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 * TANG KEVIN C	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/4/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. [APVO]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 4747 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 210	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          ___X___ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92121       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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)
Common Stock	323325	I	By LP (1)

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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The securities are beneficially owned by Tang Capital Partners, LP ("TCP"). Kevin Tang is the sole manager of Tang Capital Management, LLC ("TCM"), which is the general partner of TCP. Mr. Tang has a pecuniary interest in a portion of the shares beneficially held by TCP.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TANG KEVIN C 4747 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 210 SAN DIEGO, CA 92121		X
TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4747 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 210 SAN DIEGO, CA 92121		X
TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS LP 4747 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 210 SAN DIEGO, CA 92121		X

Signatures
/s/ Kevin Tang		11/6/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Kevin Tang, Managing Member		11/6/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Kevin Tang, Managing Member of Tang Capital Management, LLC, General Partner		11/6/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date