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 *   Braslyn Ltd. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/26/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. [ESPR] (Last) (First) (Middle) CAY HOUSE, EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW PROVIDENCE, C5  6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 1,401,000 D (1)   Common Stock 1,201,250 D (2)   Common Stock 100 D (3) 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
Call Option	10/25/2018	03/15/2019	Common Stock	100,000	$ 50	D (2)	Â
Call Option	10/25/2018	03/15/2019	Common Stock	70,000	$ 60	D (2)	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Braslyn Ltd. CAY HOUSE EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY NEW PROVIDENCE, C5Â	Â	  X	Â	Â
Boxer Asset Management Inc. CAY HOUSE EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY NEW PROVIDENCE, C5Â	Â	  X	Â	Â
Tuesday Thirteen Inc. CAY HOUSE, EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY NEW PROVIDENCE, C5Â	Â	  X	Â	Â
LEWIS JOSEPH CAY HOUSE EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY NEW PROVIDENCE, C5Â	Â	  X	Â	Â
Boxer Capital, LLC 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 320 SAN DIEGO, CA 92130	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Braslyn Ltd., By: /s/ Joseph C. Lewis, Director		10/30/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Boxer Capital, LLC, By: /s/ Aaron I. Davis, Chief Executive Officer		10/30/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Boxer Asset Management Inc., By: /s/ Jason C. Callender, Director		10/30/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Tuesday Thirteen Inc., By: /s/ Joseph C. Lewis, Director		10/30/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Joseph C. Lewis		10/30/2018
**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)	These securities are owned directly by Braslyn Ltd. ("Braslyn"), which may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, consisting of (i) Braslyn, (ii) Boxer Capital, LLC ("Boxer Capital"), (iii) Boxer Asset Management Inc. ("Boxer Management"), (iv) Tuesday Thirteen Inc. ("Tuesday Thirteen") and (v) Joseph C. Lewis (collectively, the "Boxer Group"), and indirectly by Joseph C. Lewis. Each member of the Boxer Group other than Boxer Capital disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities to the extent it does not have a pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	These securities are owned directly by Boxer Capital and indirectly by Boxer Management and Joseph C. Lewis.
(3)	These securities are owned directly by Tuesday Thirteen and indirectly by Joseph C. Lewis.

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