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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Hooper Suzanne Sawochka
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc [JAZZ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & General Counsel
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE, WATERLOO RD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/11/2018
(Street)

DUBLIN 4, L2 		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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
Ordinary Shares 05/11/2018   S   7,500 D $ 165 30,747 D  
Ordinary Shares 05/14/2018   M   8,540 A $ 46.83 39,287 D  
Ordinary Shares 05/14/2018   M   1,691 A $ 59.13 40,978 D  

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 46.83 05/14/2018   M     8,540   (1) 08/08/2022 Ordinary Shares 8,540 $ 0 0 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 59.13 05/14/2018   M     1,691   (2) 03/04/2023 Ordinary Shares 1,691 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hooper Suzanne Sawochka
5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE
WATERLOO RD
DUBLIN 4, L2 		       EVP & General Counsel  

Signatures

 By: /s/Peter A Christou, as attorney in fact For: Suzanne Sawochka Hooper   05/15/2018
**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) This incentive stock option is part of an option award granted on August 9, 2012. The ordinary shares subject to the option award vested over 4 years from the vesting commencement date of August 9, 2012, with 1/4th vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter and were fully vested as of August 9, 2016.
(2) This incentive stock option is part of an option award granted on March 5, 2013. The ordinary shares subject to the option award vested over 4 years from the vesting commencement date of March 5, 2013, with 1/4th vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter and were fully vested as of March 5, 2017.

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