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 *   Cauble Jeffery 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/10/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CESCA THERAPEUTICS INC. [KOOL] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2711 CITRUS ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Principal Accounting Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95742 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 (Restricted) (3) 90 D   Common Stock (Restricted) (2) 833 D   Common Stock (Restricted) (1) 9,230 D   Common Stock 2,446 D Â

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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
Stock Options	  (4)	07/01/2018	Common Stock	188	$ 27.4	D	Â
Stock Options	  (5)	09/10/2022	Common Stock	1,250	$ 12.6	D	Â
Stock Options	  (6)	07/07/2023	Common Stock	4,000	$ 2.86	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cauble Jeffery 2711 CITRUS ROAD RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95742	Â	Â	  Principal Accounting Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jeffery Cauble		03/15/2017
**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)	Represents 9,230 shares of restricted stock that vest 100% on July 1, 2017 on the condition that participant continues to be employed at vesting date or sooner if terminated.
(2)	Half vests on May 5, 2017 and the remainder on May 5, 2018.
(3)	Vests on June 30, 2017.
(4)	141 of the 188 options are currently vested with the remainder vesting on July 1, 2017.
(5)	626 options are currently vested. The remaining 624 vests in thirds on September 10, 2017, March 10, 2018 and September 10, 2018.
(6)	Options vest every 6 months over a 3 year period starting January 7, 2017.

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