.

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