Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  STERTZER SIMON H
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BioCardia, Inc. [BCDA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BIOCARDIA, INC., 125 SHOREWAY ROAD, SUITE B		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN CARLOS, CA 94070		 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)
Common Stock 30,956,710
I
See footnote (1)
Common Stock 1,258,925
I
See footnote (2)
Common Stock 5,386,743
I
See footnote (3)
Common Stock 4,716,171
I
See footnote (4)

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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
Director stock option (right to buy)   (5) 11/11/2020 Common Stock 162,941 $ 0.13 D  
Director stock option (right to buy)   (5) 12/23/2020 Common Stock 54,307 $ 0.13 D  
Director stock option (right to buy)   (6) 07/09/2023 Common Stock 678,996 $ 0.15 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
STERTZER SIMON H
C/O BIOCARDIA, INC.
125 SHOREWAY ROAD, SUITE B
SAN CARLOS, CA 94070		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Peter Altman, by power of attorney 10/26/2016
**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) These shares are held by the Stertzer Family Trust, of which the Reporting Person and his spouse are co-trustees.
(2) These shares are held by the Stertzer Gamma Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the grantor.
(3) These shares are held by Stertzer Holdings LLC, and the Reporting Person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares.
(4) These shares are held by Windrock Enterprises L.L.C., of which the Reporting Person and his spouse are sole members and managers.
(5) The shares subject to the option are fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(6) One-forty-eighth of the shares subject to the option vest on August 1, 2013 and each month thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person continuing as a service provider through each such date.

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