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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 * GOODWIN ROBERT ALLEN II   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL N V [OFIX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President Biologics (Last) (First) (Middle) 3451 PLANO PKWY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2016 (Street) LEWISVILLE, TX 75056 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 Common Stock 07/01/2016   A   2,659 (1) A $ 0 30,128 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

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 44.39

07/01/2016

A

9,538

(2)

07/01/2026

Common Stock

9,538

$ 0

9,538

D

Performance Share Units

$ 0

07/01/2016

A

5,450

(3)

06/28/2019

Common Stock

5,450

$ 0

5,450

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOODWIN ROBERT ALLEN II 3451 PLANO PKWY LEWISVILLE, TX 75056			President Biologics

Signatures

/s/ Doug Rice, Chief Financial Officer, by power of attorney		07/06/2016
**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)	Represents time-based vesting restricted stock that vests in 25% increments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, July 1, 2016.
(2)	These stock options vest in 25% increments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, July 1, 2016.
(3)	Represents market-based vesting performance stock units ("PSUs") that will settle as common stock on a one-for-one basis. The performance period of the grant is defined as July 1, 2016 to June 28, 2019. The PSUs will vest based on the percentile rank of the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") over the performance period in relation to the TSR of the specified index companies. The index companies are based upon the companies included within the S&P Healthcare Select Sector index as of July 1, 2016, the grant date. In the event that the Company's TSR ranks at the 75th percentile or greater for the performance period, 200% of the PSUs will vest. In the event that the Company's TSR ranks between the 50th percentile and the 75th percentile, 100-200% of the PSUs will vest and 50-100% of the PSUs will vest if the Company's TSR ranks between the 25th percentile and 50th percentile. No PSUs will vest if the Company ranks below the 25th percentile.

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