Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Furey John	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/5/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC [ADAP]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 446 BOXWOOD ROAD	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) BRYN MAWR, PA 19010        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)	7/5/2028	Ordinary Shares	284233	$1.96   (2)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Exercisable as to 71,058 Ordinary Shares on July 5, 2019 and will be exercisable as to the remainder in monthly installments of 8,882 Ordinary Shares on the fifth of each month from August 5, 2019 through June 5, 2021, and in one installment of 8,889 Ordinary Shares on July 5, 2021.
(2)	The exercise price was converted from GBP1.49 based on an exchange rate of $U.S. 1.3176 to GBP1.00. The actual exercise price will be the pounds sterling amount.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Furey John 446 BOXWOOD ROAD BRYN MAWR, PA 19010	X

Signatures
/s/ John Furey		7/6/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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