Edgar Filing: ABIOMED INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

Weber David M

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ABIOMED INC [ABMD]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ABIOMED, INC., 22 CHERRY HILL DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2015

(Street)

DANVERS, MA 01923

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		M		34,322	A	$ 13.88	171,052	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		3,242 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 64.1598 ⁽⁶⁾	167,810	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		3,639 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 65.1294 ⁽⁷⁾	164,171	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		1,911 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 66.3305 ⁽⁸⁾	162,260	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		4,880 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 67.3336 ⁽⁹⁾	157,380	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		2,764 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 67.8776 ⁽¹⁰⁾	154,616	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		652 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 69.0306 ⁽¹¹⁾	153,964	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		73 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 69.81 ⁽¹²⁾	153,891	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		3,242 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 64.1598 ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽¹³⁾	150,649	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		3,639 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 65.1294 ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽¹³⁾	147,010	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		1,911 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 66.3305 ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽¹³⁾	145,099	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		4,880 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 67.3336 ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁴⁾	140,219	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		2,764 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 67.8776 ⁽¹⁰⁾	137,455	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		652 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 69.0306 ⁽¹¹⁾	136,803	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	05/08/2015		S⁽⁵⁾		73 ⁽⁵⁾	D	$ 69.81 ⁽¹²⁾	136,730	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽¹⁾

$ 13.88

05/08/2015

34,322

04/23/2008⁽²⁾

04/23/2017

Common Stock

34,322

$ 0

40,000

Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽¹⁾

$ 13.8

05/23/2009⁽²⁾

05/23/2018

Common Stock

12,000

Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾

$ 5.86

05/28/2010⁽²⁾

05/28/2019

Common Stock

51,000

Stock Options (right to buy) ⁽³⁾

$ 5.86

03/31/2010⁽²⁾

05/28/2019

Common Stock

34,500

Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾

$ 10.03

06/03/2011⁽²⁾

06/03/2020

Common Stock

50,000

Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽³⁾

$ 22.44

05/22/2013⁽²⁾

05/22/2022

Common Stock

25,000

Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾

$ 23.15

05/14/2014⁽²⁾

05/14/2023

Common Stock

23,000

Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾

$ 21.55

05/14/2015⁽⁴⁾

05/14/2024

Common Stock

15,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Weber David M C/O ABIOMED, INC. 22 CHERRY HILL DRIVE DANVERS, MA 01923			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

/s/ Stephen C. McEvoy (by power of attorney)		05/12/2015
^**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)	Grant to reporting person of option to buy the number of shares of Common Stock set forth in Table II, Column 7, under the ABIOMED, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)	This option becomes exercisable in annual 25% increments, commencing on the date shown in Table II, Column 6.
(3)	Grant to reporting person of option to buy the number of shares of Common Stock set forth in Table II, Column 7, under the ABIOMED, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan.
(4)	These options become exercisable in annual 33-1/3% increments, commencing on the date shown in Table II, Column 6.
(5)	Sale of common stock pursuant to reporting owner's 10b5-1 plan.
(6)	This price represents the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $63.6200 and $64.6100. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(7)	This price represents the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $64.6200 and $65.6100. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(8)	This price represents the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $65.6750 and $66.6500. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(9)	This price represents the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $66.7000 and $67.6900. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(10)	This price represents the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $67.7000 and $68.6600. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(11)	This price represents the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $68.7000 and $69.6900. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(12)	This price represents the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $69.7000 and $69.9600. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(13)	To remedy a broker error that occurred in connection with executing the transaction, in accordance with the broker's policy, the reporting person received from the broker an additional payment for the sale of the shares to make the average price per share $67.0000.
(14)	To remedy a broker error that occurred in connection with executing the transaction, in accordance with the broker's policy, the reporting person received from the broker an additional payment for the sale of the shares sold below $67.0000 per share to make the price per share of such shares $67.0000 per share.

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