Edgar Filing: KIRSKE DAVID

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 ^*

KIRSKE DAVID

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CTI BIOPHARMA CORP [ctic]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Financial Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CTI BIOPHARMA CORP., 3101 WESTERN AVE., SUITE 600

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/31/2017

(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98121

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2017

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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽¹⁾

$ 3.25

08/31/2017

25,000

⁽²⁾

08/31/2027

Common Stock

25,000

$ 0

25,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KIRSKE DAVID C/O CTI BIOPHARMA CORP. 3101 WESTERN AVE., SUITE 600 SEATTLE, WA 98121			EVP, Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

By: Bruce Seeley, Attorney-in-fact For: David Kirske		10/19/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	On August 3, 2017, the reporting person filed a Form 4 which inadvertently reported that, on August 1, 2017 (the first day of the reporting person's employment with CTIC), CTIC granted the reporting person an option to purchase 25,000 shares of CTIC Common Stock. In fact, as reported in this amendment, such stock option was not granted until August 31, 2017 (the last day of the month in which the reporting person was first employed by CTIC).
(2)	The stock options will vest over a period of one year from the grant date in twelve equal monthly installments. The grant will accelerate and fully vest should Mr. Kirske's employment be terminated by the Company without cause within the first six months after the grant date.

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