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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Khuong Chau Quang 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/12/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Otonomy, Inc. [OTIC] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OTONOMY, INC., 6275 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 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
Series C Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	1,706,484	$ 0	I	See footnotes (2) (3)
Series D Preferred Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	378,039	$ 0	I	See footnotes (2) (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Khuong Chau Quang C/O OTONOMY, INC. 6275 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE SAN DIEGO, CA 92121	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Paul E. Cayer, by power of attorney		08/12/2014
**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 Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into Common Stock, for no additional consideration, on a one-for-one basis immediately prior to the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering of Common Stock and have no expiration date.
(2)	The reported securities are held of record by OrbiMed Private Investments IV, LP ("OPI IV"). OrbiMed Capital GP IV LLC ("GP IV") is the sole general partner of OPI IV, and OrbiMed Advisors LLC ("Advisors"), a registered adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, is the sole managing member of GP IV. Samuel D. Isaly ("Isaly"), a natural person, is the managing member of, and owner of a controlling interest in, Advisors. By virtue of such relationships, GP IV, Advisors and Isaly may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to the securities held by OPI IV and as a result may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over such securities. The Reporting Person is a Private Equity Partner of Advisors.
(3)	Each of GP IV, Advisors, Isaly and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report on Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that any of them is a beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.
  Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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